News Headlines
6th July 2026
Solstice to buy specialty chemical firm Element Solutions
UK: Refrigerant manufacturer Solstice has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Florida-based specialty chemical manufacturer and supplier Element Solutions Inc in a deal valued at approximately $14.5bn.
4th July 2026
ETS funds major EU heat pump projects
EUROPE: Heat pump projects in Czechia and Croatia are among 51 energy-related projects to benefit from €2.5bn of total funding from the European Commission and…
1st July 2026
Reclaimed R404A sees further price increases
EUROPE: The purchase price of reclaimed R404A in Europe showed further increases in the first quarter of this year, according to latest figures from the European Commission.
6th July 2026
Solstice to buy specialty chemical firm Element Solutions
UK: Refrigerant manufacturer Solstice has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Florida-based specialty chemical manufacturer and supplier Element Solutions Inc in a deal valued at approximately $14.5bn.
5th July 2026
NVIDIA raises data centre cooling to 45ºC
USA: In what is being dubbed one of the biggest efficiency leaps in data center history, US technology company NVIDIA is employing liquid cooling at up to 45ºC.
4th July 2026
ETS funds major EU heat pump projects
EUROPE: Heat pump projects in Czechia and Croatia are among 51 energy-related projects to benefit from €2.5bn of total funding from the European Commission and…
6th July 2026
CIBSE updates TM59 overheating risk
UK: CIBSE has updated TM59 with revised guidance for assessing and mitigating overheating risk in new homes and major residential refurbishments.
6th July 2026
EIA calls for national cooling plan
UK: During the UK’s latest record-breaking heatwave, the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called on the government to adopt a national cooling action plan.
3rd July 2026
Instantor R-Press fittings available through RSL
UK: Instantor’s R-Press compression fittings are now available through branches of RSL Group Wholesalers.
5th July 2026
Integrated heat pump AHU module with R290 and R454C options
SWEDEN: IV Produkt has launched cooling and heat pump modules, compatible with both R290 and R454C refrigerants, for integration in its Envistar series of AHUs.
28th June 2026
Carrier USX Edge chiller for data centres
JAPAN: Carrier Japan has begun sales of a data centre specification version of its modular air-cooled Universal Smart X (USX) Edge chiller.
18th June 2026
Trane R290 deep-freeze chiller
BELGIUM: The Aries N Deep Freezing (ASN DF) R290 packaged screw compressor chiller from Trane is designed to deliver leaving fluid temperatures down to -30°C.
3rd July 2026
Food charity receives free hot water
UK: London food distribution charity Felix is using Beijer Ref’s SEC200 heat recovery technology to help deliver hot water with almost zero energy consumption.
29th June 2026
Bringing ink-based technology to thermoelectrics
USA: A recent study by University of Notre Dame researchers claims to have developed an ink-based printing technology to create low-cost and high-performance thermoelectric materials and devices.
24th June 2026
Employing liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source
JAPAN: A new heat exchange technology that employs liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment is being trialled in Japan.
3rd May 2026
Skills gap: the answer’s already on the van
Will Overton, director of Vectis Refrigeration and founder of the Wisdom Group FM, argues that the skills gap in refrigeration and HVAC is not a training problem: it is a knowledge capture problem.
14th December 2025
When glycol loops go bad
David McKune, corporate account manager of Ecolab EU, a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, discusses the hidden risks of ignoring coolant health in AI-era data centres.
2nd November 2025
Who really owns the S&M data?
Digital job systems and client portals have transformed service and maintenance efficiency, but they have also blurred the line between compliance reporting and intellectual property.
25th June 2026
Daikin first to C&G Assured status
UK: Daikin claims to be the first HVAC manufacturer to have achieved City & Guilds Assured status with its Altherma heat pump training courses.
16th June 2026
Adaptation 2027 call for abstracts
UK: The organiser of Adaptation 2027, the 2nd IIR International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures, has issued a call for papers.
1st June 2026
Panasonic trainees offered 20% discount on Testo tools
UK: Those who participate in Panasonic UK’s in-person HVAC training courses can now claim a 20% discount on Testo tools.