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IKEA’s $25m backing for Clean Cooling Collaborative
USA: The Clean Cooling Collaborative, the philanthropic programme focused on decarbonising the cooling sector, has received a $25m grant from the IKEA…
Passive cooling test system developed
GERMANY: Researchers at the University of Bayreuth claim to have created a test system allowing passive cooling materials to be reliably characterised and compared, regardless of weather and environmental conditions….
IEA head calls for cooling controls
FRANCE: Faced with a “perilous” energy crisis, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has called for the EU to implement…
Beijer Ref sales up 13%
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported second quarter organic sales increase of 13.3% with net sales increasing by 30.2% to SEK5938m…
Viessmann invests €200m in new heat pump factory
GERMANY/POLAND: Viessmann is to invest €200m in expanding and partially rebuilding its existing factory in Poland to create a new heat pump…
European heat pump sales up 34%
BELGIUM: Heat pump sales grew by a record 34% in Europe last year to 2.18 million units….
A-Gas acquires US refrigerant company CRS
USA: A-Gas has acquired US refrigerant recovery and reclamation company Certified Refrigerant Services (CRS)….
Switch from cooling-only AC to heat pumps could save $13.6bn
USA: A new report suggests that the US could cut 67Mt of CO2 emissions if all 53.8 million households currently using cooling-only…
Daikin to build €300m heat pump factory in Poland
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe is to invest €300m to establish a factory in Poland, dedicated to the manufacture of residential heat pumps. …
Berlin’s high temperature heat pump ready to roll
GERMANY: A high-temperature heat pump using low GWP refrigerant 1233zd is set to begin full-time operation at the district heating, power and cooling centre in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz….