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EU passes F-gas revision at first reading
EUROPE: As expected, the revision proposal to the European F-gas regulation (517/2014) was passed at its first parliamentary reading in Strasbourg today….
ASERCOM expands CU certification
BELGIUM: ASERCOM, the Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers, advanced its benchmark certification process in 2023 with the certification of a further 137 condensing units….
Heat pump company Aira raises €145m
SWEDEN: Subscription-based heat pump company Aira has announced the completion of a €145m Series B financing round with leading climate tech investors from Europe, the US and Asia. …
Latvian refrigeration association joins AREA
LATVIA/BELGIUM: The Latvian Association of Refrigeration Equipment Engineers (LSIA) has joined the European contractors group AREA. …
F-gas revision expected to pass Euro vote
EUROPE: The proposals for the revision of the European F-gas regulation are expected to pass tomorrow’s European parliamentary vote with a large majority. …
Approaching absolute zero without helium
CHINA: Chinese scientists claim to have synthesised a supersolid material that can be cooled to near absolute zero without relying on increasingly scarce helium….
Scientists develop solid refrigerant with huge ∆T
JAPAN: Scientists in Japan claim to have developed an inorganic solid refrigerant with the world’s best cooling performance….
AHRI raises US concerns over EU F-gas proposals
USA: The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has written to the European Commission expressing its concerns over aspects of the European F-gas revision proposals….
Guatemala ratifies Kigali Amendment
GUATEMALA: The Republic of Guatemala becomes the first country this year to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol….
Aldi US commits to “natural” refrigerants
USA: Aldi has announced that it will transition to “natural refrigerants” across all of its US stores before the end of 2035….