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Cooling paint also harvests water
AUSTRALIA: A nano-engineered polymer paint-like coating developed by researchers in Australia is said to be able to passively cool buildings and capture…
Video competition includes youth best practice
BELGIUM: The Women in Cooling video competition will now include a category for youth best practice….
Copeland files for IPO listing
USA: Compressor and controls manufacturer Copeland has confidentially filed a proposed initial public offering of shares of its Class A common stock with the US Securities and Exchange Commission….
Ebara to acquire Mitsubishi’s motor business
JAPAN: The Ebara Corporation is to acquire Mitsubishi Electric’s three-phase motor business….
Mauritania ratifies the Kigali Amendment
MAURITANIA: The Islamic Republic of Mauritania has become the 170th country to ratify, accept or approve the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs….
Turbocor is magnetic attraction
USA: Danfoss recently hosted a delegation of 20 EU ambassadors at its Turbocor compressor facility in Tallahassee, Florida….
Mitsubishi and Bitzer form joint venture
ITALY/GERMANY: Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems (MEHITS) has formed a joint venture with German compressor manufacturer Bitzer focused on developing compressors for applied HVAC and IT cooling systems….
Sustainable cooling could slash emissions
BRAZIL: Global cooling demand could more than triple by 2050 without the adoption of sustainable technology, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)….
Sorbent ventilation technology licensed to Daikin
USA: Daikin Applied Americas has acquired an exclusive licence to manufacture, sell, and distribute the SVT sorbent ventilation air cleaning technology from Texas-based EnVerid Systems. …
EU phase-out remains on track
EUROPE: Official figures maintain that the EU’s HFC phase-out timetable remains on track, following a 37% cut in material being placed on the market in 2024 – 1% below the maximum allowance. …