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Greece imposes €2.9m fine on illegal HFC shipment
GREECE: Greek customs authorities claim to have imposed a fine of €2.9m following the seizure of 8.2 tonnes of illegal HFC refrigerant at the port of Thessaloniki….
Heat pumps in Germany twice the cost of UK
GERMANY: The cost of buying and installing a heat pump in Germany is sometimes almost twice as high as in the UK, a new report reveals….
Daikin keeps cool at Norway’s largest data centre
NORWAY: Daikin has supplied 71 EWFH-TZ D air-cooled free-cooling chillers, 330 fan array units, and eight control systems for Norway’s largest data centre in Hamar. …
Incorrect pressure testing caused heat pump explosion
POLAND: Investigators looking into the fatal domestic heat pump explosion in Chrząstowice in August, have revealed that the cause was the failure to use a non-reactive gas during pressure testing….
Kelvion accused of “betrayal” as Fareham plant closes
UK: The Unite union has accused Kelvion of a betrayal of its UK workers after the German heat exchanger manufacturer ceased production at its Fareham factory last week….
CCC backs alignment with Euro F-gas regs
UK: The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has advised that the UK government should consider regulatory alignment with the EU in its efforts to replace F-gases with lower-emission alternatives….
Midea merges Clivet and Arbonia businesses
ITALY/SWITZERLAND: Midea has created a new company, MBT Climate, through the merger of its Italian Clivet air conditioning business and the newly acquired climate division of Arbonia….
Significant price rise for higher GWP refrigerants
EUROPE: Significant price increases of around 20% were witnessed in high GWP refrigerants in the final quarter of 2024, compared to 2023….
Sweet success for GEA pentane heat pump
GERMANY: GEA has installed a new high-temperature heat pump using pentane refrigerant (R601) for a Belgian sugar producer….
European heat pump sales down 23% in 2024
BELGIUM: The European heat pump sector has declared itself down but far from out after sales figures show an average 23% drop in 2024….