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German TV exposes illegal refrigerant trade
GERMANY: The continuing black market in illegal refrigerants In Europe has been exposed in a new documentary by the German independent broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW)….
UK moves to cut electricity price link to gas
UK: The UK government has taken a step towards breaking the link between gas and electricity prices in an effort to decarbonise the grid….
PHNIX produces R290 indoor monobloc heat pump
CHINA: Chinese heat pump manufacturer PHNIX has launched AirMono, an R290 indoor monobloc heat pump specifically engineered for the European market….
Daikin joins rare earth recycling scheme
JAPAN: Daikin has joined a collaboration to build Japan’s first circular scheme to recover and recycle rare earth magnets from the Japanese manufacturer’s commercial air conditioning compressors….
Project proves heat pumps can assist the grid
GERMANY: Viessmann, along with transmission system operators TenneT Germany and TransnetBW, claim to have demonstrated that heat pumps can help prevent grid congestion….
Firms knowingly breach the F-gas regulations
UK: A new report claims European companies are knowingly breaching the F-gas regulations by exceeding quota limits, falsifying invoices, mislabelling virgin refrigerants as reclaimed gases and evading VAT….
Hauser debuts magnetocaloric cabinet
GERMANY: Hauser has produced a prototype commercial refrigerated cabinet that, based on magnetocaloric technology, dispenses with conventional refrigerants….
Company boss pleads guilty to illegal HFC import
USA: The CEO of a Georgia-based HVAC company has pleaded guilty to illegally importing HFC refrigerants in contravention of the US AIM Act and the Clean Air Act….
US manufacturers face price-fixing lawsuit
USA: Leading US residential and commercial air conditioning manufacturers have been accused of price fixing and overcharging in a civil antitrust action….
Lower costs boost Euro heat pump sales
BELGIUM: Predictably, research by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has confirmed that heap pump sales increase when upfront purchase prices and running costs are reduced….