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Epta’s FTE system nominated for German Innovation Award
GERMANY: Epta’s FTE transcritical CO2 refrigeration system is one of the 22 nominees for this year’s German Innovation Award for Climate and…
Carel restructure to improve customer service
ITALY: Refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel has established a new after-sales and service department combining its customer solutions, after-sales, service sales and marketing teams….
Roy heads Güntner’s wholesale business
GERMANY: Laurence Roy has been named head of Güntner’s wholesale business line in Europe….
R718 chiller in data centre debut
GERMANY: Efficient Energy’s eChiller, which uses pure water (R718) as a refrigerant, is to be deployed for the first time for data centre…
Firefighters offered flammable refrigerant training
USA: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has introduced a training programme to educate US firefighters about flammability and toxicity risks associated…
Work begins on ASHRAE HQ renovation
USA: ASHRAE today held a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction on its new global headquarters renovation. …
Lake Zurich could provide city cooling
SWITZERLAND: The city of Zurich is considering extending its use of the water from Lake Zurich to provide heating in winter and…
Slattery to digital solutions director
IRELAND: Stephen Slattery has been appointed director of digital solutions industrial refrigeration at Johnson Controls….
House bill backs Senate on US HFC refrigerant phase down
USA: Democratic and Republican congressman have introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives which mirrors legislation from the Senate to phase…
ISO accreditation for Emerson air conditioning test lab
UAE: Emerson has received ISO/IEC accreditation for its psychrometric lab in Dubai, which will support its performance testing of air conditioners. …