News Headlines
News Headlines Category
US EPA considers future ban on R134a chillers
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering declaring refrigerant R134a as being unsuitable for use in chillers….
Hitachi’s air conditioner that sees all
JAPAN: Hitachi is to introduce an air conditioner that can detect a room’s occupants, room size and layout to provide perfect comfort…
Quality check fails 50% of R134a
CHINA: A recent quality check on different brands of R134a refrigerant in the city of Guangzhou found that 50% failed to meet…
DR-55 is 5% better as drop-in
USA: Chemours R410A replacement DR-55 is reported to have performed well in high ambient drop-in tests on a R410A rooftop air conditioner….
R32 passes high ambient test
SAUDI ARABIA: Tests in Saudi Arabia have indicated that, as well as having better performance, R32 might be compatible with existing R410A air…
UN repeats calls to phase down HFCs
USA: On the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the UN’s Ban Ki-moon has repeated…
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….