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Price of high GWP refrigerants continues to rise
EUROPE: Prices of the high GWP refrigerants R410A, R134a and R404A experienced significant price increases across the supply chain in the first quarter of this year….
US supermarket to pay $400k for refrigerant leaks
USA: A New York City supermarket chain has agreed to pay a $400,000 penalty for leaking 19 tonnes of R22 and R404A refrigerant over a three-year period. …
Swegon acquires the HC Groep
SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: Swegon has acquired the Dutch indoor climate technology company HC Groep….
Home Depot fined $1.6m for selling R134a
USA: Home Depot, the USA’s largest home improvement retailer, has been issued with a $1.6m fine for selling R134a refrigerant. …
Heat pumps to save 12,500MWh for Danish hospital
DENMARK: The replacement of oil-based heating and cooling systems with heat pumps at a hospital in southern Denmark are expected to provide energy savings of 12,500MWh….
UK’s largest low carbon energy network comes to London
UK: E.ON and Australian real estate developer Lendlease have signed an agreement to build a pioneering low-carbon energy network for 6,400 new homes and business properties at Silvertown in east London….
Celebrating World Refrigeration Day
UK: The Cooling Post joins with the HVACR industry in celebrating World Refrigeration Day and pays homage to thermodynamics pioneer Lord Kelvin on the bicentenary of his birth….
Lack of demand affects heat pump sales
UK: A lack of customer demand is holding back heat pump sales in the UK, according to a new report by sustainable innovation charity Nesta. …
Bangladesh seizes €40m of “substandard” refrigerant
BANGLADESH: Customs officials in the port of Chittagong are said to have intercepted Chinese shipments of “substandard” refrigerant valued at up to €40m….
Hitachi looking to sell AC joint venture
JAPAN: Hitachi is looking to sell its 40% stake in the Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning joint venture, with Bosch, Lennox and Samsung among the suitors….