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US governor makes HEPA filters mandatory in malls
USA: New York governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that high efficiency filters will need to be fitted in shopping mall air conditioning…
Aerofoil Energy gifts energy saving technology to supermarkets
UK: Aerofoil Energy, the company behind the energy-saving aerofoil shelf strip adopted by most UK supermarkets, is to provide free access to…
Illegal imports a third of the European F-gas quota
BELGIUM: The refrigerant manufacturers estimate that the illegal trade in HFC refrigerants in 2018 could have been as high as 34MtCO2e, or…
Obsolete and inefficient R22 air conditioners being dumped in Africa
USA: A new report claims that obsolete and inefficient room air conditioners, many containing ozone-depleting R22, are being dumped in Africa. …
September’s MCE 2020 is now cancelled
ITALY: The European air conditioning, refrigeration and heating exhibition Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE 2020), previously rescheduled to take place in September, has…
Split air conditioner dismantled at 200km/h
USA: A team of professional skydivers have dismantled a Midea air conditioning unit whilst in free-fall from 4,500m….
Greek police seize 3.5 tonnes of illegal refrigerant
GREECE: The Greek police have intercepted a truck carrying nearly 3.5 tonnes of illegal refrigerant, including the banned HCFC R22….
German law will combat illegal F-gas trade
GERMANY: The German environment ministry has issued a draft law which seeks to disrupt the illegal trade in HFC refrigerants by ensuring…
Advisor to Danish PM to join Danfoss
DENMARK: Martin Rossen, a special advisor to Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, is to join Danfoss on November 1 as senior…
Report claims low risk for flammable refrigerants
BELGIUM: A risk assessment by the EU-funded Life Front project has concluded that refrigeration and heat pump equipment using hydrocarbon refrigerants have…