On 16 May retail giant Woolworths opened its first transcritical CO2 store, in Colebee, New South Wales. Designed for ambient temperatures of up to 45°C, fitting the robust system has helped to train local HVAC&R talent along the way, laying the foundations for future growth of natural refrigerant-based HVAC&R systems in Australia.
Accelerate Australia & NZ spoke to SCM Frigo Technical Director Mirko Bernabei and Key Account Manager Anna Stella about the company’s small format CO2 condensing units coming to Australia and growing interest in CO2 from end users.
Bitzer will hold the Technical Roadshow event this July in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia and in Auckland, New Zealand.
CO2 is increasingly making inroads in industrial applications, according to industry experts attending ATMOsphere Australia 2017, held last week in Sydney, Australia.
ATMOsphere Australia attendees were taken on an exclusive site visit to TAFE NSW, one of Australia’s leading providers of vocational education and training.
Transcritical CO2 systems are set to proliferate in the Australian commercial sector, according to food retailers, system suppliers and leading overseas manufacturers who attended ATMOsphere Australia last week.
European retailers are showing how natural refrigerants can help them to adapt to changing consumer habits and reduce the environmental footprint of their stores. HVAC&R leaders from Australia and New Zealand were at EuroShop 2017 to learn from their European counterparts.
Counting on a successful history of cooperation, AJ Baker and EPTA are looking for further expansion of CO2 in Australia with Epta’s new Full Transcritical Efficiency designed for warm climates.
Lucas Refrigeration will install an Advansor CO2 transcritical refrigeration system in a United Food Express warehouse.
Natural refrigerant CO2 was discussed extensively at AIRAH’s Refrigeration 2017 conference. Watch our coverage here!
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