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Emerson and Danfoss are AHR winners
USA: Emerson’s Copeland Scroll variable speed compressor and Danfoss’s AK-SM 800 series system manager controller are amongst the winners of the 2014…
Carrier and Bosch in heat pump JV
USA: Carrier is to form a joint venture with Robert Bosch North America to produce residential and commercial heat pumps for the…
R1234yf will be sold to US consumers
USA: The new low GWP refrigerant R1234yf will be sold to consumers in the USA to top-up and recharge their car air…
Carrier support for Purdue expansion
USA: Air conditioning manufacturer Carrier has contributed over $1m in support of Purdue University’s renowned and newly expanded hvacr research facilities….
Did CFC ban stall climate change?
The phase-out of ozone-depleting CFCs may be behind the apparent “pause” in global temperature rises, according to a new study….
REHVA calls for action on indoor air quality
BRUSSELS: Representatives of some of Europe’s most influential associations and institutes have warned the European Commission of the potential conflict between energy…
Chinese act on ammonia safety
CHINA: Thirteen factories in Shanghai have been penalised for failing liquid ammonia safety checks following the leak at Weng’s cold storage plant…
Danfoss expands Chinese factory
CHINA: Danfoss has completed a 42,314m² expansion of its heat exchanger factory in Haiyan, China….
Mexichem’s AC6 refrigerant passes SAE tests
USA: The engineering group SAE says has completed testing of Mexichem’s refrigerant blend AC6 (R445A), touted as a potential low GWP replacement…
EPEE calls for realism at F-gas meeting
BRUSSELS: EPEE has called upon EU decision-makers to reach an ambitious yet realistic agreement and to reject sweeping additional bans on HFCs…