While ammonia has long been an accepted industry standard refrigerant, especially in larger industrial refrigeration systems, a new generation of natural refrigerant technology is shaking up the sector. A special edition Accelerate Corporate, recently published in partnership with Japan-based Mayekawa, investigates further.
Accelerate Corporate combines expert research, end-user interviews and trend analysis on climate-friendly HVAC&R technologies. The first edition, published in May, zooms in on NH3/CO2 systems for industrial refrigeration.
Driven by regulatory and technology change, reducing ammonia charges while simultaneously increasing energy efficiency now hold the key to unlocking the full potential of HFC-free systems around the world. The range of cutting-edge technologies delivering on this promise is wide, from low-charge ammonia systems and ammonia/CO2 cascade and secondary systems to CO2 transcritical systems and, to a smaller extent, systems using hydrocarbons and air.
The first-ever special edition Accelerate Corporate – ‘Next-generation Industrial Refrigeration – from Japan to the World’ – sheds light on the new generation of low-charge, high-efficiency NH3/CO2 secondary systems challenging traditional ammonia systems. Japanese group Mayekawa, whose system reduces the ammonia refrigerant charge to just 25kg from an original 300-400kg, outlines its five-year global strategy and highlights best-practice installations of its NewTon technology in Japan and South-East Asia.
Showcasing success stories
Japanese firm Nissui Logistics – which provides refrigerated warehousing, storage and freight transportation services – predominantly processes salmon imported from places like Chile. It has installed three New Tons – Mayekawa’s market-leading ammonia/CO2 system – in distribution centres in Japan.
Patine Leisure, meanwhile, has installed ammonia/CO2 ice rinks across the country. And food producer NittoBest uses NH3/CO2 refrigeration systems in its production facilities.
Read about all this, and more, in the first edition of Accelerate Corporate. The first edition also features the following content:
More information
To learn more, read Accelerate Corporate here.
Driven by regulatory and technology change, reducing ammonia charges while simultaneously increasing energy efficiency now hold the key to unlocking the full potential of HFC-free systems around the world. The range of cutting-edge technologies delivering on this promise is wide, from low-charge ammonia systems and ammonia/CO2 cascade and secondary systems to CO2 transcritical systems and, to a smaller extent, systems using hydrocarbons and air.
The first-ever special edition Accelerate Corporate – ‘Next-generation Industrial Refrigeration – from Japan to the World’ – sheds light on the new generation of low-charge, high-efficiency NH3/CO2 secondary systems challenging traditional ammonia systems. Japanese group Mayekawa, whose system reduces the ammonia refrigerant charge to just 25kg from an original 300-400kg, outlines its five-year global strategy and highlights best-practice installations of its NewTon technology in Japan and South-East Asia.
Showcasing success stories
Japanese firm Nissui Logistics – which provides refrigerated warehousing, storage and freight transportation services – predominantly processes salmon imported from places like Chile. It has installed three New Tons – Mayekawa’s market-leading ammonia/CO2 system – in distribution centres in Japan.
Patine Leisure, meanwhile, has installed ammonia/CO2 ice rinks across the country. And food producer NittoBest uses NH3/CO2 refrigeration systems in its production facilities.
Read about all this, and more, in the first edition of Accelerate Corporate. The first edition also features the following content:
- Market trends: global drive towards next-generation industrial refrigeration in Japan, Europe, North America, China and Australia.
- Ecosystems: infographics showing the broad application range for ammonia, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, water and air refrigerant-based refrigeration solutions.
- Policy trends: overview of legislative initiatives, including bans to restrict f-gas-based refrigeration systems and financial incentive schemes to help end-users shift to natural refrigerant-based technology in Japan and the world.
- Supplier’s Vision: feature interview with Mayekawa president Tadashi Maekawa about the company’s ‘Natural Five’ HFC-free strategy, ambitious sales targets for 2020, and global leadership for industrial HVAC&R applications.
More information
To learn more, read Accelerate Corporate here.
By ammonia21.com team (@ammonia21)
May 17, 2016, 12:13
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