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Stulz and Rittal create data centre alliance
GERMANY: Data centre cooling company Stulz has entered into a global partnership with Rittal, the German provider of industrial enclosures and IT infrastructure….
$1.25m grant for novel heat pump technology
USA: A leading US university has received a $1.25m grant from the US Department of Energy to develop a novel electrochemical heat…
Beijer Ref and Bitzer extend trade deal
SWEDEN/GERMANY: Wholesaler Beijer Ref and compressor manufacturer Bitzer have extended their ongoing partnership agreement for another three years….
Mitsubishi extends R32 City Multi portfolio
GERMANY: Mitsubishi Electric has announced an expansion of the use of the lower GWP refrigerant R32 in its City Multi VRF air conditioning portfolio….
Bitzer Digital Network is fully live
GERMANY: All Bitzer customers now have access to the refrigeration and air conditioning specialist’s key product and application-specific information through the Bitzer…
Facility fined $90,000 for ammonia violations
USA: A Rhode Island cold storage warehouse and ice manufacturing company has been fined $90,000 for failing to implement a risk management…
Lab confirms Haier’s UVC effectiveness
CHINA: Texcell, the French independent viral test lab, is said to have confirmed that Haier Air Conditioning’s UVC Generator inactivates 99.998% of…
Proposal to add alternative refrigerant training and certification to F-gas
BELGIUM: European contractors’ group AREA has published its proposals for the F-gas certification scheme to include alternative refrigerants….
Call for customs changes to stop illegal refrigerant activity
EUROPE: The refrigerant manufacturers’ group, the EFCTC, has called for changes to European transit procedures in order to tackle the persistent problem…
France 20% below F-gas limit
FRANCE: Consumption of HFCs in France last year was 20% below the limit allowed by the F-gas regulations, according to a new…