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Refrigeration’s star engineer Forbes Pearson dies
UK: Stephen Forbes Pearson, co-founder of Star Refrigeration and one of the world’s greatest refrigeration engineers, has died at the age of 92….
UK government delays CHMM scheme
UK: The UK government is proposing a year’s delay on the introduction of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, one of its key tools to support the rollout of heat pumps. …
Panasonic joins forces with controls firm Tado
GERMANY: Panasonic has joined forces with Tado, the Munich-based manufacturer of domestic thermostats and air conditioning controls to offer smart heat pump solutions to the European market….
Panasonic takes propane heat pumps to new level
ITALY: Panasonic has announced larger versions of its Aquarea T-CAP M Series propane heat pump for use in multi-family dwellings or commercial buildings….
EU parliament passes EPBD update
EUROPE: The European Parliament has voted in favour of the trilogue deal of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) which seeks to deliver a climate-neutral building stock by 2050….
Chemours execs violated code of ethics
USA: Chemours claims that the members of its senior management placed on administrative leave last week violated its code of ethics and displayed a “lack of transparency” to the company’s board….
HFC smuggler faces charges under US AIM Act
USA: A San Diego man has been arrested and charged with smuggling HFC refrigerants into the US from Mexico and selling them in contravention of the AIM Act….
UK adds 8,000 heat pump installers in 2023
UK: The number of qualified heat pump installers in the UK grew by nearly 8,000 last year, a 166% increase on 2022….
Chemours places CEO on administrative leave
USA: Chemours has placed its president and CEO Mark Newman, CFO Jonathan Lock and principal accounting officer Camela Wisel on administrative leave pending the completion of an internal review….
European heat pump sales down 5% in 2023
EUROPE: After a decade of increases, heat pump sales in Europe fell by around 5% in 2023 – and market analysts are expecting this downward trend to continue this year….