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Solid-state cooling company raises $10m
UK: Barocal, a Cambridge-based deep company developing solid-state cooling and heating systems, has raised $10m to accelerate development and scale its engineering team ahead of commercial deployment….
Energy crisis boosts European heat pump sales
BELGIUM: Sales of residential heat pumps are said to have increased by an average of 25% in France, Germany and Poland in the first quarter of 2026….
Kroger to spend $100m to fix refrigerant leaks
USA: Leading US retailer Kroger will pay a $2.5m civil penalty and spend an estimated $100m over the next three years to reduce refrigerant leaks from its refrigerators and other equipment. …
Data centre boost for Carrier
USA: The growing importance of cooling to the burgeoning data centre market is reflected in claims by Carrier of data centre orders being up over 500% in Q1….
Carrier expands liquid cooling interest
USA: Carrier has increased its investment in ZutaCore, the US direct-to-chip, waterless liquid cooling solutions company that first attracted its interest last year….
Italy increases sentences for F-gas breaches
ITALY: Those who breach the European F-gas regulations in Italy now face the possibility of one year in jail and fines of up to €150,000. …
German TV exposes illegal refrigerant trade
GERMANY: The continuing black market in illegal refrigerants In Europe has been exposed in a new documentary by the German independent broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW)….
UK moves to cut electricity price link to gas
UK: The UK government has taken a step towards breaking the link between gas and electricity prices in an effort to decarbonise the grid….
PHNIX produces R290 indoor monobloc heat pump
CHINA: Chinese heat pump manufacturer PHNIX has launched AirMono, an R290 indoor monobloc heat pump specifically engineered for the European market….
Daikin joins rare earth recycling scheme
JAPAN: Daikin has joined a collaboration to build Japan’s first circular scheme to recover and recycle rare earth magnets from the Japanese manufacturer’s commercial air conditioning compressors….