With dramatically improved technology, there is ‘no longer an excuse’ not to adopt CO2 refrigeration in hotter climates, according to Panasonic’s Benjamin Tissot.
The systems were installed at the 31,000m2 (333,700ft2) cold storage and logistics facility in Sendai.
The units employ two-stage rotary compressors to operate efficiently in temperatures up to and beyond 43°C (109.4°F).
The ‘Service Checker’ device enables end users to access the performance data of commercial refrigeration units.
Its largest transcritical inverter unit with fully hermetic compressors will be commercially available in Europe next year.
The State of the Industry report used a survey of OEMs to approximate the size of the CO2, hydrocarbons and ammonia markets in Europe.
From bottle coolers to refrigerated containers and even mobile air-conditioning, functional CO2 prototypes show the potential for widespread replacement of HFC systems without compromising on cost or efficiency.
By the end of 2022, the Japanese manufacturer expects to have sold around 100 condensing units across Australia and New Zealand in partnership with McAlpine Hussmann.
The ECO2 remote condensing unit is going through the UL certification process and will be ready for field testing once approved.
Once UL certification is approved, AREA will bring its iCOOL CO2 inverter-driven condensing units to the U.S.
