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In a series of articles published in ASHRAE Journal Andy Pearson cuts through refrigeration jargon to explain the concepts associated with refrigeration and heat pump systems. Aimed at people who are not immersed in the refrigeration industry, each article explains key principles in straight forward terms.

This week, master beer make James Joule talks about reducing load.

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We note the untimely passing on Sunday 2nd September 2012 of Phil Creaney, Editor and supporter of ACR Today, Heat Pumps Today, National ACR Awards, National Heat Pump Awards, ACR Trainee of the Year Awards.

In all the hustle and bustle and nuts and bolts, CFC, HFC, HFO, natural working fluid world of heating and cooling that we live in, we often meet individuals who don't just follow the trend but are actively setting it.

As our industry has rediscovered the 'new idea' of re-using our waste heat and using the refrigeration cycle for heating, Phil Creaney was well ahead of the curve.

His contribution to our quirky industry was delivered by pen and keyboard rather than spanner and screwdriver, but it was more significant in many ways as it was his foretelling of good news, vision and success that dragged the values of longevity, environmental awareness and financial excellence from niche to mainstream. Without end users who believe in better we would bumble along as we were.

Phil's vision and storytelling is a legacy to be proud of and we are proud to have known him.

Global logistics specialist Kuehne+Nagel has invested in another environmentally efficient chill store cooling system from Star Refrigeration.

Kuehne+Nagel required a new refrigeration plant as part of an extension to a chilled storage facility at its Brinklow site, near Milton Keynes. The distribution centre handles food and drink logistics for one of the UK's leading supermarket chains.

Kuehne+Nagel approached Star to design and build an environmentally conscious, robust and reliable refrigeration plant for the new chill store. Star worked in partnership with the main building contractor for the expansion project to deliver a turnkey cooling soution.

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Renowned for our expertise in temperature controlled storage, Star has enabled another leading distribution firm to cut annual energy costs by 40% at its facility in Wales.

Working with the company's technical staff, Star designed and installed an environmentally conscious refrigeration plant for a cold storage facility at the Newport, South Wales site. The ammonia system replaced an existing plant that operated on R22 - an ozone depleting refrigerant currently being phased out by EU legislation.

The global logistics specialist was looking for an energy efficient cooling system to serve a frozen food cold store. Star supplied a bespoke ammonia refrigeration plant for the cold store which houses six insulated chambers with fully automated doors and has a total volume of around 31,500 cubic metres.

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