World News
Carrier’s Automated Logic buys BMS dealer
USA: Carrier’s building-management solutions business, Automated Logic Contracting Services, is to acquire its Spokane (Washington) dealer Standard Plumbing Heating Controls (SPHC). …
Manufacturer signs technology deal with heat pump start-up Aira
SWEDEN: Swedish heat pump company ES Energy Save Holding AB claims to have signed a technology agreement with Aira, the Swedish start-up offering heat pumps on a monthly subscription….
Wagner to retire after nearly 40 years
GERMANY: Thomas Wagner, deputy CEO and chief operating officer of German fan manufacturer EBM-Papst is to retire at the end of August after almost four decades with the company….
Heat pump sales boosts Vaillant turnover to €3.7bn
GERMANY: The Vaillant Group claims to be among the three largest European heat pump suppliers after reporting a sales growth of more than 75% in 2022….
Panasonic plans AC production switch to Japan
JAPAN: Panasonic says it will transfer the production and R&D of certain air conditioners, currently produced in China for its domestic market, back to Japan….
US Court strikes out disposable cylinder ban
USA: The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule that would have banned non-refillable cylinders in the US….
JCI acquires CO2 refrigeration firm M&M Carnot
USA: Johnson Controls has acquired M&M Carnot, a leading US manufacturer of industrial CO2 refrigeration equipment and controls….
Europe will fall short of 60 million heat pump target
BELGIUM: While Europe will add around 43.2 million heat pumps by the end of 2030, this will fall short of the 60 million additionally estimated to be required under REPowerEU….
Engineers develop optimised propane heat pump
GERMANY: Engineers in Germany have developed a functional brine heat pump using a fully hermetic compressor with a heating capacity of 11.4kW using only 146g of propane….
Contract for 29,000RT Singapore district cooling plant
SINGAPORE: Keppel Corporation has been awarded a contract to design, build, own and operate a new large-scale district cooling system plant in the Jurong Lake District (JLD). …