World News
24th June 2020
Obsolete and inefficient R22 air conditioners being dumped in Africa
USA: A new report claims that obsolete and inefficient room air conditioners, many containing ozone-depleting R22, are being dumped in Africa. The report, released in…
21st June 2020
Industry calls for IEQ to spearhead renovation push
EUROPE: Eight of Europe’s leading industry associations are calling for improved indoor environmental quality (IEQ) to be placed at the forefront of the EU’s drive…
21st June 2020
Scientists search for signs of alien refrigerants
USA: Scientists are to collaborate on a project to search the universe for signs of refrigerants as a way of detecting life on other worlds.…
19th June 2020
September’s MCE 2020 is now cancelled
ITALY: The European air conditioning, refrigeration and heating exhibition Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE 2020), previously rescheduled to take place in September, has now been officially…
19th June 2020
Split air conditioner dismantled at 200km/h
USA: A team of professional skydivers have dismantled a Midea air conditioning unit whilst in free-fall from 4,500m. The Chinese manufacturer boasts that its recently…
18th June 2020
Greek police seize 3.5 tonnes of illegal refrigerant
GREECE: The Greek police have intercepted a truck carrying nearly 3.5 tonnes of illegal refrigerant, including the banned HCFC R22. Very little information has so…
17th June 2020
Eurovent adds rooftop unit group
BELGIUM: Eurovent, Europe’s HVAC and refrigeration manufacturers’ association, is adding a rooftop units product group. The new group will focus on the assessment of the…
17th June 2020
German law will combat illegal F-gas trade
GERMANY: The German environment ministry has issued a draft law which seeks to disrupt the illegal trade in HFC refrigerants by ensuring compliance throughout the…
16th June 2020
Advisor to Danish PM to join Danfoss
DENMARK: Martin Rossen, a special advisor to Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, is to join Danfoss on November 1 as senior vice president, group…
16th June 2020
Daikin plans further factory in India
INDIA: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is reported to be planning a third factory in India to supply the African market. Plans for a third…
16th June 2020
Promotional support for World Refrigeration Day
UK: In the run-up to World Refrigeration Day on June 26, the organisers have produced a package of ideas and downloadable promotional material designed to…
15th June 2020
Lu-Ve acquires €40m “green” loan
ITALY: Heat exchanger equipment manufacturer Lu-Ve has received a “positive loan” of €40m to attain its environmental sustainability objectives. The loan from the the Banca…
15th June 2020
Company fined for importing R22
AUSTRALIA: A company in Australia has been fined AUS$12,600 for importing bulk R22 without a controlled substances licence. The unnamed company based in Victoria is…
14th June 2020
Report claims low risk for flammable refrigerants
BELGIUM: A risk assessment by the EU-funded Life Front project has concluded that refrigeration and heat pump equipment using hydrocarbon refrigerants have a low flammability…
12th June 2020
US EPA to list A2L refrigerants for air conditioning use
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add R32 and five other A2L refrigerants as lower GWP alternatives to R410A in smaller…
11th June 2020
Several updates in 2020 ASHRAE handbook
USA: ASHRAE’s newly-published 2020 Handbook contains updated information to help system designers and operators select and use equipment that is the best fit for a…
11th June 2020
WRD swaps image amid BLM concerns
The Cooling Post continues as a main sponsor of World Refrigeration Day UK: The main promotional image for this year’s World Refrigeration Day has been…
10th June 2020
DiversiTech adds new US facility
USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration components company DiversiTech is to open a new facility in Leesburg, Florida, in a $2.1m capital investment project. The new…
10th June 2020
Bangladesh ratifies Kigali
BANGLADESH: The People's Republic of Bangladesh, the eighth-most populous country in the world, has become the 95th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment. Under the Kigali…
10th June 2020
Kranenberg elected chair of Eurovent groups
BELGIUM: Henk Kranenberg, senior manager of Daikin’s Environment Research Centre, has been elected chairman of both the Eurovent air conditioners and chillers groups. He is…
10th June 2020
Thai tests confirm safety of R290
THAILAND: The Thai government has been asked to review its building code after air conditioning tests are said to have confirmed the safety of flammable…
10th June 2020
HFC refrigerant prices stabilise
EUROPE: Prices of HFC refrigerants in Europe stabilised in the first quarter of this year, but the low GWP HFO R1234yf declined in price for the first time.
10th June 2020
Bitzer and Beijer Ref sign deal for ANZ
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: Bitzer compressors and associated products will now be available in Australia and New Zealand through branches of Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref.
9th June 2020
K-CEP extends funding deadline
USA: The Kigali Cooling Efficiency Programme (K-CEP) has extended the application deadline for funding from its NDC Support Facility for Efficient, Climate-Friendly Cooling (NDC Support…
9th June 2020
Deal seeks zero-emission transport refrigeration
BELGIUM: Thermo King has announced a collaboration with German transport solutions company BPW in a move to achieve zero-emission trailer transport refrigeration. Thermo King and BPW have combined…
9th June 2020
Bitzer moves seminars online
GERMANY: The Schaufler Academy – compressor manufacturer Bitzer’s training centre in in Rottenburg-Ergenzingen – has taken its courses online this month. Bitzer promises that the…
7th June 2020
Daikin to offer air conditioners in Africa on daily rental
TANZANIA: In a bid to crack the African market, Daikin is to offer air conditioners in Tanzania for a daily rental of as little as…