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22nd April 2020
Hospital receives rapid response
UK: A-Gas continues to play a key role during the coronavirus crisis, its Rapid Recovery service recently removing high GWP refrigerants from a hospital maternity…
18th April 2020
Maersk opens largest CO2 cold store in Russia
RUSSIA: Danish logistics company Maersk has opened a new 23,700m2 refrigerated warehouse in St Petersburg – the largest commercial cold store in Russia using CO2…
12th April 2020
Wholesalers dominate but buying preferences differ
EUROPE: A new report from Rotterdam-based marketing consultancy USP reveals wide differences in purchase behaviour amongst HVAC contractors across Europe. The survey of businesses in…
10th April 2020
LG pilots successful London landing
UK: In one of its largest and tightest air conditioning projects, LG has seen 350 fan coil units and 28 condensers installed in 10 weeks…
2nd April 2020
CO2 is fresh approach for sushi firm
UK: Tanpopo Japanese Food, a UK-based food wholesaler, has opted to use Panasonic CO2 condensing units for its new frozen and chilled warehouse in Feltham,…
20th March 2020
Mitsubishi Hybrid upgrades comfort at famous London hotel
UK: Mitsubishi Electric’s Hybrid VRF air conditioning systems are being included in a modernisation of the Strand Palace Hotel, one of London’s most famous hotels.…
13th March 2020
US air conditioning energy consumption to accelerate
USA: Energy use for residential and commercial air conditioning will increase more than any other end use through 2050, while space heating energy consumption will…
3rd March 2020
Flexibility bears fruit for Fujitsu
UK: A VRF heat pump air conditioning solution has been chosen in front of gas boilers for a new nightclub in Hull. Original plans for…
3rd March 2020
Marine engineering students trained on CO2 refrigeration
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has been involved in creating a CO2 refrigeration unit to train students at a marine and technical engineering college in Aarhus,…
26th February 2020
Chiller using R1224yd in Japan’s new National Stadium
JAPAN: A centrifugal chiller using the little-known HCFO refrigerant R1224yd(Z) has been deployed in Japan’s new National Stadium in Tokyo. The RTBA turbo chiller, manufactured…
23rd February 2020
Daikin CO2 Conveni-Pack uses new swing compressor
GERMANY: Daikin used last week’s Euroshop exhibition to present its recently announced Conveni-Pack commercial refrigeration system using CO2 refrigerant. Available in Japan since early 2000…
23rd February 2020
Thermosyphon cooler saves over 2,5000,000l of water in 6 months
USA: A Johnson Controls BlueStream thermosyphon cooler is said to have saved 554,000 gallons (2,518,534 litres) of water in just six months at a supercomputer centre in New Mexico.
11th February 2020
Daikin offers to hide your condensing unit
UK: Condensing units may not be a building’s most attractive feature, so one air conditioning manufacturer is now offering a “wrapping” service to blend a…
10th February 2020
Toshiba UK’s Landmark VRF installation
UK: One of the largest installations of Toshiba’s VRF air conditioning is nearing completion at Landmark Manchester, a new 180,000ft² multi-storey Grade A office development. …
5th February 2020
LG VRF transforms art-deco hotel
USA: Indoor comfort technologies from LG Electronics have helped transform a 1920s art-deco office building in Texas into a new luxury boutique hotel. LG’s Multi…
3rd February 2020
Chemours’ R513A keeps ice hockey onside
USA: A Trane chiller using R134a has been converted to lower GWP refrigerant R513A at the Pepsi Center, home of Denver ice hockey team Colorado…
29th January 2020
Mitsubishi’s Lush smell of success
UK: Cosmetics retailer Lush is benefitting from energy efficient air conditioning at its HQ in Poole, Dorset, following the installation of a Mitsubishi Electric City…
12th January 2020
Tecogen cultivates cannabis business
USA: Three 200 ton gas-engine-driven chillers have been supplied by Tecogen to a cannabis cultivation factory in New Jersey. The Tecochill chillers from Massachusetts-based company…
7th January 2020
Scientists develop energy-free personal cooling device
USA: Researchers at the University of Missouri are developing an on-skin electronic device which can passively cool human bodies by around 6ºC without consuming any…
31st December 2019
Efficient AC now arriving at Platform 21
UK: Air conditioning contractor Coolair Equipment Ltd is to supply the latest energy efficient cooling and heating technology to one of Birmingham’s most prestigious office…
27th December 2019
Taste of effciency at London deli
UK: A North London delicatessen, with a history dating back 75 years, has cut its energy bills with a new Toshiba heat-pump-based air conditioning system…
24th December 2019
Scientists send heat energy through a vacuum
USA: Scientists in the US claim to have turned heat transfer physics on its head by proving that heat energy can travel through a vacuum.
15th December 2019
The Christmas jumper is cool
UK: They're cool all year, so we can excuse the air conditioning and refrigeration industry losing its street credibility once a year in aid of…
15th December 2019
CO2 compressor popularity mushrooms
UK: Bitzer’s largest CO2 compressor has been employed in a transcritical refrigeration system at a cold store in Holland. The large Ecoline+ CO2 compressor was…
10th December 2019
Toshiba adds to stylish upgrade
UK: Toshiba VRF and digital inverter split system air conditioners are part of a major refurbishment of The Swan at Streatley, a boutique hotel overlooking…
3rd December 2019
Landmark air conditioning achievement for Ciat
UK: The tallest residential building in Western Europe, currently under construction in London’s Canary Wharf, will be heated and cooled by bespoke Ciat air conditioning.…
1st December 2019
GEA in deep with CO2 refrigeration
GERMANY: GEA has had further marine success with its CO2 refrigeration systems onboard an Alaskan fishing trawler. The German manufacturer that last year successfully installed…