Features
1st December 2024
Haier gives French cultural centre a lift
FRANCE: Haier MRV5-H heat pump VRF units are meeting the heating and cooling requirements of a major cultural centre in the city of Nice on the French Riviera.
27th November 2024
Kensa claims myth busting heat pump project
UK: A 100-year-old London social housing estate, comprising 81 flats across four blocks, is said to be the oldest to be heated using a networked heat pump solution.
22nd November 2024
Low carbon funding helps school decarbonise
UK: Funding from the Welsh Government has helped a Ruthin secondary school decarbonise their heating by replacing gas boilers with air-source heat pumps.
1st November 2024
Heat recovery keeps butter cool
UK: An SCM Frigo SEC-200 heat recovery unit is transforming the cooling performance of a Gloucestershire farm producing artisan butter.
28th October 2024
Sabroe NH3 heat pump in seawater DH scheme
GERMANY: Johnson Controls is providing its Sabroe DualPAC ammonia heat pump to a project using water from the Baltic Sea to generate green energy.
23rd October 2024
Güntner dry coolers are winners in Vegas
USA: Güntner dry coolers have been called into play at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to handle increased load on the HVAC system while also decreasing water consumption.
22nd October 2024
Vilter NH3 heat pumps in Ontario wastewater project
CANADA: Copeland’s Vilter VQ95 single-screw ammonia industrial heat pumps have been selected to power what is claimed to be the world’s largest wastewater energy transfer (WET) facility in Ontario.
22nd October 2024
Towering project proves Carrier’s flexibility
UK: A recent London landmark project has proven Aristotle's claim that the (w)hole is greater than the sum of Carrier's AquaSnap chiller parts.
18th October 2024
MHI to supply 18 chillers for Dubai district cooling plants
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems is to supply 18 industrial chillers, totalling around 200MW, for Empower's district cooling plants in Dubai, UAE.
12th October 2024
Panasonic 20hp CO2 unit scoops first install
UK: The first Panasonic 20hp CO2 condensing unit to be installed outside of Japan has found a home at an award-winning ice cream factory in Devon.
8th October 2024
Swegon secures largest order
SWEDEN: Swedish HVAC manufacturer Swegon has secured its largest order to date for Volvo Cars’ new electric vehicle plant in Košice, Slovakia.
18th September 2024
Hospital to use ground-source heat pump
UK: Global resource management company Veolia is set to combine ground-source heat pumps, thermal store, solar and CHP technologies to decarbonise the heat supply at the University Hospital of Hartlepool.
15th September 2024
Propane heat pump in full bloom
IRELAND: A Refra Ignis propane heat pump is delivering sustainability and energy efficiency at a €20m flower processing facility in Dublin.
7th September 2024
Monitoring tenants’ heat pump usage
UK: Panasonic’s Aquarea Service Cloud app is helping to ensure that over 700 social housing tenants are operating their heat pumps correctly.
5th September 2024
SEC sparks a heat recovery revolution
UK: A leading bar operator is using innovative heat recovery technology from wholesale group Beijer Ref to reduce energy costs and achieve ambitious sustainability targets.
4th September 2024
Ciat AHUs take leading role
UK: Ciat has supplied three ClimaCiat AirAccess AHUs to a brand new, purpose-built new hub for the performing arts in the Chiltern Hills.
31st August 2024
Modular heat pump centre for apartment blocks
GERMANY: A prefabricated modular heating centre, containing three R290 heat pumps, is set to provide sustainable heating to a residential apartment block in Penzberg, Bavaria.
25th August 2024
Mango cooling success brings repeat order
GERMANY: Güntner has received a repeat order for air coolers and evaporative condensers after the equipment’s success in cooling a mango packing facility in Brazil.…
23rd August 2024
Daikin to create “icehouse” for World Expo
JAPAN: Daikin will be drawing inspiration from traditional icehouses based on sustainable air conditioning systems to keep people cool at next year’s World Expo in Osaka, Japan.
19th August 2024
Recovering 750kg of R134a in just 6 hours
UK: Refrec Reclaim, Beijer Ref’s new refrigerant recovery service, has completed a project to remove 750kg of refrigerant from one of London's tallest office blocks.
12th August 2024
Ciat solutions for historic Liverpool hotel
UK: Ciat air handers and heat recovery units have been employed at the new Radisson RED Liverpool, a Grade II-listed property with roots dating back to the 1800s.
31st July 2024
Kensa harnesses heat from thermal spring
UK: Ground-source heating company Kensa has installed an open-loop water-source heat pump system using warm spring water to heat two council buildings.
31st July 2024
Survey reveals different attitudes to AC use
JAPAN: A new survey by Daikin has revealed stark differences between people’s attitudes to, and usage of, air conditioning in cities around the world.
28th July 2024
Further CO2 heat pump for Aalborg seawater DH project
SWITZERLAND/DENMARK: MAN Energy Solutions is to supply a further CO2 heat pump to one of the world’s largest naturally-cooled seawater heat pump plants in Aalborg, Denmark.
26th July 2024
Seeking a solution to data centre cooling demand
USA: The University of Missouri is developing a new type of cooling system which it claims could dramatically reduce energy demands on data centres.
24th July 2024
MHI Projects team ensures smooth delivery
UK: Dedicated support from the MHI Projects team has helped provide a climate control upgrade for the UK home of a leading global glass processing specialist.
21st July 2024
Adiabatic CO2 system promises big energy savings
AUSTRALIA: An indirect evaporative CO2 refrigeration system which promises potential energy savings of 19% is being trialled in one of Australia's leading supermarkets.