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In turn, propane is a 100%-natural cooling fluid that keeps the impact on global warming to a minimum and cuts the potential of ozone depletion. The new technology is intended to be installed in small- and medium-sized facilities, such as markets and supermarkets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe dairy display remains the same; what changes is the equipment in the engine room, which needs a lot less power. What makes our company stand out is that we always deliver more efficient systems,\u201d the manager said.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the new equipment favors the environmental and have a better performance and lower energy consumption. \u201cIt really helps in all respects, contributes to society and doesn\u2019t harm the environment at all, although the deploying cost is a little higher, but the power consumption is lower later,\u201d Cavagnoli explained.<\/p>\n
Lockdown<\/strong><\/p>\n The Plotter Racks representative reported that clients have been waiting for this launch, but the new coronavirus crisis has postponed projects. \u201cWe kept producing and installing the projects we had been hired for, but we are otherwise in standby. Our plant is sill working, we are still receiving order. As for the propane-based equipment, our clients are valuating, but it\u2019s a quite new project \u2013 they\u2019re assessing it; it usually takes some time to stick, I don\u2019t know whether this is caused by the crisis. But it\u2019s a shame this is happening now because we can\u2019t even take the clients to visit our plant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Brazilian Program<\/strong><\/p>\n HFCs are traditional refrigerant fluids that deplete the ozone layer and are largely used in commercial refrigeration equipment and air-conditioners. UNIDO reports that, according to the goals established by the Montreal protocol, the goal of the Brazilian program is eliminating these fluids from the industrial process in the refrigeration and air-conditioner sector in Brazil and substituting them for sustainable alternatives.<\/p>\n The Propane Chiller Project by UNIDO and Brazil\u2019s Ministry of the Environment gave technical and financial support to the development of the pilot equipment and the industrial conversion of Plotter Racks plant.<\/p>\n After the installation of an assembly line able to produce refrigeration equipment with R290 propane in 2019, Plotter Racks developed the first prototype of the equipment in early 2020. After successful tests, the company started producing the new refrigeration equipment.<\/p>\n \u201cThe new equipment developed by Plotter Racks in partnership with our project uses propane as a cooling fluid. Propane is a natural fluid cheaper than synthetic fluids currently used in this kind of equipment, which is a competitive edge for companies. The new technology also adds an environmentally highly positive factor: besides not harming the ozone layer, it has virtually zero global warming potential, which means it has no negative impact on the climate. It is especially beneficial for the supermarket sector, which has a high demand for refrigeration equipment, UNIDO national consultant S\u00e9rgia Oliveria was quoted as saying in a press release to ANBA.<\/p>\n UNIDO national refrigeration specialist Edgard Soares was quoted as saying that the new refrigeration equipment has both energy efficiency and low payback. \u201cA compact system that uses as little refrigerant fluid as possible was created, keeping an adequate refrigeration capacity. The innovative technology uses new components that will have increasingly lower production costs once it\u2019s produced in larger scale. It\u2019s an economically competitive and environmentally sustainable equipment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Brazilian Program for the Elimination of HCFC coordinated by the MMA and implemented by UNIDO integrates Brazil\u2019s actions in the industrial sector towards meeting the goals established together with Montreal Protocol. In force since January 1989, the protocol is designed to phase out the production and consumption of numerous ozone-depleting substances. Brazil joined the international treaty in June 1990.<\/p>\n Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n