World News

USA: Copeland has invested in BlueHeart Energy, a Netherlands-based startup developing a novel thermo-acoustic-based heating technology.

BELGIUM: Eurovent’s Fan Technology product group has elected EBM-Papst’s director of regulatory affairs Julien Grilliat as its new group chairperson.

DENMARK: Danfoss Climate Solutions has named Dennis Appel as divisional president of its newly established Controls and Thermal Management division.

SWEDEN/FRANCE: Alfa Laval has agreed the €800m acquisition of the Fives Cryogenics business unit, part of Fives Group.

BELGIUM: Trane has expanded its container cold store rental fleet across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, with the introduction of new models, features and power solutions. 

JAPAN/USA: Daikin Applied has invested in Poppy Health, a pioneer start-up in real-time air measurement technology to optimise ventilation in commercial buildings.

USA: Climate control company Munters is to expand its data centre technologies factory in Daleville, Virginia.

USA: Honeywell has renamed its refrigerants business Solstice Advanced Materials in a planned spin-off into an independent, US publicly-traded company.

GERMANY: This year’s ISH exhibition for the sanitation, heating and air conditioning industry attracted 163,157 visitors from 150 countries, a 6% increase on the last event in 2023.

FRANCE: Rising demand for air conditioning is seen as a key factor for higher electricity demand in the global buildings sector in 2024.

BELGIUM: Daikin has brought its diverse HVAC service offerings, from commissioning to modernisation and rentals, under one brand. 

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SWITZERLAND: A two-year survey of over 1,000 heat pump installations across Central Europe claims that 17% of air-source and 2% of ground-source heat pumps fail to meet European efficiency standards. 

GERMANY: Nearly 90% of German homeowners are satisfied or very satisfied with their heat pump and over 80% would recommend the technology to relatives and friends, a new survey reveals.

JAPAN: A high-efficiency IPM motor with reluctance torque used in air conditioners has been awarded Japan’s 18th Electrical Technology Foundation of Electricity Award.

GERMANY: Daikin’s CO2 VRV will be available from next month as a single 10hp unit with the choice of round flow cassette and ceiling concealed indoor units.

UK: A group of environment-focused European NGOs have written to the European Commission to urge support for the roll-out of best-in-class “natural” refrigerant heat pumps.

INDIA: Copeland has inaugurated a new 15,000m2 state-of-the-art engineering and technology centre in Pune, India.

USA: Honeywell has announced the commercial availability of its lower GWP A2L refrigerant blends for the North American market.

GERMANY: In a world first, a passenger train with a propane air conditioning system has completed successful trials in Germany. 

ITALY: Italian customs and law enforcement agencies have seized over a thousand cylinders of refrigerant, containing around 14 tonnes of illegal HFC gas.

JAPAN/GERMANY: Panasonic is to investment €30m in Tado, the Munich-based manufacturer of domestic thermostats and air conditioning controls.

DENMARK: The Danish authorities have been criticised by the air conditioning and refrigeration industry for failing in its responsibilities to police the F-gas regulations.

GREECE: Greek customs authorities claim to have imposed a fine of €2.9m following the seizure of 8.2 tonnes of illegal HFC refrigerant at the port of Thessaloniki.

UAE: Empower has signed an agreement to supply 9,470RT of district cooling to the Palm Gateway project in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. 

USA: Chemours has launched a full-scale product trial of its new two-phase immersion cooling fluid Opteon 2P50 with Japanese IT company NTT Data and engineering firm, Hibiya Engineering.

HUNGARY: Haier Europe Appliances Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Klima Kft, a Budapest-based air conditioning wholesaler and contractor, from E.ON MyEnergy.