Fallout from Delay in New Refrigerator Standards (Aura discon't)

AURA vacuum panel insulation, reviewed in EBN

Vol. 4, No. 1, has been mothballed by manufacturer Owens Corning. A press release from the company blames a lack of interest from refrigerator manufacturers, after they succeeded in postponing new energy standards from 1998 to July 2001. The AURA panel was used in the freezer compartment of Whirlpool’s “Golden Carrot” prize-winning refrigerator. Some units made with the vacuum panel may still be on the market, but they are no longer being manufactured. Owens Corning anticipates renewed interest in the insulation as the new deadline approaches.