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MHI to open office in Iraq
IRAQ: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd aims to capitalise on the reconstruction of Iraq by opening an office in Basra, the war-torn…
Danfoss offers online industrial training
DENMARK: A programme of industrial refrigeration courses are now available completely free of charge on Danfoss Learning, an online education platform…
Johnson Controls and Daikin are top innovators
USA: Johnson Controls and Daikin remain two of the most innovative companies according to Forbes, the influential US business magazine and website….
Russians intercept R22 ac units from China
RUSSIA: Customs officers at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk are said to have intercepted a shipment of 130 air…
Refrigeration to the rescue?
JAPAN: Refrigeration could come to the rescue of the Tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant which is still spewing contaminated water into…
New adsorbent found by mistake
SWEDEN: A novel highly adsorbent material, which could have uses within the air conditioning and refrigeration industry, has been produced by accident…
US must update refrigeration efficiency standards
USA: In a move that it is said will save an estimated $156m per month, a coalition of US States…
Windows with an in-built cooling system
USA: Researchers at Harvard University claim to have developed a window with its own in-built cooling system. The new window-cooling system –…
Cool revolution in refrigerated transport?
ITALY: A sorption heat pump (S-HP), based on the adsorption/desorption of a hydrogen gas stream, could provide significant savings over traditional transport…
No risk, but Germans call for further tests
GERMANY: The German Federal Transport Authority (KBA) has recommended further tests be carried out on the R1234yf after its own risk assessments…