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DOES CO2
REFRIGERATIONDELIVER?
H A R R I S O NH O R N I N GH A N N A F O R D S U P E R M A R K E T S
M A G A Z I N EADVANCING HVAC&R NATURALLY
NORTH AMERICAN EDITION #1, NOVEMBER 2014
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“N atural Refrigerant”-based
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bucolic town of about 6,000 in southern Maine, greets
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of fresh produce, above the entrance. To the left, an American
flag hangs from the top of a tall pole. Inside, the frozen food aisle
looks like any other, cabinets on either side stocked with product.
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Turner Maine
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hand members of the
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hand, the EPA is proposing
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Study shows natural refrigerants work for Europe. Could North America be next?
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refrigerant revolution fully under way in Europe, the question is, will North America also
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The number of food retailers using natural refrigerant systems in
Europe in 2011 and 2013
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17
15
38
88
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6
3
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266
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10
5
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0
0
5
14
267
166
89
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149
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Between 2011 and 2013, there has been a 217% increase in the number of food retailers in Europe using natural-refrigerant systems.
Source: shecco, European food retail research February 2014 | Data by country
Ireland
United Kingdom
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
PolandGermany
Czech Republic
Austria
Slovakia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
SwitzerlandFrance
Spain
Importance of environmental featuresto incrHDVH�HQHUJ\�HIðFLHQF\�LQ�VWRres
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Refrigeration – energy-efðFLent systems and the use of low-global warming refrigerants – has the highest priority among surveyed European food retailers, translating to “rather important / important” in their strategy to increase their stores’ energy efðFLency
German food retailers attach equal value to the different means of increasing a store’s energy efðFLency
RefrigerationEnergy-efÄcient systems and use of low-global warming refrigerants
4.33
3.68
3.63
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LightingLED Lighting and daylight harvesting, etc.
Overall energy managementWaste heat recovery; combined heat and power; integrated heating, cooling and refrigeration, etc.
Fleet managementGreener logistics, energy-efÄcient vehicles, etc.
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4 5
Use of natural refrigerants among European food retailers, by application
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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Plug-ins
Decentralized systems
Bottle coolers, vending machines, ice cream freezers, etc.
CO2 Hydrocarbons No use Don’t know
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83% of respondents already use CO2 as a natural refrigerant in centralized systems. This is a clear indication that CO2 centralised systems are becoming, or have already become, a standard option for the majority of respondents. This trend has rapidly evolved in the last few years.
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The GUIDE 2015: Natural Refrigerants – North America’s Market Potential
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