by Andre Patenaude | Aug 29, 2023 | Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations, Refrigerants
Adoption of CO2 refrigeration technologies is on the rise in U.S. food retail markets. Some early adopters have already successfully implemented CO2 in new stores; others are actively exploring CO2 in field trials. As regulatory dynamics and sustainability targets...
by Andre Patenaude | Feb 21, 2023 | Cold Chain
The spectrum of supermarket sustainability concerns has expanded significantly in recent years. As more retailers set short- and long-term sustainability targets, many are evaluating opportunities to reduce their carbon footprints while earning a return on investment...
by Ken Monnier | Feb 14, 2023 | Solutions Spotlight
The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) recently announced the winners of its 2023 Innovation Awards, and Copeland variable-speed and two-stage compressors picked up top honors in the refrigeration and heating categories. In...
by Andre Patenaude | Sep 20, 2022 | Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations, Refrigerants
When we consider the emerging class of low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants, the natural alternative CO2 (or R-744) already has a seat at the commercial refrigeration table. CO2 has been used successfully in global refrigeration applications for more than...
by Eric Grilliot | May 31, 2022 | Solutions Spotlight
The use of fixed-speed (or fixed-capacity) refrigeration systems and HVAC rooftop units (RTUs) is a common strategy in the U.S. food retail sector. If you went into the machine rooms of most grocery stores, you likely would find centralized, direct expansion (DX)...