For its new 22,000m2 (236,806ft2) store in Johannesburg, South Africa, retail/wholesale outlet Evergreens has installed the largest transcritical CO2 installation in the South African commercial sector – and one of the largest commercial systems in the world. The system, custom-designed, built and installed by South Africa-based OEM CRS (a subsidiary of holding company Sphere), has a refrigeration capacity of 1.9MW (540TR) serving 167 loads, says CRS.
The new store opened in August. Evergreens’ other store, in Pretoria, employs an HFC-based refrigeration system.
CRS, the primary supplier of CO2 systems in South Africa, has installed more than 100 transcritical CO2 systems in the country (and beyond). Evergreens, however, is its largest commercial installation to date with a capacity more akin to an industrial system.
