Research & Development

Government regulations, corporate social responsibility, a fundamental desire to be more environmentally aware - all these factors mean our industry needs to embrace change. We have a dedicated R&D team who work in conjunction with other departments to develop cost effective and energy efficient approaches to engineering challenges. In particular, the R&D team works closely with our design and plant manufacturing departments. Current projects include the development of alternative refrigerants, tri-generation, increased efficiency under floor heating systems, adsorption water chilling and heating, cooling and refrigeration integration.

In the refrigeration sector, current initiatives include:

• CO₂ refrigeration

• Hydrocarbon refrigeration

• Ammonia refrigeration

• Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

In the retail sector, we have developed technology for both superstore and convenience store applications, allowing customers to run CO₂ plant in transcritical mode independent of ambient conditions. This allows high quality heat reclaim and optimum energy efficiency, depending on requirements. We have also developed a modular CO₂ pack system for retail applications.

Our Research & Development team can offer:

• Bespoke pack design

• Bespoke integrated services solutions

• CO₂ training

• System computer modelling

• Student secondment and sponsorship