World News
European heat pump sales up 34%
BELGIUM: Heat pump sales grew by a record 34% in Europe last year to 2.18 million units….
Sandro Matic named as Emerson president
GERMANY: Sandro Matic has been appointed president of Emerson’s Climate Technologies business in Europe….
A-Gas acquires US refrigerant company CRS
USA: A-Gas has acquired US refrigerant recovery and reclamation company Certified Refrigerant Services (CRS)….
Firms share $195k for cooling innovation
USA: An air conditioner employing evaporative cooling and liquid desiccant dehumidification is one of the winners in a $195,000 competition organised by the…
Daikin Applied acquires building systems firm
USA: Daikin Applied Americas has acquired a majority interest in CM3 Building Solutions, a Philadelphia-based building automation, HVAC support, energy services, security and fire…
Switch from cooling-only AC to heat pumps could save $13.6bn
USA: A new report suggests that the US could cut 67Mt of CO2 emissions if all 53.8 million households currently using cooling-only…
Daikin to build €300m heat pump factory in Poland
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe is to invest €300m to establish a factory in Poland, dedicated to the manufacture of residential heat pumps. …
Williams to retire after 38 years
USA: Jeff Williams, president of global products at Johnson Controls retires at the end of the month after nearly 40 years with…
US supermarkets lag behind Europe
USA: The US supermarket sector continues to lag behind its European counterparts in moving away from the use of HFCs in its…
Berlin’s high temperature heat pump ready to roll
GERMANY: A high-temperature heat pump using low GWP refrigerant 1233zd is set to begin full-time operation at the district heating, power and cooling centre in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz….