News Headlines
News Headlines Category
Mike Creamer voted IoR president-elect
UK: Mike Creamer, MD and founder of Business Edge, has been elected president-elect of the Institute of Refrigeration….
Refrigerant black market costs Chemours $125m
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours estimates that illegal HFC imports into Europe has cost the company up to $125m in sales this year….
Illegal imports continue to impact HFC sales
USA: Illegal imports of HFC refrigerants into the EU are said to have contributed to a 6.7% fall in sales of Chemours’…
UN advice for mitigating impact of “essential” cooling
KENYA: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has produced a set of guidelines for governments to expand access to refrigeration and air conditioning…
US senators introduce bill to phase down HFCs
USA: A bipartisan coalition of US senators has introduced legislation that would give the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate HFCs…
Danfoss collaborates with Microsoft on IoT
DENMARK: Danfoss has entered into a collaboration with Microsoft to give refrigeration and HVAC customers access to a new cloud platform powered…
Panasonic alliance will develop AHU and VRF technologies
JAPAN/HONG KONG: Panasonic has announced a strategic alliance with Hong-Kong-based AHU specialist Welcome Air-Tech Ltd (SAIVER) to develop technologies for the South…
Co-op store trials A2L refrigerant R454C
UK: A Co-op convenience store in Derbyshire is trialling Chemours’ Opteon XL20, the lower GWP A2L HFO blend refrigerant also known as…
Groundwater – a viable source for UK heat pumps
UK: A new study has found that groundwater-source heat pumps could be technically viable in many towns and cities across the UK….
Beijer Ref sales grow despite falling refrigerant prices
SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported a sales increase of 9.6% in Q3 despite lower prices for refrigerants….