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PYROGENESIS CANADA INC. and its Steam Plasma Arc Refrigerant Cracking System (SPARC) has been acquired as the core technol- ogy for New Zealand’s national hazardous refrigerant collection and destruction facility run by Cool Safe.
The New Zealand government established Cool-Safe, which is a product stewardship organi- sation (PSO), in 1993.
It is mandated to play a significant role in New Zealand’s goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 35 per cent by 2035.
CEO and chair of PyroGenesis, Peter Pascali, said the nine companies within the Cool-Safe organisation are significant players in their own
ABOVE: CEO and chair of PyroGenesis, Peter Pascali.
right and include four that are large publicly traded multi-nationals and six that are 50+ years old.
In addition to the nine large materials/ chemical companies and distributors that are central to the Cool-Safe organisation, the ini- tiative serves all commercial businesses across New Zealand by way of a buy-back program which commenced in October of 2022.
This program rewards companies who deposit their end-of-life refrigerants and refrig- erant-based mechanicals at a Cool-Safe collec- tion site. Previously end of life refrigerants were sent to Australia for destruction.
“With the shift from voluntary to regulated handling of these waste streams, scheduled for 2024, combined with the relaunch and marketing of the Cool-Safe initiative, the col- lection and safe disposal of hazardous refrig- erants in New Zealand, will continue to grow,” Pascali said.
PyroGenesis has been contracted to design and build the SPARC refrigerant waste destruc- tion system, and will also supervise and support contractors in the system installation within a new facility being built by the Cool-Safe organisation.
The project has an approximate production- to-delivery timeline of 18 months.This first system is contracted at approximately $6 mil- lion, not including ongoing after-sales support of an indeterminate amount.
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Refrigerant destruction facility for New Zealand
Nidec president, Guilherme Almeida.
New president at Nidec
NIDEC GLOBAL APPLIANCE has appointed Guilherme Almeida as the new president of its worldwide operations.
With 11,000 employees across nine coun- tries, the company produces and commer- cialises Embraco refrigeration solutions and Nidec motors for washing machines, dryers and dishwashers.
Guilherme Almeida is an engineer who began his career at Embraco (acquired by Nidec Corporation in 2019) as an intern in the research & development department.
Since then, he has increased his responsi- bilities within the business working across a wide range of areas. He moved into the role of deputy president in April 2022.
“I'm honoured to be appointed to this role in the company to which I have been dedicating my career for the last 16 years. I’m fully commit- ted and excited to lead our team to continue building the Nidec success story,” he said. ✺
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