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On July 18, 2019, the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) will co-host an educational workshop to help the supermarket industry prepare for California’s refrigerant regulations.

There are many factors to consider when deciding if VRF is the solution for your building. Read why VRF is a smart option.

ASHRAE launched a webpage intended to encourage the advancement of refrigeration technology and its application.

Bacharach announced the addition of 22 halogen refrigerants for its MGS-400 gas detectors in commercial and industrial gas leak monitoring applications. The newly added halogen refrigerants include: R1234yf, R1234ze, R134a, R22, R32, R404a, R407a, R407C, R407f, R410a, R422, R422D, R427A, R434A, R448A, R449A, R450A, R452A, R454A, R454C, R507a, and R513A. Support for additional gases are in development and will be released over the next few months.

Vertiv introduced the Liebert DSE Optimization, an enhanced version of the water-free Liebert DSE data center cooling system. The company says the new version increases the system’s efficiency by up to 50 percent.