World News
28th August 2013
Low GWP R134a drop-ins show good results
USA: R1234ze and a new Daikin blend of R134a and 1234yf have shown good results in drop-in tests in an R134a air-cooled screw chiller. The…
26th August 2013
Legionella cases rise to 102 in German outbreak
GERMANY: The cases of legionnaires’ disease in the outbreak in Warstein had risen to 102 as of yesterday (Sunday). Two people have so…
26th August 2013
MHI to open office in Iraq
IRAQ: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd aims to capitalise on the reconstruction of Iraq by opening an office in Basra, the war-torn country’s second-largest city.…
26th August 2013
Danfoss offers online industrial training
DENMARK: A programme of industrial refrigeration courses are now available completely free of charge on Danfoss Learning, an online education platform created by the…
20th August 2013
Johnson Controls and Daikin are top innovators
USA: Johnson Controls and Daikin remain two of the most innovative companies according to Forbes, the influential US business magazine and website. The magazine’s latest…
19th August 2013
Russians intercept R22 ac units from China
RUSSIA: Customs officers at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk are said to have intercepted a shipment of 130 air conditioning split systems…
16th August 2013
Refrigeration to the rescue?
JAPAN: Refrigeration could come to the rescue of the Tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant which is still spewing contaminated water into the sea more…
14th August 2013
New adsorbent found by mistake
SWEDEN: A novel highly adsorbent material, which could have uses within the air conditioning and refrigeration industry, has been produced by accident at a Swedish…
12th August 2013
US must update refrigeration efficiency standards
USA: In a move that it is said will save an estimated $156m per month, a coalition of US States has forced the…
12th August 2013
Windows with an in-built cooling system
USA: Researchers at Harvard University claim to have developed a window with its own in-built cooling system. The new window-cooling system – or a bio-inspired…
8th August 2013
Cool revolution in refrigerated transport?
ITALY: A sorption heat pump (S-HP), based on the adsorption/desorption of a hydrogen gas stream, could provide significant savings over traditional transport refrigeration systems, a…
8th August 2013
No risk, but Germans call for further tests
GERMANY: The German Federal Transport Authority (KBA) has recommended further tests be carried out on the R1234yf after its own risk assessments carried out by…
6th August 2013
Look out below!
CHINA: Images, like this, of air conditioning units festooned on the outside of buildings are likely to both excite air conditioning engineers and horrify architects…
31st July 2013
First propane supermarket opens in USA
USA: What is claimed to be the first US supermarket to use propane refrigerant has opened in Austin, Texas. The new 83,000ft2 H…
30th July 2013
Construction to drive hvac growth in the Gulf
MIDDLE EAST: The hvac market in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are predicted to grow at…
30th July 2013
Daikin Europe sees sales grow by 4%
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe saw its turnover grow by 4% and profits climb by 11.6% last year despite the difficult economic conditions. Figures released from the…
27th July 2013
Hoshizaki acquires Acos Macom
BRAZIL: Japanese commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer continues to expand its worldwide interests with the acquisition of Brazilian company Acos Macom. Founded in 1972, the Sao…
26th July 2013
Tecumseh to expand AE2 compressor production
USA: Compressor manufacturer Tecumseh is increasing production at its factory in Verona, Mississippi. The investment, reported to be around $10m, will see a new…
25th July 2013
MHI receives its largest ever chiller order
JAPAN: In what is said to be its largest ever order, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to supply 13 centrifugal chillers with a total cooling…
25th July 2013
Daikin buys its Indonesian distributor
JAPAN: Daikin has acquired its distributor in Indonesia, PT Tata Solusi Pratama (TSP). The Japanese air conditioning manufacturer says the acquisition will enable it to…
24th July 2013
DuPont considers selling its refrigerants business
USA: DuPont is considering selling all or part of its Performance Chemicals division, a sector of the company which includes its refrigerants business. The division,…
24th July 2013
New blend could offer alternative to 1234yf
USA: A new refrigerant blend based around HFO1234ze could be a viable, less flammable alternative to 1234yf in car air conditioning systems. The new refrigerant…
22nd July 2013
Russian customs uncover hidden R22
RUSSIA: Customs officers at the port of Taganrog have intercepted over 4,000kg of R22 disguised as R134a. During routine inspections earlier this month customs…
21st July 2013
Bitzer officially opens new US factory
USA: German refrigeration compressor manufacturer Bitzer has now officially opened its new 9,000m2 factory in Atlanta, Georgia. Bitzer US Inc has been manufacturing products in…