World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

Cooling Awards shortlist announced

rac_coolingawards_pageUK: Some of the industry’s newest and most innovative products and systems, applications and collaborations can be found within the shortlist for this year’s Cooling Industry Awards.

The shortlist just announced for the 17 award categories includes a number of familiar names. Airedale, a regular award entrant and winner, is shortlisted for five awards – Air Conditioning/Heat Pump Innovation, Building Energy Project, Data Centre Cooling Impact, End User (Non-supermarket) and Industrial Project.

Hereford-based Arctic Circle is also prominent amongst the finalists, its transcritical CO2 hotwater Harvester and Combined Convenience Solution each shortlisted for two awards.

The award winners will be announced at the London Hilton on September 23. The full list of shortlisted entries can be found here.

Latest News

24th August 2026

Wieland to invest $15m in second Ohio factory

USA: To meet demand for data centre cooling, the German-owned Wieland Group is to invest $15m in a second heat exchanger production facility in Delaware, Ohio.
24th August 2026

Beijer Ref acquires Lithuanian manufacturer Refra

SWEDEN/LITHUANIA: Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of the shares in Lithuanian refrigeration equipment manufacturer Refra.
23rd August 2026

Clivet R290 heat pump replaces LPG

UK: The first Clivet Edge Pro R290 heat pump installation in the UK has been carried out in an historic Lincolnshire home to replace a 40kW LPG boiler.
23rd August 2026

Roof-based rainwater cooling could reduce AC demand

UK: Roof-based rainwater cooling could reduce energy demand, lower urban temperatures and help cities adapt to intense heatwaves, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
22nd August 2026

New material boosts passive radiative cooling

SPAIN: A research group at Madrid’s Institute of Micro and Nanotechnology (IMN-CNM, CSIC) has developed a new nanomaterial capable of cooling surfaces under solar radiation without consuming electricity.
21st August 2026

A chip off the electricity costs

USA: A distributed control system and autonomous AI-application is said to have enabled a US food producer to achieve energy savings of 17%.