Our patented PermaFrost NMR® products are installed in thousands of locations worldwide. Our track record of innovation and success help our customers lead the world in sustainability. Powertron Global’s products are scientifically proven, have long term customer-history and are verified by third parties. Our PermaFrost NMR® product line is the worlds leading energy conservation measure (ECM).
Andrews Air Force Base / Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base treated a number of buildings (multiple DX units) with PermaFrost NMR and monitored the effects over a 6-month period. Total energy consumption for the sites was reduced 12.5%.
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British Airports Authority / Glasgow, UK.
An independent analysis by Business Edge Ltd. was performed on a Carrier 30GF145A1927EE Water Chiller manufactured in 1990 for Glasgow Airport. The unit was equipped with R-22 refrigerant. The final results showed an average COP improvement of 9.52%.
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Cadbury / Dublin, Ireland
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a Bitzer open drive semi hermetic water-cooled skid DX refrigeration system. In the case of Cadbury the unit’s cooling capacity increased by approximately 12.40% and COP increased to 11.56%.
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Bell Foods / Harahan, LA
The implementation of PermaFrost NMR® was performed at the Bell Foods Cold Food Storage Facility in Harahan, LA. Product was installed in Freezer, Cooler and A/C units manufactured by Hussman/Krack, 7 units total. All units were equipped with R-22 and R-404 refrigerants. The average savings
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Eckerd College / Bard AC Unit Service Call / FL
On the Bard AC unit that was serviced, there was excessive discharge pressure as a result of refrigerant oil that had become stacked in the interior of the condenser coil. This reduced the ability of the condenser to convert hot refrigerant gas into a sub-cooled liquid. Initial temperature s
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Mervyns, Mesa, AZ
The measurement and performance data for 9 Rooftop AC units (6 - 40 tons in size) at Mervyn’s, in Mesa, AZ showed a 9.4% decline in metered energy usage post-PermaFrost NMR®. The Micro Air computer-generated energy calculations program based on ASHRAE & ARI industry standards was util
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Hysan Properties / Hong Kong
Hysan Properties of Hong Kong installed PermaFrost NMR® in a Carrier Model 30HS100 Water Chiller (screw compressor). The cooling capacity improved by 17.8% and the COP increased by 24.2%.
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Pizza Hut of MD, Inc.
Five pieces of equipment were installed which included a walk-in freezer, walk-in refrigerator, kitchen HVAC, reach-in refrigerator and dining room HVAC. A P.E. firm installed energy monitoring devices installed prior to the PermaFrost NMR installation to track efficiency improvements on all
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Superquinn Supermarkets / Dublin, Ireland
The equipment treated was a Refrigeration 8 compressor pack (HT Application). In the case of Superquinn the unit’s cooling capacity increased by an average of 10% and the COP improved 16%. Additionally, Superquinn can expect a reduction in on-going maintenance and expected equipment life
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McCormick (Spice) & Company / Maryland
McCormick (Spice) & Company in Maryland installed PermaFrost NMR in a 50-ton Trane SWUA-5004 water-cooled packaged unit, using R22 refrigerant, that serves the 4th floor of the facility. Total system efficiency restored was 32.3%, while the EER rating of the unit rose by 39.9%. These eff
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Catholic Health Initiatives / Data Center / Denver, CO
Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver, CO installed PermaFrost NMR® DX Mineral blend in a 7.5-ton Trane TWE090A300 split system which provides cooling for a power generator room. This unit was was manufactured in 2003 and is equipped with R-22 refrigerant. Total system efficiency restored w
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Bristol-Myers Squibb / Wallingford, CT
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a York YKJH 1279-ton water-cooled chiller (R-134) owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb located in Wallingford, CT. The BMS chiller showed a 6.0% reduction in kW, a 20.8% reduction in kW/ton and a 26.2% improvement in COP.
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Laureate International Universities / Maryland
The equipment treated was a 30-ton Carrier Rooftop Package Unit and a Carrier 20-ton RTU operating with VAV systems. The units are equipped with R-22. The two RTU’s treated showed significant improvements in cooling capacity with an energy savings of 18.7% was realized for the period.
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Whitney National Bank - 5 States - 110 Locations
The portfolio analysis on the installation of Permafrost NMR was in 110 bank locations in Southeastern US. A total of 2,828,602 kWh were saved in 2007 with estimated savings of $325,000. Whitney National Bank also recorded a 22% decrease in maintenance costs for 2007.
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Glanbia-Rosderra Plant-Irish Meats
A 10 HP Prestcold Condensing Unit with dual discharge evaporators that services a food prep room was installed with PermaFrost NMR Mineral blend. The unit’s cooling capacity increased by 8%. This coupled with the noted improvement of 10% in COP, will allow the unit to reach set temperatu
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Ducab / 80-Ton Chiller Unit / U.A.E.
PermaFrost NMR® Chiller mineral oil blend was installed on a 5 year SKM 80 Ton Process Chiller at the Ducab PVC Plant in Dubai. The installation of PermaFrost NMR® led to an overall increase of 19% in COP with a reduction of 25% in kW. The system showed significant increases in system ef
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Odyssey Real Estate / Two Rooftop Packaged Units in Las Vegas Office Park
OdysseyReal Estate Capital installed two 5-ton Trane YSC060A1RHA (R-22) packaged rooftop units that support the facility. The units were manufactured in 2004 and are equipped with R-22. The units showed an average improvement in system efficiency of 11.1% and 29.7% improvement in EER.
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Irish Tax & Customs Revenue 2
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a Mitsubishi Mr Slim - 6 HP split air conditioning unit. This unit is used to cool a data storage room. In the case of the Revenue Commissioner’s office the unit’s COP increased by 9.2%.
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Chase Bank / NYC
Chase Bank in NY installed PermaFrost NMR® in a 50-ton Seasons-4 packaged DX unit (2000) and a Carrier 12.5-ton packaged DX (2009) in two different locations. Average percentage improvement of thermal exchange (BTU) was 17%.
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Austin Community College / Austin, TX
Austin Community College installed PermaFrost NMR® on a rooftop DX unit air conditioning system. The net reduction in energy consumption was 26.34% for the period. These results were gathered and verified by a P.E. with a third party engineering firm.
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Andrews Air Force Base Data Center Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRAC)
Andrews Air Force Base in MD installed PermaFrost NMR® into two 10-ton Liebert Model VS035AGA0E CRAC units (2007) equipped with R-22 refrigerant. These units service the Defense Information Systems Agency Data Control Center. The efficiency improvements averaged 15.9% along with an EER
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Baylor University
The unit treated was a 15-ton Trane DX system used to cool a data center. This is a two-stage system with two 7.5-ton compressors. The system is set on a humidistat and runs continuously. The unit is running 17% less in stage two which use significantly less power while only running in stage
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Sahara Tower / Dubai, U.A.E.
Sahara Tower Building 1 in Dubai installed PermaFrost NMR® on a 3 ton Rheem DX Split unit (less than 3 years old) air-conditioning system. The unit’s cooling capacity increased by 15% and showed an improvement of 13% in COP.
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Broken Hill Hospital / Australia
Broken Hill Base Hospital and Honeywell in Australia installed PermaFrost NMR® in a Carrier screw, water-cooled chiller model number 30HVC106RY. The unit is equipped with R-134A refrigerant. The cooling capacity increased by 35% and the COP increased by 13%.
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NSF Laboratory / U.S.
NSF International certifies products and writing standards for food, water and consumer goods. In a lab, PermaFrost NMR® was evaluated on a Manitowac GR0150 ice machine. The ice cycle time on the ice machine decreased from 20 minutes to 13 minutes. A 25% reduction in ice production time was
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Eckerd College / Air-Cooled Chiller / St.Petersburg, FL
PermaFrost NMR® Chiller product was installed in an underperforming 6 year old York YCAS 250 ton air-cooled screw chiller equipped with R-22 refrigerant. This unit services 13 buildings all which are a part of the same water loop. The Armacost York chiller use to require both of i
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Retrospective Performance and Safety Analysis
This case study involves 3 residential DX units that are 17 years old. The three units are manufactured by Rheem and are rated for 12 RLA. These units were treated with PermaFrost NMR® in 2002. The amp draw readings for this report were taken in the fall of 2009 by a licensed HVAC service t
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Tsingtao-Asahi Brewery / China
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in Chiller No. 4 at Tsingtao-Asahi Brewery Factory in Shenzhen, China. An improvement of 8.3% in COP and 8.5% in cooling capacity was achieved after the treatment of PermaFrost NMR®.
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USNS Benavidez / Corpus Christi, TX
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a in York Codepak Model YKM2M2G4-CBS centrifugal chiller on the USNS Benavidez. The unit is rated at 330-tons and is equipped with R-134 refrigerant. The improved efficiency at the unit was 9.4% with and additional 3.8% increase in capacity. These results ar
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University of Sharjah 2 / U.A.E.
PermaFrost NMR® was installed on a 4 year old SKM 10 ton packaged air-conditioning unit. The unit’s cooling capacity increased by 15% and a overall increase of 10% in COP. PermaFrost NMR® has proved to be an excellent ECM addition to the University's long-term sustainability efforts.
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SWAN Tafe / Australia
This implementation of PermaFrost NMR® was performed on a Trane CGAB080S reciprocating chiller equipped with R-22 refrigerant. Efficiencies carried out on this chiller indicated an improvement in the cooling capacity of 6.32% and an overall increase in COP of 12.57%.
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Hobsons Bay City Council / Altona Library / Australia
A packaged DX unit equipped with R-22 was installed. There was an improvement in performance of 15.5% after treatment with PermaFrost NMR®. The increase in cooling capacity and system performance will result in the compressor using less energy to achieve the same cooling effect on the chill
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St John Properties / Maryland
The average run-time reduction for this pilot is 25.5%, which is a direct energy savings at the unit while doing the same amount of work maintaining the indoor temperature settings.
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Thiess Services / Dubai, U.A.E.
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a Westinghouse 2 year old 1.5-ton split unit. The unit’s cooling capacity increased by 8% and run-time energy consumption decreased by 4%. The COP increased by an overall 12% which is due to PermaFrost NMR® effectively restoring the lost efficiency of the
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Irish Tax & Customs Revenue 1
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a Mitsubishi Mr Slim - 6 HP split air conditioning unit. This unit is used to cool a data storage room. In the case of the Revenue Commissioner’s office the unit’s cooling capacity increased by approximately 8%.
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USA Medical Center / Mobile, AL
Seven units were treated in 4 different buildings. Three Nordyne units (JS5BD) ranging from 3-4 tons, three 10 ton Trane units (TTA120) and one Carrier 20 ton unit (38AH-24). An average energy savings of 10.4% were realized for this multi-unit installation.
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El Machetazo / Panama
El Machetazo is a Panamanian based supermarket chain installed PermaFrost NMR in two York 200 ton water-cooled chillers model number YSCBCBSI-CGC. The installation yielded a savings of 10.9%.
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Major U.S. Communications Company / Data Center Chiller
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a Carrier 19XR5555 Evergreen 510-ton Centrifugal Chiller (R-134) supporting a mission-critical data center for a Major U.S. Communications Company. A restoration in efficiency of 7.6% in kW/ton an 8.2% improvement in COP were realized for the client. The int
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City of Tea Tree Gully / Australia
The City Council of Tea Tree installed PermaFrost NMR® in a Trane DX unit resulting in an 18% reduction in energy per day.
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Southern Surgical Hospital / Slidell, LA
Southern Surgical Hospital installed PermaFrost NMR® chiller blend in two York YCAL0134EC46XCADBT air-cooled chillers with refrigerant type R-22. The reduction in kWh used was 10.3% for the year.
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Bemis Process Chiller / Batavia, IL
The Beamis-Curwood Facility in Illinois installed PermaFrost NMR into a 210-ton Carrier AquaSnap Air-cooled Chiller (2005) equipped with R-410 refrigerant. The chiller is a process chiller and is under year around demand. There was an improvement (restored) of 23.8% in kw/ton with a 22% impr
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Andrews Air Force Base - Main Chiller Plant
Andrews AirForce Base in MD installed PermaFrost NMR® in a Trane 170-ton Model CHVE020R00 water-cooled chiller using R134A refrigerant serving the 89th Airlift Support Group, Air Mobility Command. Following treatment with PermaFrost NMR® the chiller showed a restoration of 20% in kw/ton an
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Lifestyle Family Fitness 35 Locations
LifeStyle Family Fitness installed PermaFrost NMR in all of their Florida locations with a 15% savings in energy. This success led to other locations in the portfolio in North Carolina and Ohio being installed with PermaFrost NMR.
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M/V Bold Endurance
PermaFrost NMR® was installed on a 30 year old, 45 ton DX unit aboard the vessel “Bold Endurance”. Post installation of PermaFrost NMR®, resulted in an approximate 15% efficiency improvement.
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Dunkin’ Donuts - 2 locations / Michigan
The three units installed with Permafrost NMR were all Carrier (models 48HJ, 48TF, 48HU) packaged rooftop units using R-22 refrigerant. The units averaged manufacture date of 2003. Average total system efficiency restored across all three units was 21.8%, while the average EER across the uni
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Tender Meats / Dublin, Ireland
PermaFrost NMR® was installed in a low temperature refrigeration system (Copeland Compressor R-22). Cooling capacity increased by 11.7%. This coupled with the noted improvement of 11.3% in COP will allow the unit to reach set temperatures faster. The system is now running approximately 11%
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Morgan-Stanley / NYC
Morgan Stanley in NYC treated a 1990 Trane 25-ton DX unit. Percentage improvement of thermal exchange (BTU) was 92% as in this case this was a severely under-performing unit.
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AMP/Henderson Global Investors / Parabanks Shopping Center
In Salisbury, South Australia, PermaFrost NMR® Chiller was installed in a Carrier 5H66 Reciprocating Compressor (air-cooled chiller) charged with R-22. The implementation carried out on this chiller indicated an overall improvement in the cooling capacity of 24.1% and system performance of
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Midtown Athletic Club / Atlanta, GA
The installation of PermaFrost NMR® in a selection of units at the Midtown Athletic Club provided a great example of the direct benefits associated with the use of Powertron Global ECM, PermaFrost NMR®. A total of 323 tons of HVAC were treated. These units were all equipped with R-22. Thes
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Guinness / Dublin, Ireland
The equipment installed with PermaFrost NMR® was a 1.5 HP Refrigeration Unit in the Beer Cold Room, a Lunite Hermetique Condensing Unit and a Friga Bohn Evaporating Unit. The system showed significant increases in compressor efficiency of 8.9%, COP 13.3% and cooling capacity of 13.9%.
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