
Germany awards ecolabel to R290 split AC
Chinese manufacturer Midea received the label for its split air-conditioning systems that use natural refrigerant R290.
Chinese manufacturer Midea received the label for its split air-conditioning systems that use natural refrigerant R290.
German company Kratschmayer GmbH is making cooling and heating installations with this natural refrigerant.
Chinese manufacturer is finding acceptance for CO2 valves and for hydrocarbon valves and microchannel heat exchangers, which can cut charge by 50%.
But a proposal to raise the charge limit for three hydrocarbons to 150 g from 57 g is still expected to go forward.
Study will include residential and commercial AC and commercial refrigeration, following similar tests on A2Ls; ASHRAE to examine risk of HF in A2L combustion.
U.S. based SunDanzer Refrigeration Inc. won the cash prizes for each of its two high-efficiency, off-grid refrigerators that work with R600a.
GlacAir system increases motor efficiency by 12% compared to a standard ECM, company says.
A new Carrefour Express in Judetul Ilfov, near Romanian capital Bucharest, uses natural refrigerant propane in tandem with a glycol loop.
The propane heat pump was awarded a German Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment (Innovationspreis für Klima und Umwelt).
Japanese suppliers acknowledged growing awareness among end users of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and the need to move away from HFCs at this year’s Supermarket Tradeshow in Tokyo (14-16 February).