Raley’s Supermarket Gets the GreenChill Gold Certification Again

November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Congratulations are in order for Raley's Supermarket as they have been awarded with a GreenChill gold-level award for being the latest supermarket who went green in their refrigeration technology.The GreenChill Gold certification is given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to honor the members of the supermarket industry who are keen in promoting green technologies in their premises.  This is an important award for those supermarkets who look for green ways of doing business like reducing refrigerant charges and other ozone depleting substances and greenhouse gases.EPA is aware that everybody needs a boost of encouragement to help members of the supermarket industry continue doing the right thing in helping protect the environment. So far, Raley's Supermarkets  have either received the gold or silver GreenChill certifications in their stores making them the leader in the supermarket industry in certified stores.Congratulation Raley's Supermarket for leading the … [Read more...]

CrossFire™ LED lighting system – 85% Savings in Energy Costs

November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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If you are in the commercial refrigeration industry and you have been wanting to chop off a big chunk of your energy cost expenses then the CrossFire™ LED lighting system is the best option for you.  Imagine saving about 85% of your energy cost by using the CrossFire™ LED lighting system - 85% that you could reinvest in other aspects of your refrigeration business.Money is not the only thing you will save with the CrossFire™ LED lighting system because it will also lessen, if not remove, the heat that is being added to your cold environment. This feature of the CrossFire™ will help increase the life of your compressor as it reduces its run times because of the heat reduction that the CrossFire™ gives.These positive points will make you save even more money because there will be lesser, if not no maintenance cost at all in your part,  and your initial investment in purchasing the CrossFire™ will be paid back in no time because of the huge savings it will give you … [Read more...]

CO2 – Good as a Refrigerent, Better For The Environment.

October 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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With all the environmental destruction that has been happening in every part of the world, everybody has become aware of how harmful the CFCs are in the earth's ozone layer.  Little by little it is wreaking havoc in our atmosphere and the future generations will be paying a high price for what the past generations have done to the environment.The sad thing is that scientists say that for every 1% drop in the ozone layer means a 2% increase in the UV-B, the kind of ultraviolet radiation that poses the greatest risk for living things on earth. Too much exposure to UV-B rays will dramatically decrease crops production and kill off the lowest organisms in the marine food chain. This is not only limited to the marine life because everybody and everything on earth is interdependent. If it affects the other living things on earth, this destruction will create a domino effect until it affects the human beings directly.Good thing that things are changing nowadays as CO2 is being used … [Read more...]

What is SEER Ratings and Why Does It Matter

August 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
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SEER stands for "Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. This is the way you can size up the energy efficiency of the air conditioning system. SEER ratings permit consumers to compare operating costs of various cooling systems and products.The higher your air conditioning's  SEER rating, the better it is because it simply means that your air conditioning system is very efficient which will translate to big savings as it doesn't need so much energy to cool your place down. Unfortunately the older your air conditioning system is, the lower its SEER rating is.  Normally, a good air conditioning system would give you a SEER rating of 10 but an older system will give you somewhere around half the rating of the newer system.It would be best to see your place's air conditioning system as well. Check out for air leakage, duct system and have your system checked for routine maintenance and other factors that would lead to over taxing your system.Aside from money you are going to save by … [Read more...]

Cleaner Air after 2010

August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Imagine breathing air as fresh as a flower on its first flush.  A flower with colors so bright and petals in lovely bloom. When 2010 comes, this picture in your mind will slowly become a reality.With everybody being aware of how critically damaged our environment has become, steps are being taken to ensure that further damage is arrested. There are a lot of public awareness programs that aim at educating the masses of how to better take care of the environment - the only world we've got. So by 2010 the production of R-22, the colorless and harmful gas used in many air-conditioner and refrigeration units, will be stopped. This single act will give our environment an opportunity to breathe in cleaner air by then.Although by the year 2010 there will still be refrigeration and air conditioning units that will still be using R-22 but the most important thing is that no new units using R-22 will be manufactured. Even after that, all cooling units still using R-22 will soon be phased … [Read more...]