World News
Rainer Grosse-Kracht named EPEE president
BELGIUM: Rainer Grosse-Kracht, chief technology officer at compressor manufacturer Bitzer, has been named as president of the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE)….
Green group calls for end to subsidies for EVs using R1234yf
GERMANY: The influential German environmental aid association Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) is calling on the German government to end subsidies for electric cars with R1234yf refrigerants in their AC systems….
Daikin agrees $8.5m penalty over hazardous PTAC
USA: Daikin has agreed to pay an $8.5m civil penalty for failing to immediately report that one of its US-made Amana packaged terminal air conditioners could overheat….
Korea project to improve refrigerant management
KOREA: The Korean Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute has announced an initiative to improve the country’s HFC refrigerant management….
Ammonia leak kills 7 and sends 70 to hospital
INDIA: Seven people are reported to have died and over 70 hospitalised following an ammonia gas leak at a seafood factory in Tamil Nadu….
Daikin Applied builds new $30m US training centre
USA: Daikin Applied has broken ground on a new $30m training facility in Plymouth, Minnesota….
Lennox to acquire HVAC supplier Heat Controller
USA: Lennox has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Heat Controller, the Michigan-based owner of the Comfort-Aire and Century HVAC brands….
Solstice enables A-Gas to reclaim HFO/HFC blends
EUROPE: Solstice has signed an agreement enabling the lifecycle refrigerant management company A-Gas to recover and reclaim its R404A/R507 replacement blends….
Daikin installs outdoor AC in Tokyo complex
JAPAN: Daikin is to install outdoor air conditioners at the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu complex with the aim of combating the summer heat and improving the comfort of visitors….
Thomas Donato appointed Carrier Europe CEO
USA: Former Bosch Power Tools CEO Thomas Donato has been appointed president of Climate Solutions Europe to succeed Thomas Heim. …