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Midea exceeds cold climate challenge
USA: Midea America’s soon to be launched 3 ton heat pump has exceeded performance benchmarks in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge….
Daikin pays $100,000 for alleged race-based discrimination
USA: Daikin Industries has reached a $100,000 conciliation agreement with the US Department of Labour to resolve alleged race-based hiring discrimination affecting black applicants…
HFC producers reject F-gas emission claims
USA: A report claiming to have detected high levels of F-gas emissions from US refrigerant production facilities has been dismissed by one of the companies targeted as “lacking scientific integrity”….
Ship’s owners fined £220k for R22 refrigerant death
UK: The death of a fishing boat crewman, asphyxiated by R22 refrigerant, has resulted in a fine of £220,000 for the vessel’s owners….
USA takes first big step to cut HFCs
USA: The USA has announced measures that will limit new air conditioners and heat pumps to refrigerants with a GWP of 700 and supermarket systems to a GWP of 150. …
Details emerge of proposed new F-gas rules
EUROPE: Further unconfirmed details have emerged of the contents of the provisional F-gas revision agreement reached between the EU Council and Parliament today….
ASERCOM hails F-gas deal as “useful compromise”
EUROPE: ASERCOM, representing European refrigeration component manufacturers, has hailed the new F-gas deal as a “useful compromise”….
New F-gas rules a significant burden
BELGIUM: The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has described today’s F-gas revision deal as creating a significant burden for industry in the short term….
F-gas revision will prolong reliance on fossil fuels
EUROPE: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) has expressed its disappointment with the F-gas regulation revision and says it will prolong the reliance on fossil fuels….
EIA: F-gas deal “will drive innovation”
UK: The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has welcomed today’s agreement on a revised European F-gas regulation, saying it will drive innovation while supporting decarbonisation goals….