IIAR published a new guideline for estimating accidental refrigerant releases. This guideline was developed at the encouragement of the IIAR Government Affairs Committee, executed by the IIAR Research Committee and funded by the Natural Refrigerants Foundation.

The process safety management professional (PSMP) certificate program will allow those completing the program to demonstrate they have acquired the skills and knowledge required to successfully implement and continuously improve their process safety management (PSM) and risk management plan (RMP) programs.

Work produces heat, and excess heat is one of the biggest banes of industrial processes. To reduce heat in these facilities, protect equipment and improve productivity, facility managers resort to all sorts of cooling methods. One of these is evaporative cooling.

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm) acquired a cold-storage distribution facility in Recife, Brazil. This is the company's second investment in Brazil's northeast region.

Funding has been secured for the construction of Origo Cold Storage, a California-based 254,000 ft² cold-storage almond facility. Almonds are harvested within a three-month period and require storage until they are used by processors.

The newly opened Guangzhou Nansha International Logistics Center includes a 587,709 ft² cold-storage warehouse dedicated to refrigerated and frozen cargo, making it the largest of its kind in China. According to a report, the facility covers an area of approximately 2.2 million ft².

Many refrigerated facilities have equipment located at different elevations. As a result, inspection, testing and maintenance of elevated refrigeration equipment often requires working at height.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, chillers can be one of the largest energy users in facilities. This makes it even more critical to ensure the chiller is maintained correctly and operating efficiently.

Aurora Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, acquired Universal Pure Holdings LLC, an independent provider of high pressure processing (HPP) and related food safety and technical services for cold-chain-oriented human and pet food customers.

Tecogen Inc. announced a collaboration with GTI Energy for testing and validation of its Hybrid Drive technology. The project will demonstrate key performance indicators, such as capacity and efficiency, for the Hybrid Drive air-cooled (AC) chiller prototype under development at Tecogen.