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SUMMER 2019 ADVANCING HVAC&R NATURALLY A U S T R ALI A & N Z Woolworths pushes ahead with CO2 training p. 14 ALDI turns to water-loop CO2 in Melbourne p. 32 Racing ahead The Bend Motorsport Park: A sustainability leader p. 18 Natural refr sheccoBase The world’s largest database on natural refrigerants Base For more information on sheccoBase contact us at [email protected] Editor's Note // 3 A year of opportunity — Editor's Note by Andrew Williams appy New Year to all our Logistics, a freight company, has chosen We sat down with Scantec’s Stefan readers! As we look CO2 for its new cold storage facility at Jensen to hear how low-charge ammonia H ahead to new oppor- Hobart Airport in Tasmania (p. 36). is changing the global cold storage and tunities for natural logistics industries (p. 58). refrigerants in the year to come, you’ll Beyond these shores, we report from the find plenty to pique your interest in ChinaShop tradeshow, where several This issue concludes with a Technology this first edition of 2019. Chinese manufacturers presented their Focus looking at a whole host of own natural refrigerant-based systems technologies that are now available to The Bend Motorsport Park, which for their home market (p. 46). help widen the use of CO2 transcritical opened last April, is already putting systems in warm climates like Australia’s South Australia on the motorsport In Europe, five visionary movers (p. 60). map. By choosing natural refrigerants, and shakers were recognised at our the new facility is also racing ahead of ATMOsphere Europe conference with On behalf of the Accelerate Australia & NZ the HFC phase-down curve. Accelerate Europe awards for their unique team, let me take the opportunity to wish contributions to advancing natural you and your loved ones a healthy and For this edition’s cover story, we sat refrigerants in 2018 (p. 50). At the event, prosperous 2019. down with John Domino from the leading thinkers saw a bright future for Peregrine Corporation, which owns CO2 in industrial as well as commercial The Bend, to hear how an innovative applications (p. 42). CO2 system for the race track’s commercial kitchen and cold store is Austrian snowboard maker CAPiTA, delivering energy savings in Tailem meanwhile, is using an ammonia heat Bend’s hot climate (p. 18). pump at its new factory in Feistritz (p. 30). Speaking of hot climates, the first CO2 Sergio Girotto, president of Italian firm transcritical supermarket in the Middle enEX, richly deserves his Accelerate East, in Jordan, has been delivering Europe Person of the Year crown. He has energy savings since opening in worked tirelessly over his long career to February 2018 (p. 26). bring CO2 to new areas of application. Of all his achievements, he is perhaps Closer to home, Heatcraft and SCM best known for installing the first-ever Frigo are teaming up to train Woolworths CO2 transcritical system in a large technicians, which in turn should help supermarket, in 2001 (p. 38). pave the way for wider use of natural refrigerants in Australia (p. 14). Policy should also help to improve the market prospects for natural refrigerants ALDI Australia has installed the this year. Parties to the Montreal Protocol world’s first ‘EptaBlue Natural’ CO2 are discussing support for energy- water-loop refrigeration system, efficient technologies to complement the fitted in a Melbourne supermarket HFC phasedown (p. 54). Andrew Williams last September (p. 32). Meanwhile Link Editor Summer 2019 // Accelerate Australia & NZ 4 // Table of Contents In this issue Editor's Note Woolworths pushes ahead 03 A year of opportunity. 14 with CO2 training Heatcraft and SCM Frigo team up to target technicians. About Us Racing ahead 06 About the Accelerate family. 18 The Bend Motorsport Park puts itself among sustainability race leaders...with CO2. Events Guide 08 Sun shines on CO2 in Jordan Important industry events in 26 February, March, April and May. Middle East's first CO2 transcritical supermarket hailed as success. Australia & NZ in Brief 10 Japan confirms $95.65m ‘World’s biggest snowboard NatRef subsidy; Tumble dryer 30 factory’ puts faith in harnesses R290 heat pump; ammonia Coles goes CO2 transcritical // End User // Austria's CAPiTA opts for NH3. in small Melbourne store. Infographic 12 Worldwide impact of the Kigali Amendment. ALDI turns to water-loop 18 32 CO2 in Melbourne ALDI Australia installs world's first 'EptaBlue Natural' CO2 water-loop system. Flying high with CO2 36 transcritical Link Logistics chooses CO2 for Hobart Airport cold storage facililty. The CO2 magician 38 Sergio Girotto has worked tirelessly to bring CO2 to new areas of application. A bright future 42 Leaders mull growth prospects for CO2, hydrocarbons and // Market ammonia at ATMOsphere Europe. Accelerate Australia & NZ // Summer 2019 Table of Contents // 5 NatRefs blooming in 46 Chinese retail 14 Chinese firms debut natural refrigerant tech at ChinaShop 2018. Hail to the innovators 50 Europe's natural refrigerant movers and shakers win // Events Accelerate Europe awards. Implementing the Kigali 54 Amendment Reporting from the 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Quito, Ecuador. // Policy // 32 Low-charge NH3 changing 58 the game Scantec’s Stefan Jensen speaks of improved system design and efficiency. CO2: No longer sun-baked! 60 Various technologies are helping to bring CO2 to // Technology // warm ambient climates. 66 Editorial Corner 36 60 Summer 2019 // Accelerate Australia & NZ 6 // About Us Accelerate Australia & NZ Summer 2019 Volume 4, Issue #12 Publisher About Marc Chasserot Accelerate Australia & New Zealand [email protected] @marcchasserot Brought to you by shecco, the worldwide experts in natural refrigerant news, Accelerate Australia & NZ is the first quarterly news magazine Editor written for and about the most progressive business leaders working Andrew Williams with natural refrigerant solutions in all HVAC&R sectors. [email protected] @a_williams1982 The Accelerate family of magazines includes editions in Europe, America, Japan, China, Asia, and Australia & New Zealand. North America Editor Michael Garry Printed copies are available to pick up at leading HVAC&R tradeshows [email protected] and are posted to key end users and industry professionals. @mgarrywriter www.accelerateAUNZ.com Reporter Devin Yoshimoto Accelerate publisher shecco's network spans the globe with offices in [email protected] Brussels, Tokyo, New York and Sydney. Contributing Writers Marie Battesti Dario Belluomini Charlotte McLaughlin Advertising Manager Caroline Rham [email protected] Events Coordinator Caroline Rham Art Director Anna Salhofer Graphic Designer Juliana Gómez Photographers Ben Beech Marty Pouwelse Photography Glenn Power WANT TO ADVERTISE? GOT A STORY IDEA? The views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those of the Publisher. Every care is taken to ensure the content of the magazine is accurate but we assume no / Ad sales / Editor responsibility for any effect from errors or omissions. Published by shecco SPRL. All rights reserved. Caroline Rham Andrew Williams Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without prior [email protected] [email protected] written permission of the copyright owner. +39 331 961 395 +32 (0)2 899 25 63 Accelerate Australia & NZ // Month 2018 Table of Contents // 7 8 // Events Guide 12.02 25-27.03 ATMOsphere Japan 2019 HVACR Vietnam Tokyo, Japan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam FEB— This natural refrigerants conference International exhibition on HVAC&R, returns to Tokyo the day before air-filtration and purification systems. the Supermarket Tradeshow, Japan's largest retail exhibition. www.hvacrseries.com/vietnam/en/ home.html www.atmo.org/Japan2019 @ATMOEvents #ATMOJapan 25-26.03 AIRAH Refrigeration 2019 13-15.02 Melbourne, Australia The HVAC&R conference will SMTS 2019: Supermarket review the latest developments Tradeshow in legislation and technology, as Makuhari Messe, Japan well as a multitude of industry- Annual leading international specific case studies. tradeshow for supermarkets in Japan. www.airah.org.au www.smts.jp/en/index 28.02-02.03 ACREX India 2019 Mumbai, India ACREX India returns to Mumbai to celebrate its 20th edition. Participants will attend from over 25 countries worldwide. www.acrex.in Accelerate Australia & NZ // Summer 2019 Events Guide // 9 14-15.03 08-09.05 Sydney Build 2019 ATMOsphere Australia 2019 Sydney, Australia Melbourne, Australia Sydney Build ranks among Australia's This year, Australia’s leading leading construction shows. natural refrigerants conference heads to Melbourne. — MAY www.sydneybuildexpo.com www.atmo.org/Australia2019 @ATMOEvents #ATMOAustralia 09-11.04 China Refrigeration Shanghai, China Shanghai hosts the 30th edition of this international exhibition for refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, frozen food processing, packaging and storage. www.cr-expo.com 11-12.04 ATMOsphere China 2019 Shanghai, China The second ATMOsphere China conference will correspond with China Refrigeration. www.atmo.org/China2019 @ATMOEvents #ATMOChina Summer 2019 // Accelerate Australia & NZ 10 // Infographic Worldwide impact of the Kigali Amendment Evluti emissis rm mai surces a iali Amemet mitiati sceari 3,000,000 2,500,000 e 2 2,000,000 1,500,000 Kigali Mitigation etric tes CO tes etric 1,000,000 Scenario 500,000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 YEAR East, South East North America South West & Latin America Asia & Pacific & Europe