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Manufacturers: get your energy-saving refrigeration tech seen by more purchasers today. The ETL criteria for refrigerated display cabinets (RDCs) and professional refrigerated storage cabinets (PRSCs) just underwent extensive reviews. The changes considered technological advances, product innovation, changes in Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), and test and measurement standards. Read more about the changes and apply to have your product listed today: https://lnkd.in/edh3FsNY #commercialrefrigeration #cabinets #refrigeration #ecodesign #beverage #coolers #gwp #energytechnologylist

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The DOE's proactive approach in setting efficiency standards underscores the importance of collaboration between government agencies, industry stakeholders, and the public to achieve energy efficiency and sustainability goals. While the DOE involves itself in setting standards for electrical loads, such as cooking products, there seems to be a slower response in addressing regulations for portable electricity generators. Let’s reflect on the broader context of energy efficiency and generation, especially considering innovative products like GismoPower's MEGA. The MEGA offering a versatile, grid-tied, renewable energy solution, particularly beneficial for moderate income brackets and small businesses. We have received a Ph II $1.3M SBIR DOE grant to establish a standard for plug in electricity generating appliances.  Europe has had Balcony Solar, for example, for a number of years while the USA doesn’t even have any standard at all.  Given the DOE's commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy, why delay setting standards or guidelines for portable electricity generators that contribute to energy efficiency, renewable energy adoption and grid stability? Answer, anybody? Danger. of course...to the utilities' profits.

States are Turning the Voluntary Energy Star Program into a De Facto Standard With Congress divided and unable to agree on many kinds of legislation, environmental groups have shifted their strategy to imposing new regulations and energy standards at the state level. In some cases, this is leading to a patchwork of stricter requirements that foodservice equipment and supplies dealers and manufacturers are forced to navigate. The most recent regulatory trend in commercial products is aligning state energy and water consumption requirements with Energy Star standards. This effectively turns the voluntary Energy Star program, a symbol of government-verified energy efficiency, into a mandatory minimum standard for commercial foodservice equipment in many parts of the country. To date, 14 states and Washington D.C. have approved new standards that match various levels of Energy Star requirements. The latest state to do so is New York, which updated its new appliance standards as part of a revision to its building codes in 2022. The new law impacts what products can be legally sold, rented, leased and installed in the Empire State and the affected equipment includes commercial dishwashers, fryers, hot holding cabinets, ovens, and steam cookers. Equipment manufactured after June 26, 2023, that does not meet Energy Star V2.0 standards (V2.2 for ovens and V1.2 for steam cookers) is now prohibited in the state. However, equipment produced before that date is still allowed, meaning that existing dealer inventory should not be impacted. A spokesperson from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the agency enforcing the codes, said the decision to adopt Energy Star standards was made to keep New York current with similar moves in other states. “New York State standards align with other states that promulgated minimum efficiency standards for products and appliances not pre-empted by the federal government,” the spokesperson said. The tendency for states to follow each other in adopting these kinds of regulations is no surprise to Charlie Souhrada, CFSP, vice president, regulatory and technical affairs, North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM). Souhrada has been following the effort to turn Energy Star into a de facto requirement at the state level for several years. In 2019, he was among the group of business advocates who argued before Colorado’s legislature against a bill that required commercial dishwashers, fryers and steam cookers to meet Energy Star requirements. Read the full article in News & Views: https://ow.ly/4cws50QcBIt

Does a supermarket need more electricity with decentralised, plug-in refrigeration units or with central cooling for all appliances? This is a question for which even experienced experts did not know a clear answer until now, since the energy labelling of the refrigeration units of different cooling systems is unsuitable for a comparison. Now the Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE) at the ZHAW School of Engineering has compared various refrigeration systems in supermarkets from an energy and economic point of view. Supermarkets with two different market areas at different locations - Zurich, Davos and Lugano - were simulated over a period of one year. The survey shows that supermarkets with plug-in (decentralised) refrigeration systems have the highest electricity consumption. They require significantly more energy to air-condition the shop than centralised cooling systems, which can also make optimum use of the heat from the refrigeration machine. The investment costs for centralised systems (CO2 booster system) are higher. However, the costs for small supermarkets balance each other out over the entire service life - and for larger supermarkets they are even lower for a centralised cooling system. The study recommends analysing refrigeration systems in supermarkets holistically, as the assessment according to the energy label does not take into account the interaction with the supermarket or seasonal differences in operation. The survey was only able to be carried out thanks to the active cooperation of the project partners Sandro Stefanutti (Leplan AG) and Thomas Lang (zweiweg) as well as the valuable support of the participating experts Jonas Schönenberger (Frigo-Consulting AG), Andreas Zolliker (Kältering AG), Gerald Heinzmann (Baumgartner Kühlanlagen AG) and Stefan Struschka (Carrier Kältetechnik AG). Special thanks also go to Marco von Wyl and Rolf Löhrer from the SVK – Schweizerischer Verband für Kältetechnik (SVK) as well as Eva Geilinger and Simone Marchesi from the Bundesamt für Energie BFE (BFE), who co-financed the project. Involved in the project «Energy comparison of plug-in and centrally cooled refrigeration systems in supermarkets» are Manuel Diem, Christian Stahel, Silvan Steiger, Mirco Ganz and Frank Tillenkamp, from #zhawIEFE The survey: https://lnkd.in/eFn8_rpd #supermarket #refrigerated cabinets #energy efficiency #energy label #energy consumption

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Does a supermarket need more electricity with decentralised, plug-in refrigeration units or with central cooling for all appliances? This is a question for which even experienced experts did not know a clear answer until now, since the energy labelling of the refrigeration units of different cooling systems is unsuitable for a comparison. Now the Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE) at the ZHAW School of Engineering has compared various refrigeration systems in supermarkets from an energy and economic point of view. Supermarkets with two different market areas at different locations - Zurich, Davos and Lugano - were simulated over a period of one year. The survey shows that supermarkets with plug-in (decentralised) refrigeration systems have the highest electricity consumption. They require significantly more energy to air-condition the shop than centralised cooling systems, which can also make optimum use of the heat from the refrigeration machine. The investment costs for centralised systems (CO2 booster system) are higher. However, the costs for small supermarkets balance each other out over the entire service life - and for larger supermarkets they are even lower for a centralised cooling system. The study recommends analysing refrigeration systems in supermarkets holistically, as the assessment according to the energy label does not take into account the interaction with the supermarket or seasonal differences in operation. The survey was only able to be carried out thanks to the active cooperation of the project partners Sandro Stefanutti (Leplan AG) and Thomas Lang (zweiweg) as well as the valuable support of the participating experts Jonas Schoenenberger (Frigo-Consulting AG), Andreas Zolliker (Kältering AG), Gerald Heinzmann (Baumgartner Kühlanlagen AG) and Stefan Struschka (Carrier Kältetechnik AG). Special thanks also go to Marco von Wyl and Rolf Löhrer from the SVK – Schweizerischer Verband für Kältetechnik as well as Eva Geilinger and Simone Marchesi from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE), who co-financed the project. Involved in the project «Energy comparison of plug-in and centrally cooled refrigeration systems in supermarkets» are Manuel Diem, Christian Stahel, Silvan Steiger, Mirco Ganz and Frank Tillenkamp, from #zhawIEFE The survey: https://lnkd.in/eaNH64Bc #supermarket #refrigerated cabinets #energy efficiency #energy label #energy consumption

Introducing RADICal – Refrigeration Analysis and Dynamic Insights Calculator! **We are delighted to bring to market a game-changing free-to-use software that assesses future-proof refrigeration technology alongside comfort heating/cooling for retail spaces** The food retail sector is rising to the challenge of developing low-carbon technologies as we transition away from HFCs. However, solutions often involve increased capital and operational expenditures, and costly errors can occur despite the best intentions. Copeland and OMEGA Net Zero Solutions recognised this and collaborated over nine months to create RADICal (Refrigeration Analysis and Dynamic Insights Calculator). Spearheaded by our Technical Director, Nabil Cook, and with the user interface developed by our Technical Manager, Akhil Dev, RADICal is a simple-to-use tool suitable for any retail store. It projects refrigeration and heating/cooling systems CAPEX, Life Cycle Costs, and Life Cycle Emissions. User inputs are loads (refrigeration and comfort), saturated suction temperatures, geographical location, building heat loss, heating design temperatures (external and internal), heat recovery yes/no, electricity unit cost, refrigerant leakage rate, and system life expectancy. What makes the tool unique is that three contrasting but future-proof technologies provide the user with genuine options for consideration: - Remote CO2 booster with/without heat recovery + R290 reversible heat pump(s) - Remote HFO with/without heat recovery + R290 reversible heat pump(s) - Integral R290 display cases + R290 reversible heat pump(s) RADICal allows specific locations, electricity unit costs, system lifetimes, and leakage rates to be applied, honing down results for a given application. It provides clear and concise datasets to help food retailers make the best investment decisions for their estate. James Bailey and Chris Griffiths M.Inst.R MIET will present at the InstallerSHOW on June 26th in the Climate Solutions Theatre. Our presentation will feature the application of RADICal. Please get in touch with Nabil should you wish to obtain a copy of RADICal at [email protected] The comments section contains an article regarding RADICal, kindly published by ANDREW GAVED, Editor at Large: Lyrical Communications. Thank you, Andrew! Regarding OMEGA Solutions' presentation at the InstallerSHOW, you can register by following the link in the second comment of this post! _

Experts shared the latest market and policy trends from around the world on natural refrigerant technologies, including selected data from ATMOsphere’s Annual Market Report, with a special focus on refrigeration. ❄️ 🔹 Subodh Sharma, Director of Systems Product Management, Hillphoenix said, “We expect the number of 🛒 #CO2 stores in the U.S. to increase 30‒35% from 2023 to 2027, with the demand for natural solutions rapidly accelerating.” 🔹 Michael Lehtinen, Senior Product Leader – CO₂ Solutions, Hussmann said, “To meet the growing 🌎 North American demand for natural refrigerant solutions, we plan to release in late 2024 Panasonic’s 10HP transcritical CO2 condensing unit offering set temperatures ranging from −40 to 23°F, and we are working with Copeland to release in early 2025 a distributed transcritical CO2 simplified large centralized system for remodels.” 🔹 Kurt Knapke, VP – Marketing & Solution Strategy, Copeland said, “We see 10 innovations transforming retail operations: refrigerant leak detection, variable frequency drive, integrated compression and controls, automatic systems control, smaller #footprint for distributed CO2, climate optimization of CO2 booster, wider adoption of flammable refrigerants, demand response and load shifting, cold thermal energy storage and emission tracking/carbon accounting.” 🌿 🔹 Ignacio V., Sustainability & New Technologies Manager, Kysor Warren Epta US said, “With the switch from #HFCs to natural refrigerants, we are seeing the biggest technology change we’ve seen in the last 30 or 40 years, with our 🏭 manufacturing lines investment anticipating an additional 35% increase 📈 in natural refrigerants product sales.” 🔹 John Miranda, Director of CO₂ Strategy, Industrial Refrigeration – North America, Johnson Controls – Frick® & M&M Carnot said, “Our CO2 installations in 🏬 North America include 96 data centers, 117 supermarkets, 82 ice rinks and 165 industrial applications. Challenges we see to the rapid uptake of the technology include the availability of service techs and refrigeration engineers and the domestic supply of #transcriticalCO2 compressors, plate heat exchangers and valves.” 🔹 James Seabrook, President, Vitalis said, “With over 8,000 R744 systems in use globally, we have reduced the initial cost of #CO2systems by increasing efficiencies to allow use of smaller racks, the use of automated manufacturing/tooling 🔧 and the application of engineering support for targeted applications.” #GoNatRefs #ATMOAmerica #NaturalRefrigerants #Refrigeration #CleanCooling Marc Chasserot Michael Garry

Does a supermarket need more electricity with decentralised, plug-in refrigeration units or with central cooling for all appliances? This is a question for which even experienced experts did not know a clear answer until now, since the energy labelling of the refrigeration units of different cooling systems is unsuitable for a comparison. Now the Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE) at the ZHAW School of Engineering School of Engineering has compared various refrigeration systems in supermarkets from an energy and economic point of view. Supermarkets with two different market areas at different locations - Zurich, Davos and Lugano - were simulated over a period of one year. The survey shows that supermarkets with plug-in (decentralised) refrigeration systems have the highest electricity consumption. They require significantly more energy to air-condition the shop than centralised cooling systems, which can also make optimum use of the heat from the refrigeration machine. The investment costs for centralised systems (CO2 booster system) are higher. However, the costs for small supermarkets balance each other out over the entire service life - and for larger supermarkets they are even lower for a centralised cooling system. The study recommends analysing refrigeration systems in supermarkets holistically, as the assessment according to the energy label does not take into account the interaction with the supermarket or seasonal differences in operation. The survey was only able to be carried out thanks to the active cooperation of the project partners Sandro Stefanutti (Leplan AG) and Thomas Lang Lang (zweiweg) as well as the valuable support of the participating experts Jonas Schönenberger Schönenberger (Frigo-Consulting AG), Andreas Zolliker (Kältering AG), Gerald Heinzmann (Baumgartner Kühlanlagen AG) and Stefan Struschka (Carrier Kältetechnik AG). Special thanks also go to Marco von Wyl and Rolf Löhrer from the @Schweizerischer Verband für Kältetechnik (SVK) as well as Eva Geilinger and @Simone Marchesi from the @Bundesamt für Energie (BFE), who co-financed the project. Involved in the project «Energy comparison of plug-in and centrally cooled refrigeration systems in supermarkets» are Manuel Diem Diem, Christian Stahel Silvan Steiger Mirco Ganz and Frank Tillenkamp from #zhawIEFE https://lnkd.in/djt8kbsE The survey: https://lnkd.in/dDJzhq6P #supermarket #refrigerated cabinets #energy efficiency #energy label #energy consumption