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Heat Pump Keymark celebrates 10 years
BELGIUM: The Keymark heat pump certification scheme celebrates its 10th anniversary this year by now providing product performance of more than 11,000 models….
€2.3m grant to develop HTF additives
IRELAND: A Dublin-based consortium has received a €2.3m grant to develop heat-transfer-fluid additives that can increase cooling efficiency in data centres, solid-state heat pumps and electric batteries….
Opstaele is Daikin Ireland general manager
IRELAND: Kyrian Opstaele has graduated to general manager of Daikin Ireland to replace Michael Sheehan, who is retiring after seven years in the role….
Munters lands €195m data centre cooling orders
SWEDEN: Munters reports receiving orders totalling SEK2.1bn (≈€195m) for cooling equipment from an unnamed colocation data centre company in the USA….
Lu-Ve Nordics secures €7.5m data centre order
SWEDEN: The Lu-Ve Group has secured a SEK81.6m (≈€7.45m) order for adiabatic dry coolers for a major Swedish data centre operator….
Munters wins SEK840m data centre chiller order
SWEDEN: Munters has received a chiller order of approximately SEK840m (≈$91m) for a US colocation data centre customer. …
Modine climate solutions president to retire
USA: Eric S McGinnis is to retire as president of climate solutions at Modine Manufacturing. …
Hitachi Energy to expand cooling systems facility
SWEDEN: Hitachi Energy is investing US$77m in an expansion of its power transmission cooling systems facilities in Landskrona, Sweden. …
Daikin revises AC recycling fees
JAPAN: Daikin is to reduce its air conditioner recycling fees in Japan from February due to increased efficiency in processing at its recycling plants….
India levies anti-dumping duties on Chinese R134a
INDIA: The Indian government has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of R134a refrigerant from China….