World News
Carrier offers healthy building help
USA: Carrier has introduced an expanded suite of advanced solutions to help deliver healthy, safe, efficient and productive indoor environments….
Australia and NZ institutes sign MoU
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: The air conditioning and refrigeration institutes of Australia and New Zealand have agreed to co-operate on a range of initiatives….
Report accuses AC companies of failing to innovate
UK: A new report claims the leading air conditioning and fridge manufacturers are accused of failing to innovate or make the latest…
Daikin invests $1.4m in Tokyo University start-up
JAPAN: Daikin has invested JPY150m ($1.4m) in Nature Architects, a start-up company from the University of Tokyo developing direct functional modelling (DFM)…
Epta CEO becomes Knight of Labour
ITALY: Marco Nocivelli, president and CEO of commercial refrigeration group Epta, has been awarded Italy’s Knight of Labour for his services to…
Embraco hosts flammables webinar
BRAZIL: Compressor manufacturer Embraco will host two free educational webinars in June, one covering refrigeration fundamentals, the other on the use of…
Spanish MEP questions EC action on illegal HFCs
EUROPE: Pressure on the European Commission to take action against illegal HFC refrigerant imports continues, with a Spanish MEP claiming the black…
Italian training firm goes international
ITALY: Leading Italian air conditioning and refrigeration training company Centro Studi Galileo is extending its services internationally, hosting its first ever webinar…
Sustainable cooling is a path to recovery
BELGIUM: EPEE has welcomed the recently announced EU Recovery Plan, seeing it as an opportunity to prioritise clean air and promote investment in sustainable heating and cooling solutions….
Fujitsu develops personal cooler
JAPAN: Fujitsu has taken its air conditioning expertise to a personal level with the development of a wearable cooling device….