Yoshiaki Kenjo of SAVE ON, a convenience store chain and part of the Besia group in Japan, explained the first store to use only natural refrigerants; scheduled to open in February. The store will contain a Panasonic wall-side case and cooling case from AHT using R290, which SAVE ON found to incur significantly less energy consumption and running costs than a conventional three-phase 200V showcase.
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Commercial Refrigeration Technology Case Studies |
Hidekazu Tachibana of Panasonic presented the installation of a Panasonic CO2 refrigeration system in the Kansai region of Japan. Tachibana discussed some challenges and solutions in developing CO2 systems, reviewed results of the installed system’s energy consumption, and presented challenges still facing the industry in the adoption of similar technologies.
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Sanden’s Yukio Yamaguchi, General Manager within the Department of CO2 Refrigeration, presented a number of his company’s CO2 products, including five models of CO2 reciprocating compressors and vertical and horizontal scroll compressors, as well as an all aluminium micro channel gas cooler, 6HP and 2HP CO2 transcritical units, CO2 plug-in showcases and CO2 open front drink coolers.
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Oliver Javerschek, Bitzer, presented an empirical study of a CO2 booster system of the 3rd generation with parallel compression (PC) and flash gas bypass (FGB), and no heat reclaim in three different climates, Tokyo, Beijing and New Delhi. Bitzer’s study used the smallest available compressor for the parallel compressor, the 2MTE-7K.
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Focusing on the latest developments in small footprint CO2 applications, Katsunori Shibata of Carel Japan discussed trends such as an increased focus on smaller format stores, integrated systems offering refrigeration, air conditioning and heat recovery, and improving the efficiency of CO2 systems in warm climates.
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As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, increased focus will be put on refrigeration and air conditioning to reduce emission of fluorocarbons. Yamato’s Sadao Nashimura presented one solution for supermarkets to reduce their footprint on the environment with its Ultra Eco-Ice secondary refrigerant and brine ice storage system that requires only partial remodeling of existing DX HCFC display cases.
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Danfoss’ Segment Strategy Manager Anders Juul brought to light retailers’ roles in encouraging the adoption of natural refrigerant technologies by embracing sustainable refrigeration strategies. Citing a case of an installation at a KIWI market in Norway, Juul discussed how the Asian market could benefit from similar experiences.
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Kazuhiro Tatewaki of REI-TECH presented the company’s efforts to further hydrocarbons market share. Tatewaki explained the successes, including reduced operating costs and reduced waste, of installed AHT hydrocarbons cabinets in supermarkets, convenience stores and home centers throughout Japan.
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