Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
Natural Refrigerants: CO2 vs. Hydrocarbons in Supermarkets
How can retailers save money with natural refrigerants in the long run? As Europe’s food retail sector strives to improve its energy efficiency, Accelerate Europe compares how CO2 and hydrocarbons are helping to reduce energy consumption in supermarkets. Written by Charlotte McLaughlin, r744.com, July 17, 2018 Supermarkets are estimated to be responsible for around 3-4% of the total […]
Accelerate Europe, CO2 refrigeration, Europe, hydrocarbons, natural refrigerants
Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
Natural Refrigerants in Light Commercial Applications Is on the Rise
Growing use of CO2 and hydrocarbons in light commercial refrigeration continues to freeze out HFCs Hydrocarbons, September 22, 2015. Image credit: stokpic There are currently more than 291,000 natural refrigerant-based light commercial units in North America, with more than 181,000 units using hydrocarbons and 109,000 employing CO2. shecco’s previous market report on North America in 2013 […]
CO2, HFCs, hydrocarbons, natural refrigerants, shecco, US Department of Energy