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Hydrocarbons in German supermarkets – DUH survey

5 December 2013

The Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has conducted its first survey on the use of refrigerants in German supermarkets. The results indicate increasing shares of natural refrigerants in stores and cold storage facilities. Ne...

Heineken’s successful rollout of HC coolers- exclus...

4 December 2013

During ATMOsphere Europe 2013, hydrocarbons21.com caught up with Heineken’s Sustainability Manager, Maarten ten Houten, to discuss the company’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by rolling out a GREE...

IOR announces role in European "REAL Alternatives&qu...

2 December 2013 | RAC

The Institute of Refrigeration is set to play a key role in a new European learning programe, called “REAL Alternatives, which will address skills shortages amongst technicians working in the RAC and heat pump s...

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Debate evening on the new F-Gas Regulation (Debatavond ov...

28 November 2013 | RCC K&L

The Royal Dutch Association of Refrigeration (KNVvK) earlier in October organised a debate evening on the proposed F-Gas Regulation currently reviewed by the EU Institutions. Chaired by the former President of the Dut...

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New Nestle freezers to help tackle climate change

28 November 2013 | Market Watch

Nestle is systematically introducing more environmentally efficient ice cream freezers using natural refrigerants across Europe. The company has pledged that from now on all new commercial horizontal ice cream chest ...

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No progress on a global HFC deal at the Warsaw Climate Talks

27 November 2013

In little more than a year governments around the world are expected to submit their emission reduction contribution for the period after 2020. This was the agreement made at the Warsaw Climate Talks that concluded la...

B+ES launches updated heat pump guide

27 November 2013 | RAC

ew TR30 guide designed to help building services engineers specify, design and install heat pump systems The Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) has updated its good practice guide to h...

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New United Nations GUIDE assists Developing Countries in ...

25 November 2013

A new report by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and shecco provides assistance to developing countries in the leapfrogging from ozone-depleting substances directly to natural refrigerant...

Dozens of Ministers of the Climate and Clean Air Coalitio...

25 November 2013 | UNEP

Ministers and other leaders of 42 countries and organizations of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) came together to celebrate first successes and to enhance further action on short-lived climate pollutants (S...

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ATMOsphere America 2014

Conference | 18 Jun. 2014 - 19 Jun. 2014 | San Francisco (CA), United States of America

ATMOsphere America 2014 - the business case for natural refrigerants in North America, 3rd annual. The meeting place for industry experts to discuss natural refrigerant trends, the latest technologies and re...

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ATMOsphere network Tokyo - November edition

Conference | 27 Nov. 2013 | Tokyo, Japan

Natural Solutions for Japanese Supermarkets: The second edition of the ATMOsphere Network Meeting in Tokyo will look at natural solutions for Japanese supermarkets. In addition to discussing new technology, ...

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John Lewis Partnership confirms commitment to hydrocarbon...

21 November 2013

According to its 2013 Sustainability Report, the John Lewis Partnership has not met its target of halving emissions from refrigeration by 2012/13 against the baseline in 2008/09. To catch up on these shortcomings, the...

Danfoss relaxed the Rules for Sale of Compressors and Con...

21 November 2013 | Danfoss

Danfoss have relaxed the rules for sale of compressors and controls for flammable refrigerants, e.g. Ethane (R170), Propane (R290), Butane (R600), Iso-Butane (R600a), and Propylene (R1270). Sales of compressors and...

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Vote to repeal carbon tax bill

21 November 2013 | Climate Control

The House of Representatives will vote on legislation to repeal the carbon tax tomorrow after the Coalition used its numbers to pass a motion that limits debate on the controversial bills. This means debate on all 11...

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John Lewis Partnership Sustainability Report 2013

21 November 2013 | Report / Study | Published: 2013

The 2013 Sustainability Report confirms the commitment of Waitrose to use hydrocarbons as the natural solution of choice in new and refurbished water-cooling refrigeration systems. Installing these systems saves consi...

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COP19 side events raise awareness on natural refrigerant ...

20 November 2013

With several countries going back on their climate protection promises and emissions reduction targets, attempts to keep the global temperature rise below the critical 2°C threshold are seriously under threat. Whi...

GUIDE UNIDO 2013 - Natural Solutions for Developing ...

20 November 2013 | Report / Study | Published: 2013

The GUIDE UNIDO supports economies in transition and developing countries looking for safe, cost-effective and technically viable natural solutions to replace ozone-depleting substances in the heating, refrigeration, ...

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Mark Lowry to Step Down from RSES Leadership Post

19 November 2013 | ContractingBusiness.com

Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) Executive Vice President Mark Lowry is retiring from the organization when his current contract expires at the end of June 2014. Lowry has been with RSES since 1993...

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Embraco Fullmotion - VNEK compressors available for R290 ...

19 November 2013

The VNEK compressor employing R290 utilises Embraco’s unique energy-efficiency technology belonging to the Fullmotion family, which can help reduce energy consumption by 40% through a varying cooling-capacity fu...

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