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€10.5m investment in Joule process heat pump
AUSTRIA: Ecop, the Austrian developer of a highly efficient, single-stage rotation industrial heat pump has secured €10.5m investment to expand its production capacities….
UL opens expanded heat pump testing facility
USA/ITALY: US testing company UL Solutions has announced an expansion of its facility in Carugate, Italy, to meet growing European demand for comprehensive heat pump performance and safety testing….
WRD invites you to share your skills
UK: To celebrate World Refrigeration Day (WRD) 2025 and its Cool Skills theme, the WRD secretariat is inviting individuals and organisations to share their successes….
Dimethyl ether and blends improve efficiency
SPAIN: New research has found that dimethyl ether (RE170) and ternary mixtures of the same refrigerant with CO2 and butane could improve the energy efficiency of vapour compression systems….
Trane Rentals opens in Canada
CANADA: Trane has officially opened its first Canadian Trane Rental site in Brantford, Ontario….
Swedish heat pump sales bounce back
SWEDEN: Sales of heat pumps in Sweden bounced back in Q1, increasing by 38% compared to last year, despite low housing construction….
AREA expands membership
BELGIUM: AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors, has expanded its membership to 26 with the addition of new representative groups from Greece and Portugal….
Poland uncovers more HFCs in car LPG tanks
POLAND: Polish customs officials have stopped more refrigerant being smuggled across the border from Ukraine in vehicle LPG tanks. Officers from the…
Coalition seeks one voice in food sector
BELGIUM: A group of companies have a formed a new association to provide a unified voice for the food manufacturing technologies and equipment sector in Europe’s evolving food systems….
US industry surprised by R454B demand
USA: Refrigerant and cylinder manufacturers in the US have admitted to being caught by surprise at the high level of demand for the lower GWP refrigerant R454B….