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[caption id="attachment_15728" align="alignright" width="303"] Robert J McDonough (left) and Philippe Delpech[/caption] USA: United Technologies Corp has separated the Otis Elevator and Climate, Controls & Security…

JAPAN: In a move to encourage the adoption of R32 refrigerant, Daikin is to offer rival manufacturers worldwide free access to its patents. The patents…

BELGIUM: AREA has hit out at European Commission suggestions that air conditioning and refrigeration contractors are ill-trained and dislike new technologies. The European contractors’ body,…

GERMANY: Michael Freiherr is the new head of the product management department at heat exchanger manufacturer Güntner. After his training as a refrigeration engineer and…

[caption id="attachment_15660" align="alignright" width="400"] A 3D model of university mascot Bucky Badger stands in front of one of the 3D printers in the UW-Madison Advanced…

BELGIUM: Improvements to the efficiency of heating and cooling systems is one of the main recommendations made by a coalition of industry groups for the EU’s…

UK: As part of its sponsorship of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Toshiba has teamed up with former winner Josh Lewsey for a number of…

GERMANY: Innovative Chinese refrigeration equipment  manufacturer Haier has produced a domestic wine cooler combining thermoelectric and heat pipe technologies.  The cooler, designated WS40GDA, was displayed at…

BELGIUM: After six successful meetings in Brussels, the organiser of ATMOsphere Europe is moving next year’s event to Barcelona. ATMOsphere Europe serves as the forum…

CUBA: The destruction of ozone-depleting refrigerants in Cuba is set to increase with the construction of a new incinerator. While Cuba achieved the destruction of…

CHINA: According to press reports, Emerson Climate Technologies has released a range of R32 scroll compressors in China. With Chinese air conditioning manufacturers considering both…

[caption id="attachment_15596" align="alignright" width="150"] Jose Alvares[/caption] USA: Danfoss Turbocor Compressors has promoted Jose Alvares to vice president of sales & marketing and global customer support.…

[caption id="attachment_15585" align="alignright" width="400"] Robert T Sharp cuts the ribbon to officially open the new facility[/caption] SAUDI ARABIA: Emerson Climate Technologies has opened a new…

FRANCE: The Energies Froid regional trade show has joined forces with the Cold Chain Forum to create a series of three dedicated refrigeration exhibition and…

[caption id="attachment_15541" align="alignright" width="400"] A drop-in comparison test was carried out at the Chemours r&d laboratory in Wilmington, with a 8.8kW York residential ducted split…

USA: ASHRAE is looking to write a new standard to bring together the many building energy performance ratings existing around the world. While many building…

[caption id="attachment_15502" align="alignright" width="250"] Dr Mario Nappa[/caption] USA: The lead chemist in the development of the HFO refrigerant R1234yf has been recognised for his efforts…

RUSSIA: Customs officers in Russia have had further success in intercepting illegal shipments of refrigerants. Last month customs in Tver, a city north of Moscow,…

DENMARK: Panasonic is to launch an R32 air-to-air heat pump in the Nordic region next month. According to Panasonic, the new version of its HZ9RKE…

RUSSIA: Carbon credits worth millions of euros are said to have been fraudulently claimed by Russian factories for destroying HFC23, a by-product of producing R22.…

USA: A transcritical CO2 refrigeration system is to be a major feature of Emerson’s Helix innovation centre when it opens in December. A model supermarket,…

UK: The cooling demands of large hyper data centres are set dramatically change the market for precision cooling over the next five to 10 years.…

ITALY: Mitsubishi Electric’s proposed purchase of DeLclima will give the Japanese manufacturer immediate access to chillers using the very latest low GWP refrigerant R1234ze. The…

NEW ZEALAND: Wholesaler Beijer Ref says it sees a significant need for efficient refrigeration plant in New Zealand and Australia, due to their large food exports…

USA: Chemours has announced the US availability of its lower GWP alternatives for R404A, R507 and R134a. Opteon XP40 (R449A) and Opteon XP10 (R513A) recently…

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to purchase Italian manufacturer DeLclima and its chiller companies Climaveneta and RC Group. Mitsubishi will initially purchase 74.97% of the share…

CHINA: Danfoss is employing social media to help tackle the problem of counterfeit products in China. A newly developed game in WeChat – the most…