Refrigerants - Case Studies

After enduring 12 years of continuous operation, an existing six-foot diameter energy recovery wheel serving Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Huntington Avenue dormitory was beyond repair, due to a limited ability to properly maintain it. With the combination of failed internal wheel bearings, plugged heat exchange media and loss of US$ 5,000 in annual energy savings, Wentworth was tasked with finding an economically feasible replacement. Design and location of the Air Handling Unit...

South Dakota’s beauty and significance is often betrayed by its lack of mentions in the national news. Largely comprised of rolling prairie, pothole lakes and crystal clear streams, South Dakota is host to many natural wonders and historically significant landmarks. The Mount Rushmore State is bookended by its two largest population centers. Rapid City lies to the west, near the iconic Black Hills and Badlands National Park, while Sioux Falls, in the southeast, is just minutes from the Mi...

A 100 percent Thermo King refrigerated trailer fleet since 2003, Frock Bros. Trucking understands how protecting its assets can lead to ongoing success – for both itself and its customers. Thermo King’s SVC Guaranteed Maintenance Program was a big contributor to the company’s fleet transformation (Frock Bros. was an all-competitor fleet in 1997). Business Evolvement “The focus on preventive maintenance increased our odds of delivering customers’ products on-time,&...

Ratti, founded in 1945, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of printed, plain, yarn-dyed and jacquard fabrics for international luxury and pret-à-porter brands. Its yearly production exceeds four million meters of fabric. Exports account for approximately 70% of total sales. Ratti has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1989 and has been a part of the Marzotto Group since 2010. environmental protection Ratti’s headquarters and Italian production facilities...

By incorporating ABB technology solutions, Lefdal Mine Datacenter plans to become Europe’s biggest data center solutions firm, with the smallest environmental footprint. There was a time when the mineral olivine used to be excavated for industrial purposes, like making steel. Now, that steel is coming back underground to house a data center. Lefdal in Norway plans to become Europe’s largest and greenest data center. Lefdal Mine data center The Lefdal Mine data center, operational...

Cairo Airport, the second busiest airport in Africa after that of Johannesburg, which serves more than 65 airlines, thanks to the addition of the new Terminal 2, will reach a capacity of over 30 million passengers a year. With an increasing air traffic, the structure had even a greater need for the filtration of the outside air towards the inside, especially because of the pollution coming from planes and other ground vehicles operating close to the gate areas, in order to ensure the comfort of...

A high performance Carrier air-to-water heat pump is delivering comfortable ambient conditions for children and staff at Yew Tree Nursery in Axbridge, Somerset. Carrier’s AquaSnap 61AF heat pump was selected to replace an oil-fired heating system that was proving unreliable and inefficient. The Carrier unit captures low-grade heat energy from the atmosphere and upgrades it to generate hot water for use in the nursery’s underfloor heating, radiators and domestic hot water supply. Ca...

Adcock provided the full mechanical package to the latest Nissan Dealership, Eltham on behalf of Chiltern Construction. The latest Mitsubishi VRF Air Conditioning Systems were chosen to serve the Showroom with the Hybrid HVRF system installed to serve the office areas to achieve the required BREEAM credentials. Air temperature control Modern commercial buildings need air conditioning systems that provide the highest levels of comfort, freshness and energy efficiency. With water at the indoor...

Two high performance Carrier air-cooled chillers with a combined cooling capacity of 1.17MW have been installed at The Royal Exchange in the City of London as part of a major refurbishment of premium office space in the iconic building. Installed by contractor JSA Service, the pair of AquaForce 30XAV-600 chillers equipped with Greenspeed Intelligence inverter drives replaced the previous chillers made by another manufacturer which had proven to be unreliable. Carrier, a pioneer in high-technolo...

Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems, though its brand RC, has supplied the IT cooling system for Oslo Internet Exchange, OS-IX data center. OS-IX is owned 50/50 by Bulk Infrastructure and Akershus Energi. They co-operate to facilitate hydro power generated data centers for both national and international clients. The OS-IX complex has a total area of 25,000 m², which makes it the largest data center in Oslo, equipped with new technical infrastructure and driven by green...

Further extending its commitment to environmental sustainability, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico (TMPR) is enhancing its fleet with 220 containers chilled by the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based system, the NaturaLINE unit from Carrier Transicold. TMPR is the first shipping line to place a sizable quantity of NaturaLINE units into service on U.S. domestic trade routes. NaturaLINE units use carbon dioxide (CO2), a refrigerant with the lowest global warming potential (GWP) among all ref...

With over 50 years as a Burger King franchisee, Bennett Management Corporation has a long list of industry-changing firsts, like introducing the drive-thru concept to Burger King corporate. With a motto of, ‘People Pleasing People’, the family owned and operated franchisee with 25 restaurants and over 1,000 employees in the US States of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, prides itself on being an ‘amazing and inventive company’ with a people and community focus. Mark Peterson,...

Manchester-based Courier Express Refrigerated Transport has updated its fleet with two high-performance Carrier Transicold Supra® 850 MT (multi-temperature) units mounted to new 18-tonners, to support the company’s temperature-critical pharmaceutical and foodservice deliveries. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. Supra units provide...

Carmarthenshire-based food wholesaler Castell Howell has become one of Carrier Transicold’s first UK customers to take delivery of the Vector® HE 19 (High Efficiency), the company’s new flagship trailer refrigeration unit. The new arrival forms part of a larger order of Carrier Transicold systems all aimed at lowering the carbon footprint of the company’s commercial vehicle fleet: Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration,...

Lancashire-based GBA Services, specialists in time-critical logistics, has taken delivery of six new 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, specified with lightweight and powerful Carrier Transicold Xarios 350 refrigeration units. The vans will be used for long-distance temperature-sensitive deliveries across the UK and Europe, each covering up to 100,000 miles per year. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), re...

Supporting Utah Food Bank’s initiatives to fight hunger and food insecurity, Carrier Transicold recently provided the organization with a new generation Supra truck refrigeration unit to keep perishable food at the right temperature as it is delivered to food pantries around the state. The grant is funded in part by Carrier and its parent company, United Technologies Corporation, to aid food banks in the Feeding America network. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, global provider of...

Air curtains are not designed to resolve negative air pressure but can be designed to reduce the problems that negative air pressure creates. The facility called upon the expertise of high-performance stainless steel air curtain manufacturer Powered Aire Inc., which knowing that an air curtain cannot stop this type of air movement, focused instead on tempering the cold air as it entered the hallway. Air Curtain Rx Like many medical facilities, this hospital in an urban U.S. city built a parkin...

Reynolds, one of the biggest fruit and vegetable suppliers in the UK, has taken delivery of two new specialist vehicles for operation inside London’s new Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ). Both vehicles feature Carrier Transicold refrigeration technology and have been supplied by SHB Hire. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a globally renowned provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. En...

Clayton Rugby League Football Club, an amateur rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, received a substantial free makeover to its clubhouse last weekend (April 13th 2019), care of a ‘Community Kindness’ initiative sponsored by Viessmann and organized by the Pulse 1 and Pulse 2 radio stations. At the heart of the renovation is a completely new heating system, supplied and installed by the Heat for Good heating industry collective. Heating system upgrade Eleven installers ga...

The Biltmore Hotel in London’s Mayfair has installed two award-winning Carrier AquaForce Vision chillers as part of a £60 million refurbishment project. The 30KAV inverter-driven screw chillers were selected for their exceptional energy efficiency, reliability, environmental performance, low noise, reduced running and servicing costs, and the high quality indoor climate they provide for building occupants. Carrier is a global pioneer in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and...

Norwegians and others who love winter sports will soon have the ability to enjoy Nordic and Alpine skiing year-round, thanks to Carrier Commercial Refrigeration’s PowerCO2OL refrigeration system that is being installed at SNØ – Norway's first year-round indoor ski arena – in Lørenskog. Carrier Commercial Refrigeration is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and bu...

‘An atmosphere that only a true football arena can achieve’ – This is how the Signal Iduna Park was described on April 2, 1974, on its christening with a friendly match against FC Schalke 04. Since the third expansion stage was completed, the Dortmund stadium is among the largest stadiums in Europe. For its smooth operation, the sports venue, located in the Ruhr area of Germany, relies on smart pump technology, provided by Wilo. Signal Iduna Park stadium At 62 meters high, t...

Adcock recently won the contract to replace refrigeration equipment in the campus supermarket coldrooms. The existing condensing units were originally designed to operate on refrigerant gas R22 and were situated in a poorly vented plant room which created an issue at the height of summer. Planned preventative maintenance Adcock upgraded the system to a modern, efficient solution. The works had to be scheduled and completed during term shut down, to ensure there was no impact on the day to day...

Following the successful delivery of numerous natural refrigeration projects within the health sector, Green Cooling recently provided a Panasonic CO2 Condenser unit supplying a walk-in freezer at an M&S Simply Food franchise located within a large NHS Hospital. For this project Green Cooling provided a system that included a Panasonic 2kW CO2 Condenser unit (2kW at -30C) with RDM control incorporating remote monitoring, along with the cold room structure and associated services. The proje...

The first UK installation of Carrier’s new ultra-low Global Warming Potential (GWP) AquaForce 30XAV chiller operating on the company’s PUREtec HFO R-1234ze refrigerant, has been completed at Gatwick Airport Ltd. Selected as a replacement for an ageing air-cooled screw chiller, the project is part of a major upgrade at Jubilee House, the administrative offices of Gatwick Airport Ltd. Carrier, a pioneer in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a par...

Wilkins and Sons Ltd, renowned manufacturers of preserves, marmalades and associated food products, have announced that a new Energy Center was unveiled in December 2018 by Peter Wilkin, Great Grandson of the Founder of the business. Panasonic VRF system installed by Adcock Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd (Adcock) Ipswich Branch Manager, Keith Augustus, was delighted to be invited to the grand opening of Wilkins’ new Energy Center. Keith stated at the opening, “The he...

Hampshire-based Davies International has updated its fleet with 10 new temperature-controlled trailers featuring Carrier Transicold Vector 1950 units – continuing a 30-year tradition of running a 100 per cent Carrier-cooled operation. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. The new 13.6-metre trailers are like-for-like replacements and will be used intensively seven days per week, co...

Carrier China recently entered into an agreement to provide one of the biggest online commerce companies, Alibaba Group, with water-cooled chillers for its data centers across China. Carrier chillers will support the e-commerce leader by creating an optimal indoor environment for the stable operation of a robust back-end server network. Carrier China is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd (Adcock) has maintained equipment at the Royston, Cambridge premises of The Automation Partnership Ltd. for many years now. They are currently replacing an existing McQuay water chiller that was manufactured in 1999. Carrier 30RBP Greenspeed Aquasnap water chiller The new equipment will be a Carrier 30RBP Greenspeed Aquasnap water chiller with Pro-Dialog Plus control system, low noise Flying Bird 1V fans and micro channel all aluminum condenser fan...

Carrier's award-winning high efficiency AquaForce Vision chiller has been chosen to provide high-quality air conditioning for the new International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales). Carrier, a pioneer in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. Located at the prestigious Celtic Manor Resort, host of the Ryder Cup and recent NATO Summit,...