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Man dies in ac “explosion” in Mumbai
INDIA: A man has died of “severe burns” following an air conditioning system explosion in Ghatkopar, a suburb in eastern Mumbai….
Morrisons closes 11 stores after M sell-off
UK: Morrisons has announced it is to close 11 stores, just 24 hours after agreeing to sell its M convenience stores for…
Daikin gives free access to R32 patents
JAPAN: In a move to encourage the adoption of R32 refrigerant, Daikin is to offer rival manufacturers worldwide free access to its…
Installers aren’t ill-trained technophobes
BELGIUM: AREA has hit out at European Commission suggestions that air conditioning and refrigeration contractors are ill-trained and dislike new technologies….
Are 3D printed heat exchangers viable?
USA: A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working with new materials in an effort to produce a viable energy efficient…
Kingsley Curtis 1937-2015
UK: Kingsley Curtis, chairman of UK air conditioning and refrigeration wholesaler HRP, sadly passed away yesterday morning after a long battle with…
Is DR-55 best option to replace R410A?
USA: Chemours has unveiled further details of a new refrigerant blend to rival R32 in the search for a lower GWP alternative…
Panasonic to launch R32 heat pump
DENMARK: Panasonic is to launch an R32 air-to-air heat pump in the Nordic region next month….
Russians accused of abusing carbon credits
RUSSIA: Carbon credits worth millions of euros are said to have been fraudulently claimed by Russian factories for destroying HFC23, a by-product…
Buy-out gives Mitsubishi an R1234ze chiller
ITALY: Mitsubishi Electric’s proposed purchase of DeLclima will give the Japanese manufacturer immediate access to chillers using the very latest low GWP…