Ongoing and evolving U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) regulations have created a complex landscape for supermarket owners. The pressure to reduce emissions and ...

The thermodynamic behavior of ammonia is very different from halogen refrigerants. When a refrigeration pump turns on, the ammonia temperature rapidly changes from 100°F to -70° or below. So ...

Ammonia, the first refrigerant to be used on a commercial scale, is experiencing something of a renaissance. Long relegated to large food warehouses and big industrial installations, ammonia is now ...

Star Refrigeration has launched a new subsidiary—Azane Inc—to manufacture its climate-friendly and high-performance low-charge ammonia freezers for the US market. Star Refrigeration, one of Europe’s ...

Companies operating ammonia refrigeration systems are easy targets for EPA under a number of environmental programs. Recent history suggests release reporting under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act ...

Over the course of 2017, U.S. EPA Region 1 has settled several significant enforcement matters arising under the risk management provisions of the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r). The risk management ...

EAST GRAND FORKS — Though there was pushback to a recommended installation of a new refrigeration system for the VFW Memorial Arena, it was ultimately approved during the East Grand Forks City Council ...