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Are rising temperatures healing ozone hole?
USA: Scientists are trying to determine whether the diminishing ozone hole trend is more a result of temperature increases than chlorine declines….
Daikin 6hp ac employs R32 and aluminium coil
JAPAN: Daikin is preparing for the Japanese launch of a range of commercial air conditioners up to 16kW, running on R32 and using…
Ebm-Papst plans €3.5m institute
GERMANY: Fan and motor manufacturer Ebm-Papst is to set up its own research institute at the Künzelsau campus of Heilbronn University….
CCR installs 1,000th CO2 system
GERMANY: Further evidence of the growing popularity of CO2 as Carrier Commercial Refrigeration passes its landmark 1,000th CO2OLtec transcritical refrigeration installation in…
DuPont publishes R404A retrofit guide
USA: DuPont has produced a must-read document for anyone considering converting an R404A or R507 system to its new alternative XP40….
Lennox settles “white coil” class action
USA: Lennox has reached an out-of-court settlement in a class action in Florida over an alleged defective coil in certain of its…
DuPont to spin-off refrigerants next year
USA: DuPont says it is on track to separate its Performance Chemicals business, which includes its refrigerant interests, in the middle of…
Prison for releasing R22 to atmosphere
USA: A Detroit man who pleaded guilty to releasing R22 to the environment has been sentenced to 27 months in prison….
€150m funding for seawater ac project
FRANCE: The French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean is to receive €150m funding to deploy a sea water cooling project…
Danfoss tackles refrigerant confusion
DENMARK: Danfoss has produced a new document which should help to dispel some of the confusion surrounding existing and new refrigerants, their…