World News
16th October 2020
Chillventa eSpecial attracts 6,800 “visitors”
GERMANY: This week’s first virtual Chillventa exhibition attracted more than 6,800 participants according to the organiser. Although accepting that the three-day Chillventa eSpecial was “not…
15th October 2020
AHR Expo 2021 cancelled, ASHRAE now virtual
USA: ASHRAE has announced that the 2021 AHR Expo, originally scheduled to be held January 25-27, 2021, in Chicago, has been cancelled. ASHRAE says that the decision was…
14th October 2020
EFCTC urges support for illegal refrigerant campaign
GERMANY: The refrigerant producers group EFCTC is inviting companies from across the refrigeration and air conditioning industry to join a new campaign to eradicate the…
14th October 2020
ASHRAE offers secure online exams
USA: ASHRAE has announced a new online testing method for completing its certification exams. The US organisation’s remote online proctored examination is described as a safe,…
10th October 2020
Epta invests $27m in new US headquarters
USA: Commercial refrigeration company Epta is to invest $27m in the expansion of its Kysor Warren Epta US manufacturing operations in Columbus, Georgia. The investment…
10th October 2020
Virtual Chillventa set to open with 200 exhibitors
GERMANY: The first ever online version of Chilventa, Europe’s leading refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition, opens next week with around 200 companies booked to appear.…
9th October 2020
Heat pump company fined for bogus refrigerant top-ups
NEW ZEALAND: A servicing company has been fined NZ$75,000 (US$50,000) for falsely claiming that customers required refrigerant top-ups. Ocean Contracting Ltd, based on New Zealand’s…
9th October 2020
AIA Lu-Ve lands €3.2m order
SWEDEN: AIA Lu-Ve Sweden, part of the Italian Lu-Ve Group, has taken its largest ever order, worth €3.2m, for 28MW of cooling power for a large European…
8th October 2020
Mario Molina, the ozone layer saviour, dies
MEXICO: Dr Mario Molina, who played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole and identified the threat from CFC refrigerants, has died. He was 77.
8th October 2020
French contractor Syclef has new owners
FRANCE: Private investment firm Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Syclef, a leading French company specialising in the installation and maintenance of industrial and…
8th October 2020
Solstice N15 chosen for heavy duty air conditioning
USA: Philip Doyle Manufacturing, a Canadian-based producer of severe duty air conditioning systems, has opted to use Honeywell’s Solstice N15 (R515B) refrigerant. Established in 1966…
8th October 2020
Carrier partners with Amazon on new Lynx digital platform
USA: Carrier announced a multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services to co-develop Carrier’s new Lynx digital platform. The Lynx platform will combine AWS’s IoT, analytics, and…
8th October 2020
Russia ratifies Kigali
RUSSIA: The Russian Federation is the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment in the global push to reduce the use of HFCs. Russian prime…
7th October 2020
Climate-friendly cooling could avoid 600BtCO2e emissions
AUSTRIA: A new study claims that coordinated international action on “energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling” could avoid as much as 600 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions this…
5th October 2020
EC opens public consultation on F-gas review
EUROPE: The European Commission has now launched its public consultation on the review of the F-gas regulation via an online questionnaire. The Commission is seeking…
3rd October 2020
New A2L refrigerant sensor technology comes to Europe
USA/UK: NevadaNano Systems, a US manufacturer of refrigerant leak detection technology, has established a European base in the UK and a distribution partnership with Düsseldorf-based…
2nd October 2020
Dutch intercept 10 tonnes of illegal R404A
NETHERLANDS: Authorities in the Netherlands have intercepted a lorry in Eindhoven carrying over 10 tonnes of quota-busting R404A. The cargo, comprising 1,034 10kg cylinders of…
2nd October 2020
Nicaragua latest to ratify Kigali
NICARAGUA: The Republic of Nicaragua has become the 105th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment in the global push to reduce the use of HFCs. Under the…
2nd October 2020
EC backs adoption of propane in small split air conditioners
EUROPE: The European Commission is backing the use of propane (R290) in small split-system air conditioners, with the future possibility of a maximum GWP of…
1st October 2020
Bacharach’s new Toone
USA: Gas instrumentation company Bacharach has appointed a new CEO, Matthew Toone, previously vice president of sales and solutions for Emerson’s cold chain platform. He…
30th September 2020
Refrigerant Report lists new Honeywell and Daikin refrigerants
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer’s latest Refrigerant Report 21, published this week, includes interesting new alternatives. Traditionally published biennially to coincide with the Chillventa exhibition (and IKK…
30th September 2020
Report charts impact of Covid-19
FRANCE: Heat exchanger products, cooling towers and air filters are the HVACR products that have best withstood the Covid-19 crisis, according to a new European…
30th September 2020
Air conditioning faces Covid challenge
UK: Market research company BSRIA has revised its global air conditioning sales predictions for 2020 and 2021 as a result of the disruptions caused by…
29th September 2020
Refrigerant demand and prices fall
EUROPE: The effects of Covid-19 are held at least partly responsible for a fall in refrigerant demand and prices in the quarter to September.
29th September 2020
CCC Holdings Europe receives €18m investment
ITALY: CCC Holdings Europe, which purchased CO2 refrigeration company Enex and heat exchanger manufacturer Roen Est earlier this year, has received €18m from the Italian Energy Efficiency Fund II (IEEF II).
29th September 2020
Unicold agrees $200k fine for ammonia breaches
USA: Cold storage and distribution company Unicold has agreed to pay a $210,564 fine and implement changes to reduce the risk of ammonia accidents at…
26th September 2020
New York finalises HFC reduction rules
USA: New York has announced new regulations to reduce HFC usage by adopting changes to the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy that were overturned by a…