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K-CEP support for climate-friendly cooling moves
USA: The Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) has announced funding for 10 countries to support a move to climate-friendly cooling….
California introduces rules to limit HFC refrigerants
USA: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has introduced new rules to reduce HFC emissions to 40% below 2013 levels by 2030. …
VFD is AHR Expo Product of the Year
USA: A high efficiency silicon carbide variable frequency drive has been named as the 2021 AHR Expo Product of the Year….
Sure Chill trials smart controller in off-grid project
UK: An energy-saving smart controller, developed by off-grid refrigerator company Sure Chill, is being trialled in Kenya with a solar home system…
Systemair’s Mats Sándor is AMCA president
SWEDEN: Mats Sándor, senior technical director of Swedish ventilation company Systemair, has been elected president of the Air Movement and Control Association…
Schwartz is new AHRI chairman
USA: Michael Schwartz, CEO of Daikin Applied Americas, is the new chairman of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)….
ASERCOM takes annual summit online
BELGIUM: ASERCOM, the European refrigeration and air conditioning components manufacturers’ group, is taking its annual summit online in January, with the F-gas…
Carrier to sell Beijer Ref stake for $1.1bn
USA: Carrier is to sell its remaining shares in the Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref for $1.1bn. …
100kg of mercury recovered in thermostat recycling scheme
USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration distributors Johnstone Supply, APCO Inc and Allied Refrigeration have been recognised for their efforts to recycle mercury-containing…
Companies plan increases in building efficiency
IRELAND: A survey has found that more than half of US organisations plan to increase investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy and…