World News
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….
Hoshizaki takes 51% stake in Vietnamese company
JAPAN/VIETNAM: Hoshizaki, the Japanese manufacturer of commercial food and beverage refrigeration equipment, has acquired a majority shareholding in Vietnamese company Asia Refrigeration Industry (ARICO)….
Vertiv acquires centrifugal chiller technology
UK: Vertiv has invested in centrifugal chiller technology with the acquisition of certain assets of BiXin Energy Technology (Suzhou) Co (BSE)….