World News
24th August 2015
China ac stockpile to hit 40 million units
CHINA: As reports of an economic slowdown strengthen, sources in China suggest the country’s stockpile of air conditioners will reach 40 million units this year.…
24th August 2015
Chemours extends fake fight
USA: Chemours has upgraded its anti-counterfeiting measures on all its Freon, ISCEON and Suva refrigerants in disposable cylinders sourced from the United States. The upgraded system…
23rd August 2015
Thai manufacturers undergo R32 training
THAILAND: Siam Daikin Sales Co has presented certificates to manufacturers who have undergone training on the lower GWP refrigerant R32. In April, the Cooling Post…
21st August 2015
Daikin to launch “invisible” VRV
[caption id="attachment_15359" align="alignright" width="400"] The V-shaped heat exchanger[/caption] EUROPE: First it went tiny with the mini-VRV, now Daikin has launched an “invisible” VRV air conditioning…
20th August 2015
UTC in talks to buy Nortek?
USA: United Technologies, Carrier’s parent company, is reported to be in talks to buy Nortek. The Wall Street Journal quotes “people familiar with the matter”…
20th August 2015
New York identifies LD outbreak source
USA: New York health authorities claim to have identified the source of the recent legionnaires’ disease outbreak which claimed 12 lives. Declaring the outbreak over,…
20th August 2015
500,000 German cars use 1234yf
GERMANY: Despite strong German opposition to the new car air conditioning refrigerant R1234yf, around 500,000 cars have already been registered in the country with the…
19th August 2015
Peter Schaufler, Bitzer CEO, dies
[caption id="attachment_15307" align="alignright" width="300"] Peter Schaufler: a giant of the refrigeration industry[/caption] GERMANY: The air conditioning and refrigeration industry has been saddened by the news…
18th August 2015
R32 performs well in drop-in test
USA: The lower GWP refrigerant R32 is said to have shown similar performance to R410A in drop-in tests on a single-package vertical heat pump. Part…
18th August 2015
ASHRAE offers online seminars
USA: ASHRAE is to offer 10 online professional development seminars beginning this autumn. The seminars are focused on commissioning, environmental quality, energy efficiency, hvac applications,…
18th August 2015
Could 1336mzz(Z) be fluid for HTHPs?
USA: HFO-1336mzz(Z) is to be promoted as a potential working fluid for high temperature heat pumps at this week’s ICR 2015 conference in Japan. A…
18th August 2015
Sharp to launch DC-powered ac
JAPAN: Sharp is planning to launch a DC-powered air conditioner which would operate more efficiently from a storage battery. According to the Nikkei Business Press,…
18th August 2015
Copeland compressor data now online
USA: Emerson has created a searchable online database on the application of Copeland compressor products. The Application Engineering (AE) Bulletin makes it easy for contractors…
16th August 2015
Taipei wins Gold at WorldSkills
[caption id="attachment_15248" align="alignright" width="400"] The medalists (l to r): Pei-Hao Juan (Chinese Taipei), Brock Miesner (USA), Marc-Antoine Bettez (Canada), Chris Bailie (UK) and Jianwei Zhong…
16th August 2015
Trane debuts R410A replacement
JAPAN: A Trane air-cooled chiller employing a new low-GWP refrigerant replacement for R410A is to be presented at this week’s IIR conference in Yokohama. The…
16th August 2015
Beijer Ref signs German supply deal
[caption id="attachment_15227" align="alignright" width="400"] Martin Haug, CEO of Beijer Ref Germany, agrees the deal with Dr Karsten Klöcker, CEO of DKA.[/caption] GERMANY: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer…
15th August 2015
ASHRAE backs adoption of legionella standard
USA: ASHRAE is pushing for its new legionella risk management standard to be more widely adopted following the recent outbreak in New York. With 12…
15th August 2015
US ac shipments down
USA: Shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totalled 878,513 units in June – 8.2% down on June 2014, according to latest statistics…
13th August 2015
Drug factory closed after legionella scare
USA: Drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline temporarily closed its North Carolina factory on Tuesday after a cooling tower on the site tested positive for legionella. With the…
12th August 2015
Thermo King to offer R452A in US
USA: Transport refrigeration firm Thermo King has announced it is to offer trailers and trucks using lower GWP refrigerant R452A in North America. The announcement,…
11th August 2015
Suppliers back HFC phase-down
AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant suppliers and users have welcomed the Government’s backing for a phase down of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. Dr Greg Picker, executive director…
11th August 2015
White-Rodgers and Flow Control to combine
USA: Emerson is to merge its St Louis-based White-Rodgers and Flow Controls businesses into a single organisation from October 1. The consolidated business, operating as…
11th August 2015
Young fridge engineers battle for Gold
BRAZIL: The 43rd WorldSkills Competition kicks-off today with 26 young refrigeration and air conditioning engineers from across the world vying for medals. Around 200,000 visitors…
11th August 2015
Mayor orders cooling tower registration
USA: With nearly 30% of cooling towers in the South Bronx legionnaires' disease outbreak area testing positive for legionella, the Mayor has ordered compulsory registration…
9th August 2015
Singapore gives go-ahead for R32
SINGAPORE: Authorities in Singapore have bowed to requests from industry and allowed the usage of R32 refrigerant in single-split air conditioning systems. While flammable hydrocarbon…
9th August 2015
Offices too hot for Swedish workers
SWEDEN: Nearly two-thirds of workers in Sweden find their offices too hot and stuffy during the summer, according to a new survey. While nearly half…
7th August 2015
New York orders cooling tower treatment
USA: With the death toll in the New York legionnaires’ disease outbreak rising to 10, authorities have ordered all cooling towers within the city to…