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Daikin gives free access to R32 patents
JAPAN: In a move to encourage the adoption of R32 refrigerant, Daikin is to offer rival manufacturers worldwide free access to its…
Installers aren’t ill-trained technophobes
BELGIUM: AREA has hit out at European Commission suggestions that air conditioning and refrigeration contractors are ill-trained and dislike new technologies….
Freiherr heads product management
GERMANY: Michael Freiherr is the new head of the product management department at heat exchanger manufacturer Güntner….
Are 3D printed heat exchangers viable?
USA: A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working with new materials in an effort to produce a viable energy efficient…
Energy efficiency is key to Energy Union
BELGIUM: Improvements to the efficiency of heating and cooling systems is one of the main recommendations made by a coalition of industry groups…
World Cup winner joins Toshiba team
UK: As part of its sponsorship of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Toshiba has teamed up with former winner Josh Lewsey for…
Haier debuts solid-state wine cooler
GERMANY: Innovative Chinese refrigeration equipment manufacturer Haier has produced a domestic wine cooler combining thermoelectric and heat pipe technologies. …
ATMOsphere Europe moves to Barcelona
BELGIUM: After six successful meetings in Brussels, the organiser of ATMOsphere Europe is moving next year’s event to Barcelona….
Cuba set to increase ODS destruction
CUBA: The destruction of ozone-depleting refrigerants in Cuba is set to increase with the construction of a new incinerator….
Emerson offers R32 compressors in China
CHINA: According to press reports, Emerson Climate Technologies has released a range of R32 scroll compressors in China….