World News
13th August 2014
Kuwaiti ahus added to Eurovent list
KUWAIT: A range of air handling units from Kuwait-based manufacturer Coolex has received Eurovent certification. Coolex was established in 1986 following a collaboration between its…
13th August 2014
NZ restricts refrigerant sales
NEW ZEALAND: The major refrigerant suppliers in New Zealand have agreed that from January 1 2015 refrigerant will only be sold to trained, license-holding engineers.…
12th August 2014
Setback for NYC refrigerant recovery law
USA: A crucial part of a New York City law making manufacturers responsible for recovering refrigerants from residential appliances has been invalidated by a federal…
12th August 2014
AC firm fined after worker’s fatal fall
CANADA: Design Air Ltd, an Ontario-based air conditioning contractor was fined CAD$70,000 (€48,000) after a worker fell from a roof and died. The incident in…
12th August 2014
Lack of ac linked to 30 deaths
JAPAN: A lack of air conditioning may have contributed to the heat-stroke deaths of around 30 people in Tokyo so far this summer. With more…
11th August 2014
Ex-Mitsubishi man is JRAIA president
[caption id="attachment_7432" align="alignright" width="250"] Tetsuji Okada[/caption] JAPAN: Tetsuji Okada, former general manager of Mitsubishi Electric Europe bv, is the new president of the Japan Refrigeration and…
11th August 2014
Chillventa set to surpass IKK
GERMANY: The organiser of Nuremberg’s Chillventa exhibition is expecting to reach close to 1,000 exhibitors. If achieved, this would be a record for the show since…
7th August 2014
Daikin develops 1,500 ton oil-less chiller
USA: The efficiencies of oil-less magnetic bearing technology is now available in a chiller of 1,500 ton capacity. Daikin Applied, formerly Daikin McQuay, has introduced…
7th August 2014
Shecco to survey naturals in China
BELGIUM: Shecco, the Brussels-based natural refrigerant market development company is to conduct a survey into the use of naturals in China. The bilingual survey conducted…
6th August 2014
50 aircon units stolen from Jackson schools
USA: Mississippi’s secretary of state Delbert Hosemann has issued a scrap dealer alert after 50 aircon units were damaged or stolen from schools in Jackson. The…
6th August 2014
Now the Chinese are hit by fakers
[caption id="attachment_7371" align="alignright" width="418"] Some of the marked differences between the fake chillers and the real thing[/caption] CHINA: An established Chinese manufacturer of process refrigeration…
5th August 2014
Bud brewer cited for ammonia violations
USA: Anheuser-Busch, brewer of Budweiser and Bud Light, has been cited for safety violations with the ammonia refrigeration system at its Columbus plant. The well-known brewer has been…
4th August 2014
AHRI challenges walk-in cooler standards
USA: The US Department of Energy’s has again come under fire from the AHRI, with the industry body filing a court petition for a review of…
4th August 2014
Natural refrigerant focus at IIR conference
[caption id="attachment_7337" align="alignright" width="400"] The Shangri-La Hotel, Hangzhou, will be the venue of this year's Gustav Lorentzen conference[/caption] CHINA: Natural refrigerants will again be the…
1st August 2014
Swegon buys German company Econdition
SWEDEN: Air conditioning and ventilation company Swegon has acquired German data centre cooling company Econdition. With headquarters in Munich, Econdition employs 40 staff and reported…
1st August 2014
Cofely introduces R1234ze chiller
GERMANY: Cofely has become the latest manufacturer to introduce a chiller running on the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze. The Quantum-G is the latest addition…
31st July 2014
$6m for energy efficient projects
USA: The Energy Department is to provide up to $6m in funding for four emerging energy-saving technologies in commercial buildings across the country. The projects…
30th July 2014
Scrap dealer must pay for refrigerant release
USA: A Wisconsin scrap metal merchant has agreed to pay $20,000 in forfeitures, court costs, and mandatory surcharges for intentionally releasing ozone-depleting refrigerant to atmosphere.…
30th July 2014
Emerson to build $40m innovation centre
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies is to build and support an hvacr r&d and innovation centre at the University of Dayton, Ohio. The centre on nearly…
30th July 2014
Beijer Ref buys remainder of SCM Frigo
[caption id="attachment_7236" align="alignright" width="340"] SCM Frigo plays a leading role in the manufacture of CO2 refrigeration systems[/caption] SWEDEN: Refrigeration group, Beijer Ref AB, is acquiring…
29th July 2014
Honeywell tests new R404A replacement
USA: Honeywell has been testing a new low GWP refrigerant as a potential replacement for R404A in hermetically-sealed refrigeration systems. The refrigerant manufacturer used last…
29th July 2014
Germany tops in energy efficiency study
USA: Germany has come out on top in a new energy efficiency survey of the world’s largest economies which sees the USA trailing. In its…
28th July 2014
$14m funding for US acr projects
[caption id="attachment_7172" align="alignright" width="400"] The development of a rotating heat exchanger is one of the recipients of Energy Department funding[/caption] USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration…
28th July 2014
Samsung opens new technical centre
UK: Samsung has officially opened its new dedicated European air conditioning technical centre in Chertsey. The new centre is just a couple of miles across town…
27th July 2014
UK commuters worse than cattle with no ac
EUROPE: As temperatures soared across Europe last week, commuters were some of the worst affected due to malfunctioning or non-existent air conditioning. While London tube…
25th July 2014
Lu-Ve opens Indian subsidiary
ITALY: Lu-Ve Group has created a new trading company in India to strengthen its operations in a booming market. The Italian heat exchanger manufacturer has…
25th July 2014
Panasonic adds auto leak detection
EUROPE: Panasonic is the latest air conditioning manufacturer to offer an automatic leak detection and pump-down system on its VRF products. Said to be ideal…