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Emerson sells Russian business
USA: Emerson has agreed to sell its Russian business, including its manufacturing subsidiary Metran and sales and service company Emerson LLC, to…
High GWP refrigerant prices continue to rise
EUROPE: The F-gas regulations continue to impact refrigerant prices across Europe with high GWP gases continuing to increase, contrasted against falling prices…
$42m fund for energy efficient data centre cooling
USA: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $42m in funding to overcome technology barriers to the development of high-performance…
Four Russians arrested in illegal refrigerant swoop
SPAIN: Four Russian nationals have been arrested in Spain accused of importing refrigerant from China in illegal disposable cylinders in breach of…
Five arrested in $23k refrigerant theft
USA: Police in California have arrested six people for the theft of 50 cylinders of refrigerant from a leading automotive replacement parts and accessories distributor….
Trane Technologies employees make cool cart possible
INDIA: Trane Technologies has employed passive cooling in the development of a prototype street vendor’s cart that protects food from excess heat….
Nuremberg hosts RAC Worldskills
GERMANY: Sixteen young engineers from 16 countries will battle it out at the Nürnbergmesse in Germany next month in the refrigeration and…
US seeks to end China’s developing country status
USA: The USA is to seek the removal of China from the list of Article 5 developing nations under the Kigali Amendment….
Daikin extends Loop scheme to R32 chillers
ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe has extended its Loop (L∞P) refrigerant recovery, reclamation and reuse scheme to R32 chillers….
Air conditioning efficiency needs to increase 50% by 2030
FRANCE: The average efficiency of air conditioning units needs to increase at least 50% by 2030 if the global energy sector is…