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US air conditioning energy consumption to accelerate
USA: Energy use for residential and commercial air conditioning will increase more than any other end use through 2050, while space heating…
Flexibility bears fruit for Fujitsu
UK: A VRF heat pump air conditioning solution has been chosen in front of gas boilers for a new nightclub in Hull….
Marine engineering students trained on CO2 refrigeration
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has been involved in creating a CO2 refrigeration unit to train students at a marine and technical engineering…
Chiller using R1224yd in Japan’s new National Stadium
JAPAN: A centrifugal chiller using the little-known HCFO refrigerant R1224yd(Z) has been deployed in Japan’s new National Stadium in Tokyo….
Daikin CO2 Conveni-Pack uses new swing compressor
GERMANY: Daikin used last week’s Euroshop exhibition to present its recently announced Conveni-Pack commercial refrigeration system using CO2 refrigerant. …
Thermosyphon cooler saves over 2,5000,000l of water in 6 months
USA: A Johnson Controls BlueStream thermosyphon cooler is said to have saved 554,000 gallons (2,518,534 litres) of water in just six months at a supercomputer centre in New Mexico….
Daikin offers to hide your condensing unit
UK: Condensing units may not be a building’s most attractive feature, so one air conditioning manufacturer is now offering a “wrapping” service…
Toshiba UK’s Landmark VRF installation
UK: One of the largest installations of Toshiba’s VRF air conditioning is nearing completion at Landmark Manchester, a new 180,000ft² multi-storey Grade…
LG VRF transforms art-deco hotel
USA: Indoor comfort technologies from LG Electronics have helped transform a 1920s art-deco office building in Texas into a new luxury boutique…
Chemours’ R513A keeps ice hockey onside
USA: A Trane chiller using R134a has been converted to lower GWP refrigerant R513A at the Pepsi Center, home of Denver ice…