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EIA calls for reporting of HFCs and HFOs
UK: Warnings of the potential for increased illegal trade in refrigerants, Green group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called for licensing systems be extended…
ASDA trial success with R404A replacement
BELGIUM: R448A, the lower GWP replacement refrigerants for R404A, is said to have successfully completed trials at UK supermarket group ASDA….
Carrefour backs CO2 in high ambients
SPAIN: French supermarket chain Carrefour is claiming average energy savings of over 45% compared to HFC systems in trials carried out in…
EIA calls for “ambitious” phase down target
UK: Green group the EIA has called for the most ambitious HFC phase-down targets to be agreed when Montreal Protocol meetings open…
Spool compressor efficiencies hit 80%
USA: Latest test results on a prototype 141kW spool compressor are said to have recorded overall isentropic efficiencies approaching 80%….
UK firm to acquire Nortek
UK: British-based investor Melrose Industries PLC has entered into an agreement to acquire US HVAC group Nortek in a £2.15bn deal….
No loss of standards post Brexit
UK: The UK’s involvement in the development of European standards and product certification is not expected to change post Brexit – at…
Anti-dumping duties “unfair”
USA: National Refrigerants has warned that the imposition of anti-dumping duties on the import of Chinese refrigerants could jeopardise the future of…
Reflok re-opened for business
USA: Mechanical fittings company Reflok has reopened for business following a management and organisational restructuring….
Helium discovery “a game changer”
UK: Concerns over dwindling sources of helium – a vital element in cryogenic refrigeration – have been allayed following the discovery of…