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Panasonic to launch larger CO2 CU
EUROPE: Panasonic is set to follow up the European launch of a 2hp CO2 refrigeration condensing unit last year with a 10hp…
US claims magnetic refrigeration advance
USA: Researchers in the US claim to have made a breakthrough in achieving refrigeration-level cooling by using very small quantities of magnetocaloric…
Alfa Laval to sell h-ex business
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to sell its heat exchanger systems business, currently part of the Greenhouse division, to the NIBE Group….
Frise calls for action on payments
UK: BESA CEO David Frise has called on the government to speed payment reform following news that M&E firm Vaughan Engineering is…
California approves original SNAP rules
USA: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) yesterday adopted the EPA’s proposed SNAP rules to reduce emissions of HFC refrigerants despite the…
UK a hub for illegal refrigerant sales
UK: There are concerns that the UK has become a centre for sales of refrigerant in illegal disposable cylinders, a container which…
Phase down sparks rise in illegal sales
EUROPE: With the F-gas regulations beginning to bite and higher GWP refrigerants becoming expensive and scarce, evidence of illegal imports and sales…
Electrolux develops bioplastic fridge
SWEDEN: Electrolux has developed a prototype refrigerator where all the visible plastic parts are made of recyclable bioplastics from renewable sources….
Italians could face jail for R32 retrofits
ITALY: The Italian refrigeration association, Assofrigoristi, has warned installers who retrofit R410A air conditioners with flammable R32 that they could face jail…
Ice Factory thrown heritage lifeline
UK: Efforts to save the historic Grimsby Ice Factory have been thrown a major lifeline by being named as one of the…