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3rd September 2017
Daikin Applied takes care at new hospital
UK: Daikin Applied has supplied 60 air handling units and three chillers to the 40,000m² New Papworth Hospital, which is due to be opened this…
29th August 2017
Daikin sees future with “smart glasses”
NETHERLANDS: Daikin in the Netherlands has been trialling the use of hi-tech “smart glasses” to assist its service engineers in the field. The augmented…
27th August 2017
Festival Foods opts for R448A
USA: After an evaluation of lower GWP refrigeration options, Wisconsin-based supermarket chain Festival Foods has opted to replace R404A refrigerant with R448A. A family-owned supermarket…
27th August 2017
Daikin’s slick solution for oil business
UK: A Daikin solar-powered heating, ventilating and air conditioning system is providing low cost, award-winning comfort to a Dorset business committed to renewable energy. The…
21st August 2017
Advanced materials lessen cooling load
SPAIN: An architectural educational and research centre claimed to have developed a series of materials and systems which could reduce air conditioner use by more…
20th August 2017
Klima-Therm first with new Rhoss chillers
UK: Klima-Therm and sister company LH has supplied the first Rhoss Turbocor-based chiller in a bespoke chiller solution for John Lewis’ Peter Jones shop in…
13th August 2017
Aqua slices cheese maker’s energy bill
UK: Farnham-based Aqua Cooling has installed inverter-driven screw compressor chillers and a water-to-water heat pump at a leading dairy product manufacturer in Wales. Aqua Cooling…
13th August 2017
Panasonic exposed in Dublin warehouse
IRELAND: Panasonic VRF ECOi VRF ducted units with energy recovery ventilators provide fully exposed air conditioning at a 19th century warehouse office conversion in Dublin.…
10th August 2017
Optyma keeps hospital F-gas compliant
UK: A busy hospital’s need to create a new service building meant relocating seven roof mounted condensing units cooling the hospital’s mortuary and provided the…
6th August 2017
Engie’s return flight to Moscow airport
GERMANY: Following an order to supply chillers to Terminal 1 at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, Engie Refrigeration has been awarded the contract for Terminal 2. Domodedovo…
2nd August 2017
Waiting for a bus becomes cool
Air conditioning manufacturers Haier, LG and Daikin have all become involved this year in efforts to take the heat out of waiting for a bus.…
7th July 2017
Latest ahu blockbuster checks-in
[caption id="attachment_38461" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The 5-star Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire Hotel is situated on Leicester Square in London’s lively West End[/caption] UK: The 5-star Radisson…
28th June 2017
Haier keeps Yamaha on track
ITALY: Haier air conditioning is helping multiple world champion motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi and team mates at Yamaha Motor Racing keep their cool. Haier is supplying…
23rd June 2017
Taking the heat out of summer downtime
UK: ICS Cool Energy has created a guide to help UK manufacturers protect their vital process cooling systems against seasonal temperature spikes. While the UK…
19th June 2017
Coldstore at the double
UK: Coldstore manufacturer ISD Solutions has completed a second coldstore facility for UK logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel. Designed to provide additional capacity at Kuehne…
18th June 2017
Geoclima opens the market to HFO chillers
ITALY: As prices of mid and high GWP refrigerants continue to rise, HFO chiller pioneer Geoclima is convinced that HFOs represent the best mix of…
15th June 2017
Tecogen’s cool approach to cannabis
USA: Tecogen has received an order for two Tecochill water chillers for a cannabis factory in Massachusetts. In a deal valued at $750,000, the two…
13th June 2017
Chinese development picks Carrier VRF
CHINA: Carrier China is to supply more than 300 VRF units to Haiyue Square, a new shopping, recreation and business centre in Xi’an due to…
30th May 2017
The Ecostar of track and field
UK: The achievements of British athletes is being supported by a number of high-tech sports laboratories equipped with temperature-controlled training facilities. These state-of-the-art training and…
20th May 2017
Solar provides 50% of coldstore energy
NETHERLANDS: Described as a record-breaking installation, 5,800 solar panels are supplying around 50% of the energy needs of a coldstore in Zoeterwoude Rijndijk, near Leiden.…
17th May 2017
Samsung and the pinwheel blues
SOUTH KOREA: The effectiveness of Samsung’s “wind-free” air conditioning technology is demonstrated in a new video from the Korean manufacturer. First announced in the Cooling…
12th May 2017
Carrier VRF for 2000 Chinese apartments
CHINA: Carrier China has supplied mini VRF units to Chengdu CapitaLand Century Mansion, a high-end residential building in Southwestern China. Chengdu CapitaLand Century Mansion is…
10th May 2017
R407F becomes Olympic gold
USA: The Herb Brooks Ice Arena in Lake Placid, one of the venues for the 1980 Winter Olympics, is to replace its currently used R22…
9th May 2017
Carel controls move away from R404A
ITALY: Carel has reported an intense period of activity in northern Europe as end users move away from R404A. The Italian controls manufacturer has been…
8th May 2017
York chillers in largest Finnish data centre
FINLAND: York YK centrifugal chillers have been specified to provide an innovative cooling solution at Finland’s largest open data centre. Johnson Controls, the global diversified…
8th May 2017
R32 – the importance of training
UK: With an increasing number of air conditioning units using R32, one of the leading manufacturers has stressed the importance of specialist training before using…
7th May 2017
Cooling vital for biodigester plants
UK: Temporary chillers are being used to provide essential cooling during the service and maintenance of energy-from-waste biodigester plants. Biodigester plants harness natural biological processes…