Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has asked Daimler to recall 134,000 cars filled with R134a-based air-conditioning systems. The Federal Environment Agency is urging the manufacturer to turn to CO2 as an alternative.
In Kristianstad, Sweden, Advansor is teaming up with an installation company to put CO2 racks in a huge warehouse.
A working group consisting of Advansor and other companies, the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and UNIDO are working on a CO2-based cooling solution for the fishing industry.
At the Sustainable Management Of Refrigeration Technologies in the Marine And Off-Shore Fisheries Sectors conference in Bangkok, Thailand, attendees heard that most of the Dutch high-sea fishing fleet is now using NH3-CO2 cascades.
At the Sustainable Management Of Refrigeration Technologies in the Marine And Off-Shore Fisheries Sectors conference in Bangkok, Thailand, attendees learnt more about how these systems are being used more and more in fishing boats.
CO2 transcritical systems with ejectors have a bright future in supermarket refrigeration, according to Frigo-Consulting’s Marcus Hoepfl.
Retail giant Sainsbury’s shares its energy and cost-cutting experience with CO2 in the latest issue of Accelerate America magazine.
Huurre develops, manufactures and installs CO2 refrigeration systems based on its patented technology. Refrigeration Solutions, the largest division of the Huurre Group, operates in Finland, Sweden and Russia.
Michael Nagler, business development manager for CO2 applications at GEA, believes that new regulation in Germany will drive the market.
Alessandro Franchin, export area manager at SCM Frigo, reports growing demand in southern European markets as CO2 refrigeration technology develops.
