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USA a step closer to HFC phase down
USA: The USA moved a step closer to implementing an HFC phase down following a Senate committee agreement on a revised amendment…
Carel revenues down just 3.6% in first six months
ITALY: The ability to replicate production processes in its different plants across the world has enabled Carel to minimise the financial impact…
Refrigeration developments help save energy
GERMANY: A new report reveals that despite large increases in the deployment of refrigeration technology in Germany in recent years, energy demand…
Air conditioning engineer’s car explodes
CHINA: A video has been published supposedly showing a car carrying refrigerant cylinders exploding when driving along a road in eastern China….
Calls for illegal HFC crackdown in F-gas review
UK: Refrigerant suppler A-Gas is amongst a number of companies calling for stronger enforcement and dissuasive penalties to stop the illegal trade…
Nordic countries exclude HFCs from public procurement
DENMARK: The Nordic Council of Ministers has released new public procurement guidelines which exclude HFC refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning, where alternative…
Lidl fined under F-gas leak check rules
CZECH REPUBLIC: German supermarket Lidl has been fined CZK240,000 (€9,200) in the Czech Republic for breaches of leak checking requirements under the…
New refrigerant system could cut data centre cooling costs
JAPAN: Two leading Japanese corporations claim to have developed a data centre cooling system, using a new HFO refrigerant, that could cut…
AHR Expo organiser considers postponement
USA: The organiser of the AHR Expo, scheduled to take place in January in Chicago, is considering delaying the event until March…
Samsung joins Carrier Alliance
USA: Samsung Electronics has signed a strategic long-term agreement with Carrier Global Corporation to supply compressors and inverter technologies for use across…