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Daikin officially opens Polish heat pump plant
POLAND: Daikin Europe has officially opened its new Daikin heat pump production facility in Ksawerów, near Łódź, Poland….
US EPA condemned for “reckless” act
USA: HVACR equipment manufacturers and environmental groups have both condemned today’s announcement by the US EPA to roll-back refrigerant transition deadlines on supermarket refrigeration equipment….
Swegon’s Mikael Börjesson elected Eurovent president
BELGIUM: Swegon’s director of future solutions & public affairs Mikael Börjesson has been elected as the new president of Eurovent, the European association of HVACR manufacturers….
Danfoss ejector boosts CO2 refrigeration
DENMARK: Tests using Danfoss’ multi ejector high pressure (HP) technology in a transcritical CO2 booster system are said to have shown 21% energy savings over traditional CO2 booster systems….
Unlocking the potential of smart heat pumps
IRELAND: Panasonic has partnered with Energised Futures, the research and innovation incubator of British energy and services company Centrica, in an effort to advance intelligent heat pump control. …
Lu-Ve completes US factory expansion
USA: Italian heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve has inaugurated the new 20,000m2 expansion of the production area at its US plant in Jacksonville, Texas….
Car AC emissions could be cut by 60% annually
USA: A new industry study claims that refrigerant emissions from automotive air conditioning systems in Europe could be reduced by around 60% annually by 2050….
Update on Ecodesign of fans guide
BELGIUM: A second edition of the guide addressing questions on the interpretation of Ecodesign requirements for fans as set out in EU regulation 2024/1834 is now available….
Haier signs Netherlands distribution deal
NETHERLANDS: Haier HVAC Solutions Europe has signed a distribution deal with Dutch electric heating equipment supplier Masterwatt….
SWEP pledges $30m to boost production
SWEDEN: Brazed plate heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP is to invest $30m over the next two years to more than double the manufacturing capacity for larger-sized products….