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Electric truck uses solar energy to cool cargo
Rhyner Logistik is taking advantage of solar technology to power the refrigeration unit of its all-electric truck. Joining the Swiss haulier’s 100-strong delivery fleet, the Renault D Wide Z.E. truck was recently purchased for the purpose of transporting supplies to the Denner supermarkets in Zurich and its suburbs. Denner is Switzerland’s third largest supermarket chain. […]
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Bitzer hunts for oldest compressor
Bitzer is on the lookout for its oldest reciprocating or screw compressor that is still in operation. The refrigeration and air conditioning specialist has launched a competition and social media campaign to track down the old workhorse equipment. Participants joining the Bitzer hunt stand to win a prize package containing the following: A webinar from the […]
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Cross-border licensing scheme open for comment
The federal government has taken the next step towards automatic mutual recognition of occupational licences across states and territories by releasing draft legislation for public comment. Automatic mutual recognition (AMR) will allow a person who is licenced or registered for an occupation in one jurisdiction to perform the same activities in another, without having to […]
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Study shows workouts create higher bodily emissions
The University of Colorado Boulder has released a study which shows human bodily emissions can combine with bleach cleaners to produce new airborne chemicals. According to the study, a person who is exercising can emit as many chemicals as five sedentary people. And when this happens in a place such as a gym, the bodily […]
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The IOR extends call for abstracts
The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has extended the abstract deadline for its annual conference until January 29. The conference is being held online from April 21–22, 2021, and is called “The Journey to Net-Zero Heating and Cooling – Beyond Refrigeration 2021”. The IOR is inviting presentation papers that explore innovations or initiatives that will help […]
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Halton introduces mobile UVGI solution
Halton has designed Sentinel, a mobile Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) solution to minimise viral spread and protect personnel and guests in a broad range of indoor spaces. According to the indoor air solutions company, the new mobile filtration unit complements and enhances the effectiveness of current mitigation practices – such as social distancing, respiratory masks, […]
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Driver injured in explosion from AC system
The driver of a mining truck in Queensland has suffered serious burns in an explosion believed to be caused by an air conditioning system incorrectly charged with hydrocarbon refrigerant. According to the Queensland Mines Inspectorate, the explosion occurred in the truck cabin while the vehicle was being driven in an underground mine. It caused serious […]
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US passes HFC phase-down bill
The US government has passed a bill authorising a 15-year phase-down of HFCs in alignment with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a phase-down of the production and consumption of HFCs through an allowance program. The phase-down […]
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AIRAH’s 2021 Industry Nights announced
The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has announced it will be holding 19 Industry Nights across Australia in 2021. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, AIRAH was only able to hold two face-to-face Industry Nights in 2020. AIRAH also transitioned the traditional Industry Nights into the Virtual Industry Showcase, and held two exhibitor […]
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IOR calls for presenters on net-zero initiatives
The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is calling on individuals involved in innovation or initiatives that will help achieve carbon reductions in the refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump field to share their findings at the Institute’s next annual conference. Titled “The journey towards net-zero heating and cooling – beyond refrigeration 2021,” the IOR Conference will […]
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Last chance to comment on professional registration
The consultation on NSW’s draft Design and Building Practitioners Regulation – which introduces professional registration of engineers – closes on January 11. The regulation includes the details of registration schemes for design and building practitioners and engineers who work on multistorey, multi-unit residential apartment buildings. Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson has described […]
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Smart cooling for Singapore’s sustainable town
Singapore has set a target of capping its emissions by around 2030 and then halving them by 2050. Part of the Southeast Asian nation’s effort to reach that goal comes in the form of Tengah, Singapore’s first smart and sustainable town. It is the country’s most ambitious project to date in building the city of […]
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Renewed interest in thermoelectric cooling
Researchers writing in Nature Materials have called for increased efforts to find new thermoelectric materials. In 1834, French physicist Jean Peltier discovered that at the junction of two different metals, a heating or cooling effect could be produced through electrical currents. Bismuth tellurium compounds have now been used for thermoelectric cooling for more than 60 […]
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Ireland establishes first direct heating scheme
Tallaght in Dublin is set to become the site of Ireland’s first large-scale district heating scheme. Common in many large European cities, district heating is a system for redistributing waste heat from local industry, power stations or incinerators to meet heating requirements for other premises. In this instance, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has designed a data […]
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TAFEs collaborate on HVAC&R training
GOTAFE, Bendigo TAFE and the Box Hill Institute have formed a unique collaboration to update the Certificate III in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration for the training of future apprentices. The project has brought together expertise from specialist trainers across each of the three registered training organisations (RTOs) as well as input from a range of […]
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Fujitsu General expands ducted range
In early 2021 Fujitsu General will be adding an 18kW high-static three-phase ducted air conditioner to its Infinity range. This will provide installers with a new option for projects with limited space outdoors and in the ceiling cavity. This 18kW option will include a narrow 480mm outdoor unit and lightweight (69kg) indoor unit. The narrow […]
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Digital electronic controller for walk-in coolers
The C450CCU controller is the newest member of PENN’s System 450 series of modular electronic controls. It is designed to manage the space temperature of small and medium capacity walk-in coolers/freezers and refrigerated display cases. System 450 is a family of modular, digital electronic controls that provides temperature, pressure, and humidity control for a wide […]
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Report finds ‘disjointed’ laws on flammable refrigerants
A new report commissioned by Refrigerants Australia has mapped out the laws that govern the use of flammable refrigerants in this country. It also highlights key themes and gaps within the regulatory landscape. The report, written by Bronwyn Weir and Krista Weymouth, reveals a complicated patchwork of regulations. There is no one set of laws […]
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Female fridgie wins apprentice of the year
Refrigeration and air conditioning apprentice Natasha Kirchner has been awarded Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprentice of the Year at the third annual TAFE Queensland – SkillsTech Apprentice Awards. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year a small event was held at the TAFE Queensland South Bank campus, with part of the evening live-streamed to a broader […]
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Cooling school playgrounds to counter climate change impacts
As part of a project to cool school playgrounds, environmental organisation Greening Australia and Western Sydney University have released a study revealing some of the most heat-vulnerable schools in the Sydney Basin. As part of its Cooling the Schools program, Greening Australia commissioned Western Sydney University to capture location-specific measurements at 100 schools from Western […]