World News
Winning products make a good show
USA: Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump products make a good showing at the AHR Expo Innovation Awards, just announced for the forthcoming exhibition in Chicago….
Midea exceeds cold climate challenge
USA: Midea America’s soon to be launched 3 ton heat pump has exceeded performance benchmarks in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge….
EIA stands by F-gas emission findings
USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has stood by the methods it used to uncover high levels of F-gas emissions from major US refrigerant manufacturing sites….
Danfoss boosts filter drier production
DENMARK/INDIA: Danish manufacturer Danfoss has inaugurated a new production line in India dedicated to the manufacturing of its DMB/DCB bi-flow filter driers….
Around 650 exhibitors already confirmed for Chillventa 2024
GERMANY: Twelve months out from the next Chillventa exhibition, the organiser has revealed that around 650 exhibitors have already registered for the 2024 event in Nuremberg….
Daikin pays $100,000 for alleged race-based discrimination
USA: Daikin Industries has reached a $100,000 conciliation agreement with the US Department of Labour to resolve alleged race-based hiring discrimination affecting black applicants…
Carel China installs over 1,000 PV panels
CHINA/ITALY: Italian controls manufacturer Carel is installing over 1000 photovoltaic modules on the roof of its factory in Suzhou, China….
Daikin award for rare-earth-free motor
JAPAN: Daikin has achieved a top electrical award for its heavy-rare-earth-free motor for room air conditioners….
€4m funding for heat pump efficiency research
GERMANY: A new research unit looking at increasing the efficiency of heat pumps has been established at Germany’s Chemnitz University of Technology with €4m of funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG)….
HFC producers reject F-gas emission claims
USA: A report claiming to have detected high levels of F-gas emissions from US refrigerant production facilities has been dismissed by one of the companies targeted as “lacking scientific integrity”….