Gambia Ratifies Kigali Amendment, Bringing Ratifications to 120
The small African country joins several others in the region in ratifying global HFC-reduction plan.
South African Grocer Commits to NatRefs in Corporate Stores
Pick n Pay, which currently has 22 transcritical CO2 stores, is also working to get its franchisees to adopt natural refrigerants.
UN Group and Italian Trainer to Train Nigerian RAC Technicians on Efficiency
UNDP and Centro Studi Galileo to focus on efficiency practices and NatRef implementation.
South African OEM Sphere Sees Cooling-as-a-Service as Path to R744 Adoption
In March 2020, Sphere Solutions, a major South African manufacturer of transcritical CO2 systems, and its partners met with the five commercial banks in South Africa to discuss cooling-as-a-service – a pay-as-you-go financing mechanism – as the means for implementing transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems in South Africa. Sphere has been collaborating for almost a year on bringing the…
South African Retailers Share Advantages of Switching to CO2
End user panel at ATMOsphere Cape Town conference had representatives from retailers and food processors with positive experiences of natural refrigerants.
South African grocer does workaround for first R744 system
Food Lover’s Market installed the transcritical system on the third floor of repurposed building, using only a third of the space of a traditional system
South African butchery capitalises on CO2
Until recently, the HVAC&R operations at Meat World – a wholesale and retail butchery group with 11 meat shops across South Africa – had been based on HFCs. Keen to improve the efficiency of its industrial operations, the firm chose a CO2 transcritical refrigeration system for its new meat processing plant in Johannesburg. Beijer Ref companies…
South African food manufacturer goes CO2
A leading manufacturer of Mediterranean Foods in South Africa – BM Foods – has installed its first CO2 transcritical refrigeration system, in a new Cape Town factory, according to Creamer Media’s Engineering News. “We are now using 100% environmentally friendly gas and as an added benefit we get free heating for all of our hot water requirements…
SCM REF Africa unveils CO2 transcritical rack
SCM Ref Africa unveiled its first ever CO2 transcritical rack at the Frigair tradeshow in Johannesburg, South Africa last week.
Emerson targets CO2 market growth in South Africa
Emerson is optimistic that demand for CO2-based HVAC&R solutions in South Africa will grow. R744.com reports from Frigair 2018 in Johannesburg.