Carrier: 'We’re ready to move into the market in China’

Carrier has completed 19 subcritical CO₂ cascade projects in China to date. It is now looking towards transcritical CO₂, heard participants at ATMOsphere China 2018.

After completing 19 subcritical CO₂ cascade projects in China to date, Carrier is now looking towards transcritical CO₂, heard participants at ATMOsphere China 2018.

Tian Jian, engineering director for Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Transicold, updated attendees on Carrier's progress with CO₂ installations in China as well as the company’s plans going forward at ATMOsphere China 2018.

"Carrier, as a leading player in transcritical CO₂ technology, is ready to move into the market in China," Jian told the audience during the event's Technology Leadership Round Table session.

Haier Carrier was a Platinum sponsor of the ATMOsphere China 2018 event. The company is a joint venture established between China-based Haier Group and US-based Carrier in 2001 and its main facility is in Qingdao.

The Qingdao facility manufactures Carrier's Hybrid CO₂OL (CO₂ cascade) as well as its CO₂OLtec (CO₂transcritical) refrigeration systems.

Jian stated that, "in China, we have installed 19 stores with cascade CO₂ systems to date. Most of our customers are supermarket retailers".

Though Jian acknowledged that China's warm climate presents challenges for CO₂ systems, he was confident in the progress Carrier has made with CO₂ technology research and development.

"Carrier will continue to improve the performance," he said. "Our technology has changed from cascade systems to full [transcritical] CO₂ applications. We focus on all formats and all climates."

The first ever ATMOsphere China conference on natural refrigerants took place in Beijing from 9-11 April.