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 ...

One of the common themes I’ve heard at several industry events this year is that supermarket refrigeration systems will probably look very different in the future. Now whether that’s five, 10, or even ...

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 ...

Environmental friendliness—particularly within food sourcing and business practices—has been a hot topic for both shoppers and retailers alike over the past several years. From locally sourced foods ...

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 ...

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.