World News

USA: The US Department of Commerce is said to have initiated an investigation into reports that Chinese imports of R410B and other "custom" refrigerant blends are breaching antidumping laws.

BELGIUM: Eurovent, REHVA and Nordic Ventilation Group have launched a common proposal on how to implement Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) requirements introduced by EPBD under…

IRELAND: Johnson Controls has been named as the 2023 Microsoft Global Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner of the Year for its OpenBlue connected solutions for…

DENMARK: Danfoss has today opened its new Smart Store – a working test centre for energy efficient technologies and one of the world’s most energy efficient supermarkets.

ITALY: Swedish heat pump start-up Aira has acquired the the T5 Group of Italian plumbing, heating and air conditioning and electrical contractors.

USA: Two people were admitted to hospital today (June 28) following an ammonia leak at a lettuce growing business in Tehachapi, California.

MAURITIUS: Refrigerant management company A-Gas South Africa has recovered six tonnes of ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant R22 from systems on the island of Mauritius.

USA: ASHRAE has approved for publication its much-anticipated airborne infection risk mitigation standard, described as a major step forward in reducing the risk of infectious disease spread in buildings.

USA: Carrier’s building-management solutions business, Automated Logic Contracting Services, is to acquire its Spokane (Washington) dealer Standard Plumbing Heating Controls (SPHC). 

SWEDEN: Swedish heat pump company ES Energy Save Holding AB claims to have signed a technology agreement with Aira, the Swedish start-up offering heat pumps on a monthly subscription.

GERMANY: Thomas Wagner, deputy CEO and chief operating officer of German fan manufacturer EBM-Papst is to retire at the end of August after almost four decades with the company.

GERMANY: The Vaillant Group claims to be among the three largest European heat pump suppliers after reporting a sales growth of more than 75% in 2022.

JAPAN: Panasonic says it will transfer the production and R&D of certain air conditioners, currently produced in China for its domestic market, back to Japan.

USA: The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule that would have banned non-refillable cylinders in the US.

USA: Johnson Controls has acquired M&M Carnot, a leading US manufacturer of industrial CO2 refrigeration equipment and controls.

BELGIUM: While Europe will add around 43.2 million heat pumps by the end of 2030, this will fall short of the 60 million additionally estimated to be required under REPowerEU.

GERMANY: Engineers in Germany have developed a functional brine heat pump using a fully hermetic compressor with a heating capacity of 11.4kW using only 146g of propane.

SINGAPORE: Keppel Corporation has been awarded a contract to design, build, own and operate a new large-scale district cooling system plant in the Jurong Lake District (JLD). 

USA: ASHRAE is encouraging its worldwide chapters and members to speak to the public about how cooling provides climate and food security in support of World Refrigeration Day.

SWEDEN/GERMANY: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has extended its partnership agreement with German compressor manufacturer Bitzer by a further year. 

SWEDEN: Dahl, the Swedish HVAC, refrigeration and building materials supplier, has added Friga-Bohn refrigeration equipment to its portfolio.

SWEDEN: Stockholm-based investment group Vargas has announced its entry into the European heat pump market with Aira, a direct-to-consumer company offering heat pumps on monthly subscription.

CANADA: A-Gas, the UK-based supplier of refrigerants and refrigerant solutions, is to build its first refrigerant recovery and reclamation facility in Canada.

BELGIUM: Daikin has announced a series of webinars for those looking to upgrade or renew their cooling plant for comfort and process applications.

EUROPE: An agreement on the F-gas regulation (517/2014) revision proposals hang in the balance after it was revealed that a third trilogue meeting will be required next month.

BELGIUM: EPEE has warned that delays on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) are jeopardising Europe’s climate goals.

USA: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve Group has established Lu-Ve US Inc after renaming the Zyklus Heat Transfer Inc business it acquired in 2018.