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Novel cooling and heating win US defence deals
USA: The US defence department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded contracts to three prototype novel air conditioning and heat pump technologies to reduce energy consumption at military bases….
Nordic Climate makes further Dutch move
SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: The Nordic Climate Group has further expanded its operations in the Netherlands with the acquisition of Amsterdam-based IJskoud BV. …
F-gas engineer forecasts are underestimated
BELGIUM: Despite a significant increase in the number of F-gas certified personnel in Europe trained on alternatives, previous forecasts of the number required by 2030 may have been grossly underestimated….
Serbia DH plant to use 17MW heat pump
SERBIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €105m for a solar-thermal power plant, featuring a 17MW heat pump, in Novi Sad….
SWEP opens new propane testing rig
SWEDEN: Swedish brazed plate heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP has announced the opening of a new rig for propane testing at its R&D centre in Landskrona….
Chemours and Koura face legal action over R454B
USA: Chemours and Koura stand accused of anti-competitive conduct in a dispute over the supply of R454B, the lower GWP refrigerant alternative to R410A….
Trane Technologies buys AI pioneer
USA: Trane Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BrainBox AI, a pioneer in autonomous HVAC controls and generative AI building technology….
Removal of high GWP refrigerant from US nuclear site continues
USA: More than two-thirds of the 8,500,000 lb (3,855 tonnes) of high GWP refrigerant R114 has been removed from a former US uranium enrichment plant in Kentucky. …
Warsaw to welcome €400m sewage heat pump project
POLAND: Energy producer PGNiG Termika SA and the Warsaw Municipal Water and Sewage Company (MPWiK) have signed agreements to build one of the largest sewage heat pump installations in the EU. …
Systemair buys remaining shares in HSK
SWEDEN/TURKEY: Systemair has acquired the remaining shares in Turkish air handling units manufacturer HSK….