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Spain becomes 150th to ratify Kigali
SPAIN: Having filed its provisional application to comply with the Kigali Amendment in January 2022, Spain has now registered its acceptance of the treaty to phase down HFC refrigerants….
Stolen heat pumps in €387,000 haul
SWEDEN: Eight people are in court in Gothenburg accused of involvement in the theft of heat pumps and building materials valued at SEK4.5m (€387,000)….
F-gas agreement unlikely before July
EUROPE: An agreement on the revision of the European F-gas regulation (517/2014) will not be achieved this month, as had previously been hoped….
High price rises for high GWP refrigerants
EUROPE: With the European F-gas phase down continuing to bite, considerable price increases have been reported amongst the high GWP refrigerants in the EU….
F-gas proposals “unrealistic and overly optimistic”
ITALY: The proposed F-gas phase down has been described as unrealistic and overly optimistic, while starving the industry of HFCs for the rollout of the heat pumps….
Modine test lab supports data centre demands
USA: Modine has commissioned a new state-of-the-art chiller testing laboratory at its Rockbridge facility in Virginia to meet increasing demand from the data centre industry….
No net-zero without energy efficiency
FRANCE: Kim Fausing, president and CEO of Danish manufacturer Danfoss, has warned the world’s energy and climate ministers that net zero will not be achieved without energy efficiency….
Compressor design wins Japanese award
JAPAN: The optimised exhaust port structure developed by Toshiba Carrier for use in its multi-cylinder rotary piston heat pump compressors has been…
Danfoss increases heat exchanger production
DENMARK: Danfoss is reported to be expanding its heat exchanger production capacity in response to heat pumps, chillers and district energy….
Efficient Energy in administration
GERMANY: Efficient Energy GmbH, the German manufacturer of chillers using water as the refrigerant, has filed for insolvency after a search for a new investor failed….