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Trane employees make cool cart possible
INDIA: Trane has employed passive cooling in the development of a prototype street vendors cart that protects food from excess heat.
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Nuremberg hosts RAC Worldskills
GERMANY: Sixteen young engineers from 16 countries will battle it out at the Nürnbergmesse in Germany next month in the refrigeration and air conditioning category of the WorldSkills Competition.
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US seeks to end China’s developing country status
USA: The USA is to seek the removal of China from the list of Article 5 developing nations under the Kigali Amendment.
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Daikin extends Loop scheme to R32 chillers
ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe has extended its Loop (L∞P) refrigerant recovery, reclamation and reuse scheme to R32 chillers.
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Air conditioning efficiency needs to increase 50% by 2030
FRANCE: The average efficiency of air conditioning units need to increase at least 50% by 2030 if the global energy sector is to achieve 2050 net zero CO2 emissions targets.
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US Senate ratifies Kigali Amendment
USA: Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has finally passed the US Senate.
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Beijer Ref moves into transport refrigeration
SWEDEN/SOUTH AFRICA: Beijer Ref is to move into the transport refrigeration sector with the acquisition of Transport Cooling SA, an operating unit of GEA Africa, and Thermo King distributor.
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Cindy Newberg wins US public service award
USA: Cindy Newberg, the US EPA’s director of the stratospheric protection division, has won the USA’s top public service award for her efforts to curb the use of HFCs.
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Daikin seeks sources outside of China
JAPAN: Faced with continuing covid lockdowns in China, Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin says it will end its reliance on component supplies from China by March 2024.
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MTL Cool acquired by Due North
CANADA: Quebec-based commercial refrigerated display case manufacturer MTL Cool has been acquired by Due North, the recently formed operating company from the merger of Minus Forty and QBD.
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F-gas and PFAS on symposium agenda
GERMANY: The forthcoming ASERCOM EPEE Symposium on the eve of Chillventa will include an update on the F-gas regulation and the planned restriction of the use of PFAS under REACH.
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ColdHubs recognised by Harvard award
NIGERIA: An enterprise providing solar-powered walk-in cold rooms for perishable foods in Nigeria has been recognised by an award from Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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UNEP celebrates 35th anniversary of Montreal Protocol
KENYA: UN secretary general António Guterres has called on the world to continue backing the “essential work” of the Montreal Protocol as the international treaty celebrates its 35th anniversary.
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