
Brazilian Retailer Converts 36 Stores to R290 Plug-In Refrigeration
The conversion was carried out in 2021 and together with a new AC system has saved 56% in power consumption in the test store.
The conversion was carried out in 2021 and together with a new AC system has saved 56% in power consumption in the test store.
The Brazilian compressor manufacturer has calculated that its R290 and R600a compressors have saved the planet 1,568,025 metric tons of CO2 emissions since 2010.
Shifting towards natural refrigerants, especially R290, in the country’s room air conditioning sector, is key to reducing emissions, the report says.
The Eletrofrio system, which includes an R290 chiller and R290/glycol/R744 system, uses 3.5% less energy than an R134a system.
Another webinar will address refrigeration basics.
The company is also committed to improving the efficiency of its refrigerators between 10% and 25%, it said at K-CEP meeting.9
Condor has opened its first store to be refrigerated entirely by natural refrigerant propane (R290).
Leveraging its European experience, company has converted most of its equipment to R290.
The properties of hydrocarbons make them the best-performing refrigerants for light commercial applications, Professor Cláudio Melo of the Polo research lab in Brazil told this week’s Gustav Lorentzen conference.