World News
7th November 2014
Hudson buys refrigerant reclaimer Polar
USA: Leading US refrigerant supplier and reclaimer Hudson Technologies has acquired the reclamation business and assets of Polar Technologies. Polar serves several hundred wholesale customers…
7th November 2014
Three to stand trial for Seville LD deaths
SPAIN: Prosecutors are demanding four years in prison for those accused of being responsible for an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease that killed four people in Seville…
7th November 2014
Firefighter dies in ammonia leak
ISRAEL: A firefighter was killed and 20 people injured after an ammonia leak at a slaughterhouse in central Israel last night. The leak of an…
6th November 2014
DOE seeks input on residential ac standards
USA: The US Department of Energy has begun the process of determining whether current US energy conservation standards for residential central air conditioner and heat…
5th November 2014
Goodman extends ac recall to Canada
CANADA: Air conditioning manufacturer Goodman has extended the recall it issued on certain of its products in the USA at the end of August to…
5th November 2014
RDM innovations in control at Chillventa
UK: Glasgow-based Resource Data Management reports unprecedented interest in its latest control technology following its appearance at Chillventa last month. Boasting its largest ever stand,…
5th November 2014
Bitzer updates Refrigerant Report
GERMANY: The latest updated version of Bitzer’s Refrigerant Report is now available for download from the compressor manufacturer’s website. This ever-expanding publication, now in its…
5th November 2014
Alfa Laval to close Dutch factory
[caption id="attachment_9444" align="alignright" width="400"] Photo: Google Streetview[/caption] SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to close its heat exchanger factory in the Netherlands and concentrate manufacturing at its…
5th November 2014
Mitsubishi Electric opens in Russia
[caption id="attachment_9441" align="alignright" width="400"] The business centre where the new subsidiary is based[/caption] RUSSIA: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has established an operation in Russia to support…
5th November 2014
CIAT acquisition on track
FRANCE: The acquisition of CIAT by UTC, the parent company of US air conditioning company Carrier, looks to be going ahead. Last Friday, CIAT’s employee…
3rd November 2014
Drake & Scull lands UAE cooling project
UAE: Drake & Scull Engineering (DSE) has been awarded a €37.5m contract for a district cooling plant for a housing complex in Abu Dhabi. The…
31st October 2014
Are rising temperatures healing ozone hole?
USA: Scientists are trying to determine whether the diminishing ozone hole trend is more a result of temperature increases than chlorine declines. NASA and the National…
31st October 2014
Daikin 6hp ac employs R32 and aluminium coil
JAPAN: Daikin is preparing for the Japanese launch of a range of commercial air conditioners up to 16kW, running on R32 and using an all-aluminium heat…
30th October 2014
Ebm-Papst plans €3.5m institute
GERMANY: Fan and motor manufacturer Ebm-Papst is to set up its own research institute at the Künzelsau campus of Heilbronn University. Around €3.5m will be…
30th October 2014
CCR installs 1,000th CO2 system
GERMANY: Further evidence of the growing popularity of CO2 as Carrier Commercial Refrigeration passes its landmark 1,000th CO2OLtec transcritical refrigeration installation in Europe. The 1,000th…
29th October 2014
DuPont publishes R404A retrofit guide
USA: DuPont has produced a must-read document for anyone considering converting an R404A or R507 system to its new alternative XP40. With a European service…
29th October 2014
Lennox settles “white coil” class action
[caption id="attachment_9268" align="alignright" width="400"] The model and serial numbers for systems can be found on the nameplate or sticker, located near the service panel. This…
28th October 2014
DuPont to spin-off refrigerants next year
USA: DuPont says it is on track to separate its Performance Chemicals business, which includes its refrigerant interests, in the middle of next year. Initial…
28th October 2014
Prison for releasing R22 to atmosphere
USA: A Detroit man who pleaded guilty to releasing R22 to the environment has been sentenced to 27 months in prison. The sentence was passed…
27th October 2014
€150m funding for seawater ac project
[caption id="attachment_9195" align="alignright" width="400"] The capital city of St Denis on the Island of La Reunion will benefit from the new seawater air conditioning plant[/caption]…
27th October 2014
Danfoss tackles refrigerant confusion
DENMARK: Danfoss has produced a new document which should help to dispel some of the confusion surrounding existing and new refrigerants, their viability and potential…
24th October 2014
IoR to host Gustav Lorentzen conference
UK: The largest international refrigeration conference on natural refrigerants returns to the UK in 2016. The UK’s Institute of Refrigeration will be hosting the 12th…
23rd October 2014
Call for common diagnosis protocols
USA: A leading US association is urging hvacr equipment manufacturers to implement common communication protocols for equipment commissioning and fault diagnosis. ACCA, serving more than…
22nd October 2014
DuPont’s new low GWP refrigerant trio
USA: DuPont has announced the commercial availability of three more low GWP, HFO-based refrigerants. Joining DuPont’s Opteon family of new hydrofluoro-olefin technology products are DuPont…
22nd October 2014
Scientists cool object close to absolute zero
ITALY: An international group of scientists claim to have set a world record by cooling a one cubic metre copper vessel to a temperature of…
22nd October 2014
Beijer Ref claims UK no1 spot
[caption id="attachment_9126" align="alignright" width="364"] Per Bertland: "In three years, Beijer Ref has progressed from third place to a position as leader in the British market"[/caption]…
22nd October 2014
HFO foam-blower receives SNAP approval
USA: The new foam blowing agent HFO1336mzz has received SNAP approval by the US EPA for use with rigid polyurethane foam insulation. The low GWP,…