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il MARKETNEWS li Toshiba UK Launches 'No Cost' Replacement Scheme for R22 AC Plant Toshiba Air Conditioning, a division of Toshiba Carrier UK, has launched a ground-breaking lease scheme en­abling users to replace obsolete R22 air conditioning equipment with the latest high efficiency systems - in most cases for no additional cost.

Despite the long-anticipated ban, R22 is stili ooe of the most common refrigerants io use in installed sys­tems. Under EU legislation, however, use of R22 for topping up plant will be banned from the end of 2014.

David Dunn, Toshiba Air Condi­tioning commerciai director, explains, "Systems still running on R22 will effectively become obsolete. T he problem is that there is a huge arnount of R22-based equipment still in use across the United Kingdom - in offic­es, shops, hotels, restaurants and many other commerciai and public build­ings. Estimates vary, but there may be upwards of 200,000 R22 systems still in operation."

He adds, "This represents a very serious exposure for building opera­tors. Toshiba's new lease scheme en­ables them to replace aging R22 plant with new high efficiency air condition­ing in a budget neutra! way. The sav­ings in running costs in the vast ma­jority of cases pay for the lease costs on the new equipment, giving up to

seven years peace of mind - plus high quality heating and cooling for build­ing occupants."

The key to the scheme is the use of high efficiency R410A equipment to replace old R22 systems. The new plant uses much less energy to de­liver the same cooling and heating to a building, dramatically reducing the user's energy bills. In most cases, the monthly saving in running costs will equa! the lease costs for the new equipment, making the replacement program budget neutra!.

"It is a painless way for end us­ers to solve the R22 headache," says David Duno. "And the sooner peopl.e make tbe switch, the quicker the car­bon reductions kick in for their build­ing or estate, delivering a significant environmental benefit."

Toshiba already reports keen inter­est in the scheme still dependent on R22-based air conditioning. A key attraction in the current economie cli­mate is that the scheme solves the R22 problem without requiring upfroot in­vestment in capitai costs.

Out w ith the old R22 air conditioners

World Exposition/Conference Schedule 2012 Title Date Piace

• July Techno-Frontier Jul. lO - 12 Tokyo, Japan Purdue Conferences Jul. 16 - 19 W est Lafayette, U .S. • August ACRA2012 Aug. 26 -28 Xi' an, China • September AHR Expo - Mexico Sep. 25 -27 Monterrey, Mexico • October Chillventa 2012 Oct. 9- 11 Nuremberg, Germany • November Big S 2012 Nov. 5 - 8 Dubai, UAE New Refrigerant Symposium Nov. 8-9 Kobe, Japan Home & Building Show Nov. 14 - 16 Tokyo, Japan • December Renewable Energy Dee. 5 - 7 Chiba, Japan Eco-Products 2012 Dee. 13- 15 Tokyo, Japan

2013 Title Date Piace

• January AHRExpo Jan. 28-30 Dallas, U.S. • February Climatizaci6n Feb. 26 - Mar. l Madrid, Spain Smart Energy Week Feb. 27 - Mar. l Tokyo, Japan • March HVACR Vietnam 2013 Mar. 5-7 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnarn Climate World M ar. 11 -14 M o sco w, Russia HARFK0 2013 Mar. 12 - 15 Koyang, Korea ISH2013 Mar. 12 - 16 Frankfurt, Germany • Aprii CRH2013 Apr. 8-10 Shanghai, China

2012 Midea CAC Confer­ence of East European Strategie Partners On May 29, 2012, Midea successfully organized its '2012 Midea CAC Con­ference of East European Strategie Partners' in Antalya, Turkey. Eighty strategie par tners with Midea CAC joined this big event.

The topic of the conference was 'growing togetber.' Midea CAC has always dedicated itself to shari ng technology and marketing information with its partners. Midea is working together, sharing togetber and growing together with ali of its partners.

In the global economie crisis situ­ation Midea CAC continues to grow globally. The key factors for the rapid growth of Midea CAC's business are strong product capability and an adap­tive market policy to all distributors. Midea is the leading Chinese company that can provide complete solutions from big chiller systems and VRF sys­tems to other heating and ventilation systems.

At the conference, Midea CAC launched the V4 Plus Super series VRF system and its fourth generation contro! system IMM (lntelligent Man­ager of Midea) . The V4 Plus Super system adopts DC inverter technology for ali compressors and fan motors, and the IPLV of this product is up to 5.8, which is the high energy sav­ing product within the VRF industry. Midea's IMM system is based around a centralized format and dedicated to the complete contro! and monitoring of ali the system's functions. It can be used as a flexible multi-purpose sys­tem and applied to a variety of needs, according to the scale, purpose and contro! method of each building.

A li attendees at 2012 M idea CAC Confer­ence of East European Strategie Partners

This conference provides a com­mon platform for Midea distributors throughou t the eastern European market to understand Midea CAC bet­ter, and for Midea to strengthen and deepen the relationship with its dis­tributors.

Maersk to Build Refrig­eration Container Bases in China and Chile Recently, the Maersk Group invested US$ 170 million to build its refrigera­tion container manufacturing base in Chile. Additionally, the Maersk Group has invested in cold chain logistics in­frastructure construction in Qingdao, China. Currently, the manufacturing base in Qingdao enj oys an annua! manufacturing capacity of 41,000 refrigeration containers and 37,000 refrigerators, and the annua! manufac­turing capacity of its Chile base will

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reach 40,000 refrigeration containers and 30,000 refrigerators.

As repo rted by Ch ile's Th ree O'clock News on Aprii 20, 2012, Den­mark's Maersk Group has invested US$ 170 million to build its refrigera­tion container manufacturing base in San Antonio Harbor, which is the first plant of its kind to be bu ilt in Latin America. Thi s factory aims to meet grow ing demand for the expor t of fresh and refrigerated goods in neigh­boring regions, enabling the company to double its globa1 sales i n three years.

Peter Nymand, Group CEO, stated that Chi1e and its neighboring coun­tries bave huge demand for refrigera­tion container products, which is the main reason for Maersk to construct its factory there. The base in Chile will not only enhance its annua! manufac­turing capacity, but also improve the company's current production technol­ogy with better product q uality. The biggest challenge for this manufactur­ing base is raw materia! supply, and Maersk is now looking to key materia! suppliers in Chile, including steel. As calculated by Chile Customs, 25% of Chile's exports are fish and fruits.

Climaveneta Further Strengthens Presence in UKMarket Following the acquisition in 2011 of the chiller d istribution and service activities of Climate from the Walter Meier Group, Climaveneta has signed an agreement to acqui re the major­ity of Powermaster Products, its long establisbed distribution par tner for England and Wales, together with the majority of Powermaster Service, the service organization that is active across the United Kingdom.

T he company's originai pian for the United Kingdom is thus comp1et­ed. Henceforth an integration process will begin to establisb group operation and provide one of the strongest sales and service teams for commerciai HVAC and process cooling i n the United Kingdom.

This is a further significant step in Climaveneta's strategy of commit­ment and investment in key European markets, combined with growing its activities in emerging markets.

The United Kingdom is particu­larly re1evant for its size and is focused on energy efficiency and environmen­tal sustainability combined with the presence of top international develop­ers, world-renowned architects and prestigious engineering firms, many with active operations overseas. This transaction is also in line with Cli ­maveneta's respect for its distribution partners, following the acquisition of the majority of the distribution activi­ties in Spain, China and Poland.

Powermaster Products and Pow­ermaster Service were established in 1988 and bave successfully promoted Climaveneta units since 1993. In 2011, sales were in excess of f1 1.2 million with close to 45 employees and a net­work of agents and partners. In 2011 Cli maveneta UK achieved sales of

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ICA Claims M Copper Preferr crochannel Alo The International Coj (ICA) recently annou tages of MicroGroove pared to microchannel conditioning and refr applications.

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i7.0 with a team of 45 employees. The service team of the new group has 37 qualified technicians with nationwide coverage.

Climaveneta UK Group wi!l be managed by a board of directors with two representatives from Climaveneta and Steven Shepherd, founder of Pow­ermaster, who will be managing direc­tor of the new Clima veneta UK Group.

Mike Slattery, after successfully managing the transition of Climave­neta UK from Climate, has resigned from tbe company to pursue new pro­fessional opportunities.

Powermaster Cooling remains the exclusive distributor for Scotland for Clirnaveneta products.

ICA Claims MicroGroove Copper Preferred over Mi­crochannel Aluminum The International Copper Association (ICA) recently announced the advan­tages of MicroGroove technology corn­pared to microchannel aluminum in air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) applications.

According to the ICA, MicroGroove technology consists of smaller diameter copper tubes witb enhanced surfaces. Both features contribute to improved rates of beat transfer between the re­frigerant and the tube walls, mak.ing it possible to use Jess materia! in smaller, lighter evaporators and condenser coils. Smaller diameter refrigerant paths also could be realized with extruded alumi­num tubes, whereby severa! channels are produced in one flat, ribbon-like tube.

Round copper tubes offer severa! important advantages over aluminum microchannel tubes: - Many OEMs bave already realized

increases in beat transfer using round copper tubes without the added costs and risks associated with aluminum brazing. - In evaporator applications, mois­

ture is more readily removed from the evaporator coils because there are no flat tubes between the fins but rather the fins surround round copper tubes, allowing for easy drainage. - Durability is an issue. Por most en­

vironments, copper tubes are preferred over aluminum tubes on the basis of durability and corrosion resistance. Copper is proven as a tube materia! in ACR applications. Costly coating processes, as often required for ali alu­minum beat exchangers, are not neces­sary. - MicroGroove coils can offer smaller

refrigerant volumes than microchannel coils because the tube ends are con­nected by small U-joints rather than bulky headers.

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"In summary, MicroGroove tubes provi de ali of the advantages of smaller diameter tubes without the drawbacks of aluminum and tbe overhead of alu­minum brazing," says Nigel Cotton, MicroGroove team leader for the ICA.

3.3 MW of Turbomiser Chillers Installed in Lon­don Data Center Colt's data center in Wapping, Lon­don , has been equipped with ultra efficient Turbomiser chillers as part of an upgrade delivering a total of 3.3 MW of high efficiency cooling. The facility, located at Princes Court in East London, will be cooled by six of the Turbomiser macbines, each rated at 550 kW.

The contract was won by Bristol­based specialist Cool-Therm against stiff competition, following successful

performance tests with Thrbomiser at Colt's Powergate data center. Monitor­ing by the client showed tbat energy consumption fell by 55% following the replacement of existing chillers with Turbomisers.

Following installat ion of tbe Tur­bomisers, the site's power usage ratio (tbe total data center power to the pow­er used by tbe computing equipment) bas been reduced by 24%, represent­ing a 140 kW savings in electricity at any point intime. Over tbe lifespan of the equipment, it is estimated that Colt will have helped to reduce UK carbon emissions by at least 20,000 tons of co2 (5,200 tons of car·bon).

Rob Young, who headed the proj­ect for Cool-Tberm, said , "Taking into account ambient fluctuations, this equates to an annua! savings of well over flOO,OOO."

The award-winning Turbomiser chiller was developed by UK-based Cool-Therm and its partners, working

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in collaboration witb Italian manufac­turer Geoclima.

Based on oil-less Turbocor com­pressors that use virtually friction-free magnetic bearings, Thrbomiser can achieve EER of 10 and above without tbe need for additional free-cooling circuits with expensive glycol, saving both on initial cost and ongoing pump energy.

Turbomiser chil lers installed at Colt's data center, in London

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