by Mike Niesen | Jun 8, 2021 | Cold Chain
Heat recovery from industrial refrigeration can be an effective way for facilities to help reduce power consumption and energy costs. Depending on a system’s set up, heat produced from a basic screw compressor refrigeration system can be used elsewhere. How it’s...
by Derek Langenkamp | Mar 9, 2021 | Solutions Spotlight
Making equipment design changes to meet increasing energy efficiency standards is nothing new for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the commercial refrigeration space. For quite some time, the medium- and low-temperature, stand-alone coolers and freezers...
by Julie Havenar | Jan 5, 2021 | Codes & Standards, Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations, Food Safety
In 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE) passed its final rule on new energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers (WICFs). The ruling mandated new efficiency requirements on WICFs with dedicated condensing systems in both low- and medium-temperature...
by Andre Patenaude | Aug 18, 2020 | Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations, Food Retail
I was recently asked by the editor of Accelerate America to offer my opinion on the viability of natural refrigerants, including CO2 (R-744), propane (R-290) and ammonia (R-714). Among the many emerging refrigerant alternatives, natural refrigerants check important...
by Andre Patenaude | Jun 9, 2020 | Efficiency, Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations
Regulations governing the use of refrigerants in commercial refrigeration remain in a state of flux. While the United States currently lacks a federal mandate for phasing down hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions, many states are already vowing to adopt their own HFC...