World News
Trane opens advanced US training centre
USA: Trane Technologies has celebrated the launch of its new Advanced Technology Training Centre (ATTC), a 45,000ft2 (4,180m2) facility at the company’s North America HQ in Davidson, North Carolina….
Nordic Climate expands Dutch interests
NETHERLANDS: Nordic Climate Group has acquired Ten Have Installatie BV, an Amsterdam-based company offering design, installation, and maintenance of air conditioning, heat pump, air handling, and heating systems….
ASHRAE signs MoU with naturals group NASRC
USA: “Natural” refrigerants body, the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) has entered into a new memorandum of understanding with ASHRAE….
Haiti ratifies the Kigali Amendment
HAITI: The Republic of Haiti is the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs….
Daikin joins rare earth recycling scheme
JAPAN: Daikin has joined a collaboration to build Japan’s first circular scheme to recover and recycle rare earth magnets from the Japanese manufacturer’s commercial air conditioning compressors….
Project proves heat pumps can assist the grid
GERMANY: Viessmann, along with transmission system operators TenneT Germany and TransnetBW, claim to have demonstrated that heat pumps can help prevent grid congestion….
Africa and China sign MoU
CHINA: U‑3ARC, the Union of African Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Associations, has signed a signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Association of Refrigeration….
Retail CO2 systems in Europe exceed 100,000
BELGIUM: Installations of transcritical CO2 systems in European food retail establishments exceeded 100,000 last year, according to new estimates from market development company ATMOsphere….
Firms knowingly breach the F-gas regulations
UK: A new report claims European companies are knowingly breaching the F-gas regulations by exceeding quota limits, falsifying invoices, mislabelling virgin refrigerants as reclaimed gases and evading VAT….
Creating a one-stop-shop for environmental data
BELGIUM: Eurovent Certification has launched a sustainability department to support the increasing market demand for environmental information for procurement, reporting, and regulatory readiness. …