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Emerson frees online courses
USA: Emerson has announced it will support customers during the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak by offering free online courses through the remainder of…
Survey finds 79% of commercial fridges in breach of EU regulations
BELGIUM: Four out of five commercial refrigeration cabinets have been found to be in breach of the EU energy labelling regulation and…
ASHRAE adds more online courses
USA: ASHRAE has added new courses to its 2020 Spring online instructor-led course series from ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI)….
Cooling Club welcomes virtual event
GERMANY: GEA is discussing the subject of natural refrigerants in its first virtual Cooling Club webinar of 2020….
Viessmann Refrigeration portable ICU
GERMANY: Viessmann has designed and developed a new modular, airtight intensive care unit (ICU) for the care of seriously ill COVID-19 patients….
Nidec cleared to re-acquire Secop compressor line
EUROPE: Nidec, the Japanese electric motor company, has been cleared by the European Commission to re-acquire Secop’s Delta hermetic refrigeration compressor production…
Entries open for lower GWP innovation award
USA/FRANCE: Entries are now being accepted for the 2020 ASHRAE and UNEP OzonAction Lower GWP Innovation Awards for refrigeration and air conditioning projects…
Bulgarians seize 500kg of illegal refrigerant
BULGARIA: Officers at the Kapitan Andreevo customs point on the border with Turkey in southern Bulgaria have seized nearly 500kg of illegal…
Project seeks cold chain for COVID-19 vaccine delivery
INDIA/UK: Scientists in the UK and India are behind a project to develop a continuous cold chain capable of eventually delivering COVID-19…
Daikin predicts 8.6% sales drop this year
JAPAN: Daikin is predicting a 44% hit on its operating profit this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with sales…