World News
Suez blockage impacts refrigerant prices
EUROPE: High prices from Chinese refrigerant producers combined with freight and transport problems created some uncertainty in the market at the beginning…
ASHRAE conference call for papers
USA: Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Canada, which will address the changes to buildings created…
Honeywell set to launch “drop-in” coronavirus filter
USA: Honeywell is reported to be developing a coating for air filters that kills as much as 97% of the coronavirus. …
Thermal management system increases electric vehicle range
GERMANY: Automotive component supplier Brose is presenting an integrated thermal management system, which increases the efficiency of electric vehicles, at next month’s…
Efficient cooling projects receive $82.6m funding
USA: A supermarket refrigerated display cabinet, a vibrational defrosting system and isothermal compressor are amongst 44 new energy efficient projects awarded a…
Refrigerant found amongst smuggled tobacco
BULGARIA: Customs officers from Burgas have found HFC refrigerant amongst an illegal shipment of cigarettes concealed in a truck from Turkey….
Large Hadron Collider moves to CO2 refrigeration
SWITZERLAND: Future experiments with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the multi-billion pound project to study particle physics, will employ CO2 refrigeration technology. …
Towards sustainable retail refrigeration
USA: Addressing the challenges and accelerating the solutions to achieve a zero-emissions future for grocery refrigeration will be discussed at a free-to-attend…
Carrier products led to 68Mt GHG saving
UK: Carrier estimates that its introduction of more energy efficient technologies and lower GWP refrigerants has led to the avoidance of 68…
Pointing the way to a sustainable cold chain
USA: Developing countries are being provided with the models to expand a sustainable cold chain and thereby help to reduce food loss…