World News
UTC opens buildings technology centre
USA: Carrier’s air conditioning and refrigeration technologies are sharing centre stage at the new UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings in Florida, opened…
Danfoss sells Thermia HP business
GERMANY: Stiebel Eltron has acquired Danfoss’ Swedish-based Thermia heat pump business….
Epta opens new refrigeration showroom
ITALY: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Epta has unveiled a new showroom in its Italian production plant in Limana….
IR achieves 2020 energy efficiency goal
IRELAND: Ingersoll Rand, parent company of Trane and Thermo King, says it has achieved a 10% increase in production, two years ahead…
JRAIA: flammables crucial to phase down
EUROPE: Japan’s association of air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturers has added its voice to calls for the EU to remove barriers to…
AHRI to consult on proposed HVACR tariffs
USA: The AHRI is to consult with members over the possibility of the US imposing tariffs on HVACR products in an extension…
Making ammonia even greener
USA: Researchers at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, are developing a renewable energy approach for synthesising ammonia….
New sorbent boosts efficiency
GERMANY: Scientists in Germany claim to have developed a new more efficient sorbent for use in adsorption chillers….
Germany faces fine in R134a dispute
LUXEMBOURG: The advocate general of the European Court of Justice has declared that Germany violated European law by allowing Daimler to continue…
Hydrocarbon barriers is webinar topic
BELGIUM: The barriers to the uptake of flammable hydrocarbon refrigerants will be the subject of a free webinar on April 25….