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Refrigerant suppliers in merger talks
USA: Industrial gas companies Praxair of the USA and Germany’s Linde, two companies with an historic refrigeration bond, are in merger talks….
Shade switching glass could reduce ac use
USA: A team of researchers at MIT has developed a new window that can switch from transparent to opaque, potentially saving energy…
Ohio man jailed for venting refrigerant
USA: A 48-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison and a fine of over $29,000 for the illegal…
Court rejects refrigeration efficiency action
USA: Manufacturers of commercial refrigeration equipment must comply with new US energy efficiency standards by March 2017 after a US court rejected…
India tests expose ac inefficiencies
INDIA: A sustainable energy group has called for a revision of air conditioning energy consumption standards in India after tests showed huge…
Delta Refrigeration becomes Pastorfrigor GB
UK: Italian commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Pastorfrigor has acquired a controlling interest in Essex-based Delta Refrigeration….
$5.2bn Emerson sales to fund acquisitions
USA: Emerson, manufacturers of Copeland refrigeration and ac compressors, could be on the acquisition trail after selling three of its businesses for…
Manufacturers warn of unapproved retrofits
With the move towards a phase down of HFCs, manufacturing groups have warned against using unapproved refrigerants in equipment not designed for…
Heritage battle closes on Ice Factory
UK: The historic Grimsby Ice factory and its unique 85-year-old refrigeration equipment is more exposed as nearby Victorian buildings on Grimsby docks…
R410A “drop-ins” match performance
FRANCE: Two new “drop-in” alternatives to the air conditioning refrigerant R410A are said to have exhibited very similar performance in experimental tests….