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Heat pump chillers in R32 and R454B versions

ITALY: Swegon is launching a new range of chillers and heat pumps using lower GWP refrigerants R32 and R454B.

The Blue Box Zeta Sky range is ErP 2021 compliant with SEERs of up to 5.2 and SCOPs to 5.01. 

In a range of sizes from 30 to 240kW, with inverter versions, the new units include scroll compressors and plate heat exchangers with single or double circuits. Energy saving EC axial fans can be specified and there are multiple low noise options.

Described as one of the most compact unit in the market in the 100-250kW range, the new chillers and heat pumps still allow plenty of room for hydronics circuits, and recovery exchangers.

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13th June 2026

Customs discover HFCs hidden in LPG tanks

POLAND: Not for the first time, attempts to smuggle refrigerant into Poland in car LPG tanks have been foiled by customs officers.
13th June 2026

Uniflair chillers for liquid-cooled data centres

ITALY: Schneider Electric has launched the Uniflair XCA series of air-cooled and free-cooling chillers to meet the demands of AI-driven, high-density liquid-cooled data centres. 
12th June 2026

German refrigerant leak rates down to 1%

GERMANY: Latest figures from Germany suggest that average refrigerant leak rates were down to just 1% in 2025.
12th June 2026

EPEE offers “cost-effective” answer to PFAS emissions

BELGIUM: A new report suggests that building on the European F-gas regulation, while further reducing leaks and increasing reclamation, would be the most cost-effective ways to reduce PFAS emissions.
11th June 2026

Bulgarian HFC smugglers arrested

BULGARIA: Authorities in Bulgaria have arrested members of an organised criminal group accused of illegally importing and distributing HFC refrigerants, money laundering and tax crimes.
11th June 2026

National warns of illegal R1234yf

UK: National Refrigerants has warned of unlicensed R1234yf being imported to the UK in illegal cylinders.