World News
$100m funding for two-phase liquid cooling firm
USA: Mitsubishi Electric, Carrier and Samsung are amongst the investors in a $100m Series C funding of California-based two-phase liquid cooling company ZutaCore….
Nordic Climate enters German market
GERMANY: Acquisitive Swedish contractor group Nordic Climate has now entered the German market with the purchase of four companies based in Hamburg and Eastern-Westphalia….
Discounter Aldi leads US HFC transition
USA: Discount retailer Aldi continues to lead US food retailers’ efforts to transition away from high GWP refrigerants, according to the latest reports from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)….
Danfoss invests €10m in heat pump component factory
FRANCE: Danish manufacturer Danfoss is to invest an additional €10m in its heat pump component factory in Reyrieux, France….
Eurovent Commission elects chairs
BELGIUM: Marta San Román, director general of the Spanish HVAC manufacturers’ group, AFEC, has been re-elected as vice-chairperson of the Eurovent Commission for an additional term….
Spool compressor outperforms scroll in new analysis
USA: New comparative analyses carried out with Torad’s R1234ze spool compressor are said to have demonstrated efficiency gains of up to 10% when compared to scrolls in cooling systems. …
Five heat pump leaders receive top award
AUSTRIA: Graeme Maidment of London South Bank University and Thomas Nowak of heat pump manufacturer Qvantum International are among the recipients of this year’s Peter Ritter von Rittinger Award….
Five arrested in F-gas smuggling swoop
GREECE: Five members of a criminal organisation have been arrested in Greece on suspicion of illegally importing and trafficking large quantities HFC refrigerant from Albania to Greece….
Beijer Ref buys US distributor AM
USA: Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler has made a further advance into the US market Beijer Ref with the purchase of Florida-based AM Distributors. …
Crombez re-elected EHPA president
BELGIUM: Patrick Crombez of Daikin has been elected to continue for a second two-year term as president of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)….