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Mayekawa NH3 heat pump uses lake water to heat Swiss hotel

2 May 2013

80% of the heat for the Badrutt Palace Hotel, situated in the heart of the Engadin of the Swiss Alps, is produced by a Mayekawa heat exchange system which uses water from Lake St. Moritz. The system was installed when...

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First natural gas-free greenhouse in Netherlands

30 April 2013

GEA Refrigeration has installed a high efficiency ammonia heat pump in the first greenhouse, which runs entirely without natural gas. The tropical orchid greenhouse provided a special challenge, as half of the buildin...

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GUIDE case study: Emerson industrial heat pump at food pr...

23 April 2013

To assess the market-ready natural refrigerant solutions available in North America today a review of industry opinions and leading natural refrigerant applications was undertaken and published in the first ever indus...

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Historical ammonia ice production at Grimsby Ice Factory

22 April 2013

Located in the historic dock area of Grimsby, UK, the Grimsby Ice Factory still houses some of the original ammonia ice making equipment, used over 100 years ago to produce crushed ice for the town’s trawlers. T...

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Carnot Refrigeration state-of-the-art NH3/CO<sub>2</sub> installatio...

Carnot Refrigeration state-of-the-art NH3/CO₂ installatio...

16 April 2013

An NH3/CO₂ refrigeration system designed and manufactured by Carnot Refrigeration for a warehouse of Courchesne Larose in the province of Québec significantly reduces ammonia charge and provides additional adva...

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GUIDE North America Case Study: Mayekawa ammonia/CO<sub>2</sub> supe...

GUIDE North America Case Study: Mayekawa ammonia/CO₂ supe...

10 April 2013

Supporter Case Studies form an integral part of shecco’s GUIDEs to Natural Refrigerants publication series, providing real-life examples of successfully implemented natural refrigerant installations. In the rece...

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Getting ready for warmest Winter Olympics Games: ammonia ...

9 April 2013

With the 2014 Winter Olympic Games less than a year away, preparations for what are predicted to be the warmest Winter Games are well under way. The Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia, the hockey venue for the Games, r...

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UNEP webinar: Europe needs more training and certificatio...

3 April 2013

In a webinar organised by UNEP OzonAction on March 19, 2013, academic researchers, panellists from several UNEP Ozone Units, and industry associations, shared their experiences with regards to the training and certifi...

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"Very favourable" business and policy climate f...

28 March 2013

One of the largest opportunities for natural refrigerant market growth can be found in North America, as identified in the latest shecco GUIDE, “Natural Refrigerants - Market Growth for North America”. In ...

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shecco's new GUIDE on the business case for climate frien...

21 March 2013

shecco has announced the official launch of the free "GUIDE 2013: Natural Refrigerants - Market Growth for North America". As the debate around coolants and their impact on global warming heats up, shecco's ...

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Latest from AHRI on ammonia in AC/ heat pump system equip...

6 March 2013

In January 2013 the US Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) published a report on configurations of air-conditioner/heat pump systems that can meet regulations, codes, and standards' safety re...

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Major industry survey: help shecco evaluate the status of...

28 February 2013

Following the popular 2011 global HVAC&R industry survey, shecco is now looking to get stakeholders’ input on market trends for natural refrigerants (NR) specifically for the European continent, covering 50+...

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New GUIDE on NH3/CO<sub>2</sub> Secondary Refrigeration Systems laun...

New GUIDE on NH3/CO₂ Secondary Refrigeration Systems laun...

26 February 2013

Market development expert shecco has published a free report about the technical, safety and financial implications of using secondary refrigeration systems combining the use of ammonia (NH3) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) ...

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Optimal defrost technique leads to 5% energy saving in am...

22 February 2013

In a recent paper, titled “Using Hot Gas Defrost in Low Temperature Refrigeration Evaporators with Natural Refrigerants,” Anatolii Mikhailov and Joris Kortstee from Danfoss compare different hot gas defros...

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R22 reduction helps drive latest installations of high-te...

21 February 2013

shecco’s upcoming publication "GUIDE 2013: Natural Refrigerants - North America's Market Potential" will provide a comprehensive overview of ammonia use in food chain refrigeration across North America...

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