
Castel sees U.S. CO2 market still behind Europe
The component supplier brought components to AHR Expo, finding more uptake from Canadians
The component supplier brought components to AHR Expo, finding more uptake from Canadians
Emergent Cold Technologies has signed a distribution agreement to deliver Carnot Refrigeration’s CO2 systems to customers in several U.S. regions.
Following settlement, the two Quebec companies will will be able to supply CO2 refrigeration systems for ice rinks.
Impressed by its safety, environmental friendliness and energy efficiency, Wholesome Harvest Baking is the first industrial operator in Canada to install Mayekawa’s NewTon NH3/CO2 system.
Ammonia has long been the refrigerant of choice for ice rink installers. But it is facing growing competition from another natural refrigerant – CO2.
Speaking on the first day of the Chillventa Congress, Van Baxter – an engineer from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US state of Tennessee – said that the growth of the United States heat pump market was largely due to the lumber industry.
Systemes LMP, a CO2 rack manufacturer and refrigeration system designer, has come up with a completely integrated heating and cooling supermarket system for the Independent Grocer’s Association (IGA).
While transcritical CO2 systems are typically earmarked for new stores, Canadian supermarket giant Sobeys is showing that existing stores can be retrofitted with transcritical systems without negatively affecting sales. R744.com spoke to Rod Petersen, Sobeys national procurement manager (Refrigeration & HVAC), about the company’s CO2 transcritical retrofits.
Natural refrigerants are creating new opportunities for data centre cooling as hyperscale data centres change the market for precision cooling.
R744 technology innovator Systemes LMP has created a CO2 system for artificial cooling of ice slabs called the “CRYSTAL”, already installed at an ice arena in Canada. The CRYSTAL is a multi-compressor unit with an operating capacity of 30 to 140t ideal for new constructions of ice rinks under renovation. Thanks to its state-of-the-art design, the unit features total heat recovery of the compressors, which can be used for commercial space heating, hot water, mechanical room.