
NEXT Series: Push for energy savings will drive CO2 uptake
Italian manufacturer Epta sees customer demand for increased energy efficiency as a positive sign for natural refrigerants.
Italian manufacturer Epta sees customer demand for increased energy efficiency as a positive sign for natural refrigerants.
The Italian company sees CO2 systems becoming more affordable in emerging market economies with hot climates.
Market opportunities for CO2 transcritical refrigeration systems are improving in France, driven by increased demand from supermarket giants like Carrefour, Picard and Intermarche. R744.com reports from Paris Retail Week.
12th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Natural Working Fluids Conference, to take place in Edinburgh next week, will review latest trends and innovations related to natural refrigerants.
A CO2 transcritical booster system is helping to deliver energy savings at a Co-op supermarket in the northern English town of Horwich, near Manchester.
Epta Refrigeration has installed a new commercial refrigeration system at a Walmart store in Buenos Aires. The supermarket giant hopes that the technology, which uses CO2 as the refrigerant, will reduce the store’s annual energy bills by 21%.
French food retail giant Carrefour set the stage for a broad discussion during its ‘Innovation Forum’ about competition between natural systems, the trend towards smaller stores, and the need for integrated HVAC&R solutions.
Hydrocarbons and CO2 are moving to become the European standard for commercial refrigeration equipment, ice makers, and refrigerated display cases. SandenVendo, Epta, Liebherr and AHT Cooling Systems were among those showcasing this accelerating trend at HOST Milano 2015.
Epta has installed a CO2 transcritical cooling system in a banana ripening facility in Germany to ensure perfect temperatures throughout the ripening process.
Italian manufacturer of natural refrigerant equipment and R744.com gold partner Epta has bolstered its Nordic presence with key acquisition of Danish CO2 specialist Knudsen Køling.