Giacomo Pisano, Dorin, (left) and Stefano Mistrello, Frigoveneta, presenting their integrated CO2 HVAC&R system at ATMO Europe Summit 2022.
Commercial refrigeration Europe

ATMO Europe: Italian Supermarket Found to Save €18,000 a Year with Integrated CO2 System from Frigoveneta, Dorin

A supermarket in northern Italy has reduced its energy bills by an estimated €18,000 (US$19,500) per year by installing a CO2 (R744)-based rack that integrates the store’s refrigeration, HVAC and hot water production requirements into a single system. Previously, the store had a direct expansion R404-based refrigeration system, a methane-fueled boiler for heating and hot…

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Andreas Meier, TEKO Refrigeration, presenting the TECO2nditioner at ATMO Europe 2022.
Commercial refrigeration Europe

ATMO Europe: TEKO’s New ‘TECO2nditioner’ Heat Exchanger Designed to Keep Compressors Well-Lubricated

German OEM TEKO Refrigeration has introduced a patent-pending heat exchanger, the TECO2nditioner, which is designed to reduce the suction and discharge temperatures of medium-temperature compressors in its transcritical CO2 booster systems. This in turn lowers and stabilizes oil temperatures, maintaining lubrication and extending the lifetime of the compressors. The TECO2nditioner, unveiled at the Chillventa trade…

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Natural Refrigerants European Commission
Europe Policy

ATMO EUROPE: ‘Choose Natural Refrigerants if You Can,’ Says European Commission Representative

Bente Tranholm-Schwartz, Deputy Head of Unit at DG Climate Action at the European Commission (EC), pointed to natural refrigerants as the way forward in Europe in view of the likely stricter EU F-gas Regulation and upcoming REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation of PFAS chemicals that is targeting f-gases. She made those…

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