ACR Journal

NEWS 06 June | July 2021 Volume 7 No.4 Honeywell pledges to be carbon neutral by 2035 Refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell has pledged to be carbon neutral across its facilities and operations by 2035. Chairman and CEO Darius Adamczyk said: “Honeywell has a long history of improving our own environmental and sustainability profile while providing innovative products and services that improve our customers’ profiles as well. We will continue to invest in our plants and in new technologies that will reduce our carbon footprint and contribute significantly to global eƒorts to mitigate climate change.” Honeywell says it has reduced its greenhouse gas intensity by more than 90% since 2004 and aims to complete more energy savings projects, converting to renewable energy sources, completing capital improvement projects in its sites, electrifying its fleet of company vehicles and using credible carbon oƒsets. The company says it wants to help other companies and customers reach carbon neutrality through its products and technologies. It says its Solstice line of low global warming potential refrigerants, propellants and solvents has avoided emission of over 200 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from being released in the atmosphere according to our estimates, equivalent to removing more than 42 million cars from the road for one year. Recent developments have seen US company Whole Foods Market adopt Solstice N40 (R448A) in its stores as it seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the US. EPA’s GreenChill programme. Honeywell has also announced the first adoption for N40 in Vietnam, by the chain LotteMart, and the first application for a cold storage warehouse owner in China with Universal Studios Beijing. In addition, Solstice N41 (R466A) was recently recognised by the Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) as a new, inert refrigerant. This is seen by Honeywell as a key milestone as Solstice N41 it moves towards commercialisation. www.honeywell.com Aerofoil Energy and Armstrong FT honoured with Queen's Awards Aerofoil Energy and Armstrong Fluid Technology have been recognised with a Queen's Award for Enterprise. Aerfoil Energy received an Innovation award for its pioneering use of shelf-edge technology to improve the energy e§ciency of display refrigeration, a feature of the food retail industry that accounts for 3 per cent of the UK’s entire consumption of electricity. CEO Paul McAndrew said: “Open-fronted supermarket fridges are a great way to display food and make it easy for customers to choose, but they are very power-hungry. Our unique innovation, the Aerofoil, has provided our clients with a straightforward solution that significantly reduces the fridge’s power consumption whilst improving the convenience and comfort of the shopping experience.” Armstrong FT, meanwhile, became the first company from the commercial HVAC sector to receive a Sustainable Development award for its work in the design, engineering and manufacturing of intelligent fluid flow equipment, control solutions and digital technologies. Executive chairman Charles Armstrong said: “Sustainability is a key driver within our business. We are leading the way in developing innovative energy- saving solutions that help customers to reduce their environmental impact.” PumpManager, Armstrong’s intelligent performance management technology Paul McAndrew, CEO of Aerofoil Energy Star extends warranty on new installations Star Refrigeration is now oƒering a two- year warranty on all new industrial contract installations. The extended warranty, on orders placed from January 2021, is included as standard for all new installations, including the award-winning Azanechiller 2.0 and Azanefreezer 2.0 products and Star’s Envi range of CO2 packaged refrigeration solutions. The warranty will apply to all future upgrades of the modular systems. Dr Lewis Brown, Contracts Director of Star Refrigeration, said: “We are proud of our products, our engineering ability and our highly qualified staƒ. Current customers who invest in our ongoing aftercare packages receive unrivalled 24/7 support with their systems, however we wanted to go that bit further for our customer base. The extended warranty is a great benefit with no additional cost to the customer, and is testament to the confidence we have in the systems we are installing. “To oƒer an inclusive warranty for two years means we must deliver on quality every single time. We can also oƒer extended warranties and a number of enhanced maintenance packages on request for customers with additional requirements.” https://www.star-ref.co.uk/services/ Cooling equipment being manufactured at Star Refrigeration’s Westway factory