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2014.03.06

Natural Solutions

A survey by the market research organization Shecco reports an increasing use of hydrocarbons, ammonia and CO2 in refrigeration systems. Ammonia now accounts for 90% of commercial installations in the industrialized countries compared with 40% in developing countries. Half of all new domestic refrigerators use hydrocarbons and CO2 accounts for 3,000 transcritical and nearly 2,000 cascade systems w...

2014.03.02

Mango, King of Fruit, Arrives in Mumbai for 2014 Season

Over 400 boxes of Alphonso mangoes arrived at the wholesale market in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on February 22, a major hub for mango trade that services the large retail market. With this arrival from the ...

2014.03.05

Carrier Transicold Helps Grow Refrigerated Transport Industr

Transport refrigeration is an essential part of cold chain across various segments, be it pharmaceuticals or the food industry and Carrier Transicold, since its entry into this segment in India in 199...

2014.03.02

DRI to Launch Ecobeam Chilled Beams

Desiccant Rotors International (DRI), a global provider of components and systems for energy recovery, indoor air quality, fresh air treatment, evaporative cooling, desiccant dehumidification, and green buildings, has launched a new product for the first time in India. Developed in and designed for Asia, the range will form the next generation of chilled beams for high humid areas around the world...

2014.03.22

ACE secures contract with Scottish Prison Service

20 - March - 2014 ACE Refrigeration has won a three year service and maintenance contract with the Scottish Prison Service. The company will provide preventative and reactive service and maintenance for both air conditioning and refrigeration. The new contract covers 13 prisons and three other sites nationwide and there is the option to extend the contract for a further two years b...

2014.03.22

Sub-Saharan milk cooler project awarded USD 1 million

18/03/2014 A University of Georgia engineer received USD 1 million (735,000 ?) from USAID, in partnership with the Swedish Government, Duke Energy Corporation, the German Government and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to continue working on a milk cooler designed to help dairy farmers, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, who lack access to refrigeration. Keeping milk safe ...

2014.03.02

Global healthcare cold chain logistics market

19/03/2014 Driven by a strong growth in sales of temperature sensitive healthcare products, the demand for cold chain logistic services is currently experiencing explosive growth. IMARC Group, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms, finds that the total size of the healthcare cold chain logistic services market is expected to expand from its current figures of USD 7.3 billi...

2014.03.07

Developer of Natural Gas-Driven HVAC Unit Wins Future Energy

Mar. 19, 2014 Washington -- New York-based company ThermoLift Inc. has won the 2014 Ultra-Light Startup’s Future Energy Competition held at the ARPA-E Energy Summit near Washington, D.C., beating out more than 200 competitors. ThermoLift’s highly efficient natural gas-driven thermal air conditioner and heat pump is said to have the potential to reduce energy consumption by 30 to 50 percent at comp...

2014.03.20