News, Updates & Highlights

Follow the latest trends in refrigeration, regulatory changes and updates from our centre.

Wymogi dotyczące ekoprojektu dla agregatów wody lodowej i badania ziębiarek cieczy zgodnie z normą P
Refrigeration testing+1
29 Dec 2021
6 min read

Ecodesign requirements for chillers and liquid chiller testing according to PN-EN 14511

Ecodesign requirements aim to harmonise energy-consumption rules across the Union for many types of equipment – including liquid chillers – and thereby contribute to better functioning of the internal market and to improved environmental performance of these products.

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Certyfikacja instalatorów OZE fotowoltaiki i pomp ciepła
Certification+2
19 Dec 2021
8 min read

Certification of RES installers for photovoltaics and heat pumps

The photovoltaic market in Poland is currently developing very dynamically. Taking into account statistical data from across Europe, Poland ranks first in terms of the growth rate of the photovoltaic market over the past five years. According to Polish Power System (PSE) data, installed PV capacity in 2020 increased by 200% compared with the previous year and amounted to 3,935.74 MW.

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Wymagania dotyczące etykiet energetycznych mebli – badanie mebli chłodniczych w COCH w Krakowie
Refrigeration testing+1
2 Dec 2021
7 min read

Energy labelling requirements for furniture – refrigerated furniture testing at COCH in Kraków

Refrigerated furniture is widely used for the sale and display of food in all types of food retail outlets, and the range of applications continues to grow. Rising ecological and economic requirements, tightening regulations, and strong international and domestic competition are driving interest in testing this equipment to meet energy labelling requirements for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function.

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Przewóz szczepionek - chłodnictwo
Services
31 Mar 2021
9 min read

Selected issues concerning the transport of medicines and vaccines

The Minister of Health regulation on Good Distribution Practice for medicinal products requires, among other things, temperature mapping of the cargo space of vehicles intended for their transport.

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KEYMARK dla pomp ciepła - nowe uprawnienia COCH
Certification+2
14 Dec 2020
1 min read

The user wants a professional English translation of a Polish title for a refrigeration/HVAC company blog. The title is "KEYMARK dla pomp ciepła - nowe uprawnienia COCH". Let me break this down: - KEYMARK - this is a European certification mark for heat pumps (stays the same) - dla pomp ciepła - for heat pumps - nowe uprawnienia - new authorizations/qualifications/certifications/credentials - COCH - this is likely "Centralny Ośrodek Certyfikacji" (Central Certification Body) or similar Polish c

The user wants a Polish excerpt translated to professional English for a refrigeration/HVAC company blog. Constraint 1: Max 200 characters. Constraint 2: Return ONLY the translated text. Source text: "Miło nam poinformować, iż Centralny Ośrodek Chłodnictwa COCH w Krakowie uzyskał uprawnienia do nadawania znaku KEYMARK dla pomp ciepła. Nasze Laboratorium badawcze oraz niezależna Jednostka kontrolująca i certyfikująca posiadają możliwość wykonania niezbędnych badań, jak i weryfikacji, nadania zna

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Kontrola szczelności i urządzenia pomiarowe w chłodnictwie
Services
26 Nov 2020
8 min read

Leak checks and measuring instruments in refrigeration

Standard requirements for leak checks of stationary refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases were set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/2007 of 19 December 2007.

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Badania wentylatorów – wyznaczanie parametrów pracy
Technology review+1
13 Sep 2020
3 min read

Fan testing – determining operating parameters

Fans are turbomachines used to move vapours and gases. They are widely used in air-conditioning, refrigeration, dust extraction, drying and many other installations. Correct fan selection and assessment of proper operation require knowledge of the fan characteristic.

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Certyfikacja OZE w zakresie paneli fotowoltaicznych
Certification+1
1 Aug 2020
6 min read

RES certification for photovoltaic panels

Growing environmental awareness means we increasingly choose eco-friendly solutions. The “eco trend” has reached almost every industry sector, as well as private individuals. Manufacturers of photovoltaic panels and related equipment compete to present improvements that generate electricity from the sun more efficiently.

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Wywiad z Bogdanem Szczepańskim Dyrektorem ds. Naukowo-Badawczych Centralny Ośrodek Chłodnictwa „COCH
Certification+2
27 Sep 2019
5 min read

The user wants a professional English translation of a Polish title for a refrigeration/HVAC company blog. The title is: "Wywiad z Bogdanem Szczepańskim Dyrektorem ds. Naukowo-Badawczych Centralny Ośrodek Chłodnictwa „COCH” w Krakowie Sp. z o. o." Let me break this down: - "Wywiad z" = "Interview with" - "Bogdanem Szczepańskim" = "Bogdan Szczepański" (name stays the same) - "Dyrektorem ds. Naukowo-Badawczych" = "Director of Research and Development" or "Director of Scientific Research" - "ds."

Interview with Bogdan Szczepański, Director for Research and Development at COCH Kraków – on the essentials of running a testing and certification organisation.

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