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Carel wins international RAC Cooling Industry Award
Carel has taken home the prize in the “ Building Energy Project ” category at the RAC Cooling Industry Awards for the case study on Italy ’ s largest retailer , which had decided to invest in its HVAC systems ( that is , not the part relating to food refrigeration ) at some of its stores , with the aim of reducing energy consumption .
In absolute terms , energy savings across the six stores came to 440 107kWh , corresponding to a cost saving of EUR13 412 ( or 12.83 %). In environmental terms , atmospheric CO 2 emissions were reduced by 198 tonnes . The investment will be paid back in 2.6 years , earlier than the initially expected three years .
The new local control and supervision system is based on pyramid logic , and manages :
• The air handling units ;
• The heating-cooling systems ; and
• The lighting .
The monitoring system in each store is also connected to a centralised ( remote ) supervisory system , representing the top of the pyramid . System optimisation to maximise energy savings is the main focus of data centralisation , providing a benchmark for direct comparison between the different stores .
Design and development of the final system were the result of careful analysis of the energy audit .
Starting from this , a machine-learning method was developed for evaluating potential savings in different scenarios and for subsequent comparison between actual consumption and estimated consumption without the improvement actions . The resulting comparison of the expected benefits in the various scenarios was used to support the management ’ s decisions on what actions to take to ensure store efficiency in terms of overhauling the buildings ’ systems .
Held this year for the 13th time , the RAC Cooling Industry Awards recognises the leading innovations and environmental successes in the refrigeration and airconditioning industry . It took place on 27 September 2017 in London .
Carel
Carel ’ s trophy for winning the “ Building Energy Project ” category at the 2017 RAC Cooling Industry Awards .
Another achievement for Carel ’ s innovative Heez
Heez , Carel ’ s complete control solution for beverage coolers , has been recognised by AHR Expo |
“ Shortly after the incredible success of the Heez market launch in Europe , South America , and Asia , we are proud to |
head of marketing for Carel ’ s Retail and Refrigeration teams .
Heez ’ s success and benefits had
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USA CEO . “ The Department of Energy ’ s strict energy efficiency requirements can be matched and surpassed by |
and its co-sponsors , ASHRAE and AHRI , |
acquire this relevant industry recognition |
previously been awarded with the |
leveraging on Carel ’ s technology . Heez |
as a finalist in the Refrigeration category |
on our way to the AHR Expo , where HEEZ |
prestigious World Innovation Beverage |
includes a new generation of DC rotary |
of the 2018 AHR Expo Innovation Awards |
will be launched for North America ,” |
Award in the Best Environmental |
compressors and Armilla , Carel ’ s Cloud |
Competition . |
commented Alessandro Greggio , group |
Sustainability Initiative at Drinktec 2017 |
Services offering .” |
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and was witnessed by third parties and |
The AHR Expo Innovation Awards is an |
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clients ’ independent testing . |
annual competition that honours the most |
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“ We are sure that the Heez will bring |
inventive and original products , systems , |
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amazing benefits to our customer base of |
and technologies showcased at |
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OEMs and beverage companies in North |
2018 AHR Expo , taking place |
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America ,” stated Martino Manfrin , Carel |
22 – 24 January 2018 . |
THE WINNER IS …
Carel and Emerson were finalists in this
R404A / R507 , while providing the closest match to the compressor discharge award , the latter scoring a nomination temperature of any other low GWP for its fractional horsepower low- solution on the market .
temperature Copeland scroll With the regulations addressing compressor . high GWP refrigerants such as R404A /
The winner in the end , though , R507 in commercial refrigeration was Chemours with its innovative applications , Opteon XP44 uniquely
XP44 Refrigerant ( R452A ), a non- provides equipment manufacturers
ozone depleting , low global warming and end users an option to cost- potential ( GWP ), HFO-based effectively cut the environmental refrigerant replacement for R404A / impact of their refrigerant choice in
R507 . It offers an approximately 50 % half , without sacrificing performance or reduction in GWP compared to equipment reliability .
Carel
Heez , Carel ’ s complete control solution for beverage coolers , was a finalist in the Refrigeration category of the 2018 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Competition .
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