Hussmann Corp. recently unveiled a new refrigeration system that is charged with environmentally safe propane (R-290), a natural refrigerant. The new line, MicroDS, is available for low- and ...

A few months ago, I wrote an editorial about what the future of supermarket refrigeration may look like. Essentially, I noted that changing demographics, new technologies, and evolving regulations may ...

H.E. Butt Grocery Company (H-E-B) has opened a new 83,000-square-foot store as part of the redevelopment of the old Austin, Texas airport site. This entire redevelopment project focuses on ...

Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute ISE and a consortium of heat pump manufacturers have achieved a new efficiency record in their development of a low-refrigerant propane refrigeration ...

There is a growing awareness across the United States of the importance of using environmentally friendly, non-toxic propane R290 as a natural alternative for commercial refrigeration equipment, ...

Currently heat pump manufacturers are mainly focusing on cost reductions and sustainable refrigerants. In the project “LC150” (Low Charge 150 g), the Fraun-hofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE ...

None of us expects all that much from our electric refrigerators — just to keep our frozen food frozen and our refrigerated food cool enough not to spoil. Usually, we take this for granted, but these ...

The columnist’s husband, John Rhoades, likes the bright idea of having an electric refrigerator. Marcia Rhoades Special to The Cambrian I grew up outside Philadelphia in Benjamin Franklin country.