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<\/h3>\nEbrofr\u00edo is a family-run company, employing 30 people, specialising in the design, installation and maintenance of commercial and industrial refrigeration systems. It is a business that thrives on inno\u00advation and which offers advice to engineers on the impact of regulatory change in the refrigeration sector. \u00a0The company delivers customised installations and high performance maintenance contracts, offering system architecture that take advantage of the latest advances in materials technology, such as Solstice\u00ae N40<\/a>.In the case of the new 3,500 m2 Simply store in Zaragoza, which opened in December 2014, Ebrofr\u00edo designed both the Low Temperature (LT) and Medium Temperature (MT) systems, with Solstice\u00ae N40<\/a>\u00a0selected for the LT and R-134a used for the MT (Ebrofrio would likely use Honey\u00adwell\u2019s recently commercialised low GWP replacement for R-134a \u2013 Solstice\u00ae N13 (R-450A) \u2013 for future MT applications).<\/p>\n The underlying environmental benefits of the refrigeration system proposed by Ebrofr\u00edo aligned per\u00adfectly to the value proposition of Simply, which is founded on an end-to-end approach to sustainable business and incorporates goals covering energy efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. Indeed, more than 20 Simply stores already have LED lights on the sales floor as well as refrigeration system heat recovery for winter heating. The stores also target a 20% reduction in water consumption.<\/p>\n The Ebrofr\u00edo design took account of the entire system architecture \u2013 digital compressors, EC fans, doors, and, of course, refrigerant technol\u00adogy \u2013 in order to meet refrigeration performance standards while reducing both energy consump\u00adtion and CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Low Temperature (LT) \u201cwith doors\u201d design enables the system to work comfortably at -30\u00baC evaporation temperature (or even higher).<\/p>\n This, together with the low discharge tempera\u00adture of Solstice\u00ae N40<\/a>\u00a0when compared to other R-404A alternatives, leads Ebrofr\u00edo to predict problem-free operation in summer conditions.<\/p>\n \u2022 The central pack consists of four compressors in the Solstice\u00ae N40 LT system.<\/p>\n \u2022 Eliwell controls nowadays incorporate R-448A<\/a>. At the time of conversion, settings of R-404A were used, proving the suitability of R-404A for direct retrofitting.<\/p>\n During a regular site check four months after opening, the condensing temperature mid-point showed a 1-2\u00b0C difference vs the R-404A set\u00adting in the control, so very similar to R-404A.<\/p>\n \u2022 Charge: 135 kg of Solstice\u00ae N40 (R-448A)<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 The problem-free retrofit of Solstice\u00ae N40 as part of the design architecture ensures ease of working for maintenance technicians.<\/p>\n Ebrofr\u00edo is currently recording key performance data on system-critical parameters through the Coresense diagnostics tool from Copeland, including tracking energy consumption, in line with their determination to offer optimal solu\u00adtions to their customers.<\/p>\n Sector Perspective: Serving up Sustainable Refrigeration<\/p>\n Each year, the world uses more than 90 million tonnes of refrigerant, enough to keep food fresh in 240,000 supermarkets and to cool more than 300,000 commercial buildings.<\/p>\n Honeywell is committed to continuing to invest in the development and introduction of new products, to make it easier for commercial and industrial sectors to adopt and use alternatives to higher global warming potential refrigerants.<\/p>\n Solstice\u00ae N40<\/a>\u00a0is technology proven to deliver outstanding results across key metrics linked to energy efficiency, temperature, cost of oper\u00adation and overall Coefficient of Performance (COP).<\/p>\n Solstice\u00ae N40 is 100% non-ozone depleting, possesses low toxicity (ASHRAE class A) and is non-flammable at ambient temperature (ASHRAE class 1), which makes it significantly safer in use than alternatives such as hydrocar\u00adbons and ammonia.<\/p>\n Ebrofr\u00edo learned about Solstice\u00ae N40<\/a>\u00a0last year during a Honeywell and Friogas (Climalife) presentation.<\/p>\nImplementation: Contributing to a cleaner, lower carbon future<\/h3>\n
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