
Energy Recovery’s Pressure Exchanger Boosts Epta CO2 Refrigeration Efficiency by Over 30% at Ambient Temperatures Above 40°C
An Italian supermarket has achieved high-temperature rack stability using the device.
An Italian supermarket has achieved high-temperature rack stability using the device.
Energy Recovery’s PX G1300 device will be a featured component of Epta’s new XTE system.
ETE reduces the production of flash gas in transcritical CO2 systems at high ambient temperatures, promoting efficient operation of the system’s compressors.
The technology is used in its Costan-brand Tortuga Reverse Island units, which have been installed at a new Edeka Treugut supermarket in Berlin.
The OEM’s new SwitchON service offers performance monitoring and digital diagnostics for various elements in a refrigeration system.
Data from seven European supermarket pilot sites showed an energy consumption decrease of 15–23% over traditional CO2 systems.
The system, manufactured by Kysor Warren Epta US, was installed at a Minnesota supermarket that opens this week.
But continued growth in the adoption of R744 requires clear regulation, training, innovative products and awareness-raising, according to a market-trends panel.
The ECO2 remote condensing unit is going through the UL certification process and will be ready for field testing once approved.
Contractor AJ Baker & Sons installed Epta’s Eco2Large system in the Perth store.