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Hubbard trials liquid-air-powered refrigeration
UK: Suffolk-based Hubbard Products is collaborating on field trials of a new liquid-air-powered transport refrigeration system….
Man dies in trawler refrigeration leak
USA: A suspected refrigerant leak from a refrigeration unit onboard a trawler in Alaska, yesterday, has left one person dead and another…
R1234yf in 3 million cars this year
USA: DuPont expects the refrigerant HFO1234yf to be in the air conditioning systems of nearly 3 million vehicles worldwide by the end…
Climate Center launches online ordering
UK: Wholesaler Climate Center has launched a new website that gives customers access to stock levels and pricing, and the ability to…
DOE faces court over impossible standards
USA: The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute claims that the Department of Energy’s new energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment may…
WR creditors may receive 1p in the pound
UK: WR Refrigeration’s unsecured creditors will only receive, at best, 1p in the £1, the administrator PWC has revealed….
Calls for ban on hydrocarbon retrofits
AUSTRALIA: A leading industry body has called for action to stop the use of hydrocarbons in vehicle air conditioning systems after two…
Fukushima ice wall gets go ahead
JAPAN: The idea to construct an ice wall at the beleaguered Fukushima nuclear plant to stop groundwater pollution has been given the…
Ice Factory denied lottery funding
UK: The Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (GGIFT) has been unsuccessful in its bid for £11m of Heritage Lottery funding….
Concern over “natural” refrigerant safety
AUSTRALIA: The Australian government will review its ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas laws amid concerns that the carbon tax has led…