The new technology will help supermarkets and retailers meet HFC phase-down requirements…

Heatcraft Refrigeration Products (Heatcraft), a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment and systems as part of Lennox International, is developing new walk-in unit coolers, condensing units and condensers for supermarkets and retailers that operate using Honeywell Solstice®L40X (R-455A).

Honeywell Solstice®L40X is a ready-now, low-global-warming-potential (GWP), energy-efficient hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-blend solution for commercial refrigeration applications. Its GWP below 150 allows retailers to remain compliant with hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phase-down requirements and contribute to sustainability goals. The solution has the highest capacity and largest charge size of any A2L refrigerant with a GWP of less than 150, allowing for a lower run time ratio and greater architecture flexibility, helping in driving down total cost of ownership.

Describing their activities, Bob Landi, Vice President and General Manager, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, said, “Our team at Heatcraft constantly works to develop the latest refrigeration equipment that offers the supermarkets and retailers we serve a way to advance their sustainability targets and save money. Trusted, low-GWP, energy-efficient refrigerants such as Honeywell Solstice® L40X is exactly the type of solution we look for when creating new technologies that meet our customer’s needs and regulatory requirements.”

Revealing their effort, Mike Sweeney, Platform Lead, Commercial Refrigeration, Honeywell Advanced Materials, said, “Honeywell has spent more than a decade developing our Solstice portfolio of low-GWP solutions to support refrigeration technologies, including our energy-efficient Solstice®L40X, which Heatcraft is now using in their latest equipment.”

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