World News
Nibe agrees purchase of Climate for Life group
SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: Nibe has agreed the €640m purchase of the Dutch HVAC systems group Climate for Life (CFL)….
Danfoss brings energy as a service to Denmark
SWEDEN/DENMARK: Danfoss is expanding its partnership with Swedish retail energy solutions provider ANEO Retail by bringing its energy as a service offering to Denmark….
Lu-Ve to double production facilities in China
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve is to expand its facilities in China….
Industry delivers heat pump roadmap
BELGIUM: The Heat Pump Accelerator, the industry’s roadmap of the barriers facing the heat pump sector – and solutions to overcoming them – has been delivered to the European Commission….
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….