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Agenda
Refrigerant Regulations
Energy Regulations
Why do we need to do
things differently?
What has changed?
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Why Invest in CO2 Refrigeration?
CFC = Chlorofluorocarbon
HCFC = Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HFC = Hydrofluorocarbons
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2015 Was Warmest Year Since 1880 USA
Today Article, 1/20/16
COP21 Meeting in
Paris, 12/2015
Nations agreed to limit
global temperature
increase to 2 C
Countries to update
pollution reduction
pledges by 2020
This means
reducing emissions
by 4070% by 2050
compared to 2010!
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Aggressive European Measures to
Reduce and Eliminate HFCs
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Global Warming Potential
R404A Equivalent Threshold Vs CO2
GWP of 3922
8oz of R404A =
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F-Gas Regulations - Europe
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Global Regulations
Confusing Time for End Users
Draft
September 2015
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Environment Canada Ruling Not
Finalized Pending Election
Canada & US Regulations Results October 19, 2015
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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EPAs Final Rule and DOE Energy
Regulation Timing
Remote Stand-alone
Super- Super- Remote
Phase-out Cond.
market market Cond. Unit MT <2,200 BTU/hr. and MT 2,200 BTU/hr. with or LT LT and MT
Refrigerant Unit not contain flooded evap. without flooded evap. New Retrofit
New Retrofit New
Retrofit New New
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% Efficiency
-35% -37%
20 -17%
-25%
0
Today 2017 Today 2017 Today 2019 2012 2013
Where We Are: Regulations & Refrigerants
Reach-In Ice Walk-In Supermarket
CA Title 24
DOE Energy
40
% Efficiency
-35% -37%
20 -17%
-25%
0
Today 2017 Today 2017 Today 2019 2012 2013
EPA Refrigerants
50%
% Market
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North America and India Proposals for
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
North America
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Environment Canada Ruling
Not Finalized Pending Election
Environment Canada Results October 19, 2015
Centralized Refrigeration
>1500 January 1 2019
Systems
Stand-Alone Commercial
>1000 January 1 2024
Refrigeration Systems
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Alternatives for Refrigeration Applications
A1 Non-Flammable A3 Flammable
B2L Toxic, Mildly Flam. Qualitative Not to Scale
Pressure A2L Mildly Flammable
or
Capacity CO2
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Natural Refrigerants Gaining Traction in North
American
Leading Edge Field Trials CO2 Installed Base
H-E-B IGA
Austin, TX Magog, QC
R290 Transcritical CO2
Micro-Distributed Booster
Sprouts
Dunwoody, GA
Transcritcal CO2
Metro
Booster Montreal, QC
Ammonia / CO2
Secondary
Albertsons
Carpinteria, CA
Ammonia/CO2 Hybrid Concordia
University, QC
CO2 Transcritical for
Walgreens Ice Rink
Evanston, IL
Net Zero Store,
Geothermal, CO2
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Over 6,500 CO2 Transcritical Stores Worldwide
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CO2 Transcritical Store North America
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Innovation in Refrigeration
Refrigeration Industry Economics Remain
Staggering
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Were Now Trying to Balance Four Variables
DOE Regulations Require % of Top 50 Retailers Testing
New System Designs Refrigerant Alternatives
100% 83%
80%
% Energy
-35% -37%
60%
-17%
40%
20%
6%
Now '17 Now '18 Now '20 0%
Reach-In Ice Walk-In 2010 2015
Component Electronics
Dwindling Workforce Impacting $K Are a Larger Spend
Maintenance Costs 250
Thousands of Techs
Emerson Confidential 24 24
Electronics and Data Analytics Growing in the
Cold Chain
Remote Building Management
Supervisory
Monitoring
Refrigeration
Controls
HVAC
Lighting
IT Systems
Assets and
Systems
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The Helix Innovation Center
at the University of Dayton, Ohio
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The Helix: A Different Way of Thinking
and a New Way to Collaborate
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The Helix Is Designed for Collaboration and
Teaming
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Commercial Kitchen at The Helix
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Supermarket/C-Store at The Helix
2,500 sq. ft. supermarket
and C-store module
Independent humidity and
temperature control
Remote condensing equipment
can be located in environment
chamber
Environment chamber
temperature control from
-25 F to 125 F; humidity
control from 2090%
Currently configured for
CO2 transcritical refrigeration
system
Refrigeration rack can be
used for HVAC, hot water,
snow melt features
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Innovation Is More Than a Building
The Helix Innovation Process
UNDERSTAND: Week 16
Problem Exploration and
Customer Value Parameters: 14 weeks
Analysis: 4 weeks
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Efficiency Must Drive Effectiveness
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Thank You!
Questions?
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