Hussmann Corp. recently unveiled a new refrigeration system that is charged with environmentally safe propane (R-290), a natural refrigerant. The new line, MicroDS, is available for low- and ...

A few months ago, I wrote an editorial about what the future of supermarket refrigeration may look like. Essentially, I noted that changing demographics, new technologies, and evolving regulations may ...

H.E. Butt Grocery Company (H-E-B) has opened a new 83,000-square-foot store as part of the redevelopment of the old Austin, Texas airport site. This entire redevelopment project focuses on ...

The new line is charged with environmentally safe propane. New from Hussmann Corp., the MicroDS refrigeration system line is charged with environmentally safe propane (R290), a natural refrigerant.

Propane heat pumps for indoor use in single-family homes are now one step closer to commercialization. Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE has successfully developed a model of a heat pump refrigeration circuit ...

In its relatively short tenure in the Western U.S., Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has established a reputation for environmental awareness and energy efficiency in its 160 stores, which use ...

Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute ISE and a consortium of heat pump manufacturers have achieved a new efficiency record in their development of a low-refrigerant propane refrigeration ...

Currently heat pump manufacturers are mainly focusing on cost reductions and sustainable refrigerants. In the project “LC150” (Low Charge 150 g), the Fraun-hofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE ...

Heat pumps are a key technology in the heat transition, but many of the devices still use environmentally harmful refrigerants. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has now developed ...

Using propane as a refrigerant in air conditioners could avoid around 0.1°C of global warming by the end of the century. It would be a significant reduction considering that, to achieve the Paris ...