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Flammable limits threaten HFC phase down
ITALY: As the world battles to reduce HFC emissions, AHRI president Stephen Yurek has called for changes to the barriers that restrict…
R452A in engineless refrigeration trials
UK: Lower GWP refrigerant R452A has been specified in trials of two new Carrier Transicold engineless transport refrigeration systems….
Trane’s complete chiller range on HFOs
BELGIUM: As the move to low GWP refrigerants gathers pace, Trane has announced that its entire European portfolio of water-cooled XStream and…
Daikin R1234ze chillers to 1600kW
EUROPE: More pre-launch details have emerged of Daikin’s proposed new chillers using the low GWP refrigerant R1234ze….
Arkema files new complaint over R1234yf
FRANCE: Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has complained to the European Commission claiming Honeywell is abusing its dominant position in the use of R1234yf…
HVACR industry unfazed by Paris exit
USA: The US manufacturers’ group AHRI insists that the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord will not change the HVACR industry’s commitment…
Haier acquires stake in leading solar firm
AUSTRIA/CHINA: Haier has acquired a 51% stake in Austrian company Greenonetec, the world’s largest manufacturer of thermal flat plate collectors….
Legionella DNA in 84% of US cooling towers
USA: With the rate of legionnaires’ disease in the US said to have risen nearly fourfold between 2000 and 2014, a new…
Daikin to launch R1234ze chillers
UK: Amongst a host of new products expected this year, Daikin has revealed that its Applied division will launch chillers using the…
Climate change doubles trouble for cities
UK: Overheated cities face climate change costs at least twice as large as the rest of the world because of the urban heat…