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EU Project Tests New Technology to Power Refrigerated Trucks

Designed as a cost-competitive alternative to standard air-conditioning

Aug 8, 2013

A project in the EU is testing “waste heat” to power refrigerated trucks instead of conventional cooling systems. To read more, click HERE.

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