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Steve Gill takes lead cooling role at Carbon Trust
UK: Steve Gill, the head of the World Refrigeration Day secretariat, has been appointed head of sustainable cooling at The Carbon Trust. …
Lower GWP A2L refrigerants in SNAP list proposals
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to add a number of new lower GWP refrigerants to its SNAP list of acceptable…
ASHRAE approves Daikin refrigerant as R474A
USA: A new Daikin refrigerant announced last year as a more efficient alternative to R1234yf in electric vehicles has been designated as…
EIA calls for probe into Romania’s HFC inaction
UK: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate Romania’s illegal trade in HFC refrigerants….
Carrier completes Toshiba JV acquisition
USA: Carrier has completed the $900m acquisition of Toshiba’s 60% stake in the Toshiba Carrier air conditioning joint venture that the two…
Lu-Ve completes Italia Wanbao-ACC purchase
ITALY: Lu-Ve has announced the completion of the acquisition of Italia Wanbao-ACC Srl by its heat exchanger subsidiary SEST SpA….
Bill Gates joins $20m investment in efficient AC concept
USA: Blue Frontier, the developer of an air conditioning system combining sensible cooling with liquid desiccant dehumidification, has received a $20m investment co-led by…
Carrier to complete Toshiba Carrier jv purchase early August
USA: Carrier has revealed that the acquisition of Toshiba’s 60% stake in the Toshiba Carrier joint venture is expected to be completed…
CERN to develop 3D printing of cooling parts
SWITZERLAND: A project to develop 3D-printing technologies to manufacture cooling system components is to receive funding under the EU’s ATTRACT research and innovation scheme….
France to fine air conditioned shops with open doors
FRANCE: The French government is set to introduce fines for air conditioned shops that leave their doors open to the street….