Over the past decade, a major shift has taken place in the refrigeration industry. Across food retailers and industrial applications, CO 2 (R-744) has emerged as an ideal energy-efficient natural ...

This year marks the bicentenary of the birth of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. You could be forgiven for having missed it — celebrations have been nonexistent — but in his day, Kelvin was revered. His ...

Nearly everything on the American plate is processed, shipped, stored, and sold under refrigeration. In her new book, Nicola Twilley reflects on what it means to be entirely dependent on artificial ...

Last month’s article on CO 2 introduced readers to the properties of this low-GWP refrigerant, which has been around for a very long time and can keep food cold without harming the environment. There ...

I can still picture the burly ice man using his large metal tongs to carry 25-pound blocks of ice from his truck parked in the alley to the wooden ice box in our court apartment in Chicago. He would ...

Most of the current refrigeration systems rely on harmful refrigerants that contribute to global warming. Now, the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a cooling system that uses ...

ROHNERT PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new technology—100% electric heat pump refrigeration— at Straus Family Creamery will contribute to a sustainable transformation of the commercial cold storage ...

A new refrigeration system that reduces the use of greenhouse gas producing hydrofluorocarbons has been rolled out at Hunter’s Shop ‘n Save in Wolfeboro, N.H. James LaBrecque, inventor of the FlexCube ...

There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate. By Talmon Joseph Smith For much of modern history, ...

A recent study has unveiled a significant advancement in refrigeration technology. This work introduces an optimized Compression-Absorption Cascade Refrigeration Cycle (CACRC) that remarkably reduces ...

ABSTRACT: In this study, performance assessment of absorption refrigeration cycle has been carried out under variable power sources namely electric, conventional fuel and renewable energy sources. The ...