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9 Jun 2023

Star Refrigeration helps plant owners to weigh up natural refrigerant options as F-gas Regulations tighten

Refrigerant plant owners embracing CO2 and ammonia in the wake of the impending EU F-gas Regulation outcome must balance competitiveness, compliance and cooling application to find the solution that best suits their specific needs...

31 Mar 2023

On the road with rapid recovery

A-Gas Rapid Recovery operations manager Jake Matthews explains how his teams recover refrigerant and help return it to market....

3 Mar 2023

Energy efficiency in mind

An ‘energy efficiency first’ mindset helps drive a supermarket’s sustainability improvements says Jean De Bernardi, technical team lead, Honeywell Advanced Materials....

3 Feb 2023

Energy efficiency, good for your pockets as well as the environment

This time last year, energy efficiency was seen as more of an emissions mitigation strategy, with benefits, to help to stave off the impacts of global climate change. Fast forward a year and now energy efficiency is a critical tool to keep down ...

13 Oct 2022

E Leclerc in Moissac, selects Honeywell low-GWP refrigerant for cold storage

The European Union Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation (EU F-Gas Regulation), which calls on retailers to phase down the use of high-global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants, led E.Leclerc in Moissac to collaborate with Honeywell for a more ...

4 May 2021

HFOs at medium temperature and the future of refrigeration

A renowned Italian corporation and leader in the confectionery market was looking for a flexible and efficient refrigeration system for its new large warehouse, able to guarantee the perfect preservation of its products and at the same time reduce ...

21 Apr 2021

Waitrose opts for CO2 for fulfilment

Waitrose has commissioned a CO2 refrigeration system from Isentra as part of a full suite of systems provided by DD Cooling to operator Wincanton at its new customer fulfilment centre in Greenford, West London, opened on 4 March 2021....

4 Aug 2020

Isentra helps Brakes reduce carbon emissions

CO2 refrigeration specialist Isentra has helped Brakes, the UK’s leading foodservice wholesaler, reach a new milestone in its goal to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2025....

3 Jul 2020

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE influences skills for low GWP refrigerants across Europe

Three years ago the European Commission announced that it would be co-funding a project to develop EU wide training on low GPW alternatives refrigerants as part of its LIFE climate action programme. REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE was the project and it ...

28 May 2020

A-Gas Rapid Recovery’s key role at hospital

The cooling industry has provided key support for essential services during the Coronavirus pandemic. A-Gas Rapid Recovery completed what could have been a challenging job at a hospital maternity unit during the lockdown. This involved the removal ...

6 Feb 2020

Where are they?

Professor Dick Powell notes that according to Edward Teller, this question was famously posed over lunch by fellow physicist Enrico Fermi in 1950 when colleagues argued that our galaxy, containing billions of stars, must be teeming with space-faring ...

25 Oct 2019

Co-Op launches first UK <150 GWP A2L convenience store

The Chemours Company has a live trial of Opteon XL20 (R454C) Refrigerant, a HFO blend with a safety classification of A2L, for its new convenience store at Langley Park, Derbyshire, UK....