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EUROPE: The F-gas regulations continue to impact refrigerant prices across Europe with high GWP gases continuing to increase, contrasted against falling prices for their lower…

USA: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $42m in funding to overcome technology barriers to the development of high-performance energy efficient cooling…

SPAIN: Four Russian nationals have been arrested in Spain accused of importing refrigerant from China in illegal disposable cylinders in breach of the European F-gas…

USA: Police in California have arrested six people for the theft of 50 cylinders of refrigerant from a leading automotive replacement parts and accessories distributor.

INDIA: Trane Technologies has employed passive cooling in the development of a prototype street vendor's cart that protects food from excess heat. The low-cost Cooling…

GERMANY: Sixteen young engineers from 16 countries will battle it out at the Nürnbergmesse in Germany next month in the refrigeration and air conditioning category…

USA: The USA is to seek the removal of China from the list of Article 5 developing nations under the Kigali Amendment. In a vote,…

ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe has extended its Loop (L∞P) refrigerant recovery, reclamation and reuse scheme to R32 chillers. The Loop programme, which aims to create…

FRANCE: The average efficiency of air conditioning units needs to increase at least 50% by 2030 if the global energy sector is to achieve 2050…

USA: Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has finally passed the US Senate. In an historic vote today, the US Senate…

SWEDEN/SOUTH AFRICA: Beijer Ref is to move into the transport refrigeration sector with the acquisition of Transport Cooling SA, an operating unit of GEA Africa,…

USA: Cindy Newberg, the US EPA’s director of the stratospheric protection division, has won the USA's top public service award for her efforts to curb…

JAPAN: Faced with continuing covid lockdowns in China, Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin says it will end its reliance on component supplies from China by…

CANADA: Quebec-based commercial refrigerated display case manufacturer MTL Cool has been acquired by Due North, the recently formed operating company from the merger of Minus Forty…

GERMANY: The forthcoming ASERCOM EPEE Symposium on the eve of Chillventa will include an update on the F-gas regulation and the planned restriction of the…

NIGERIA: An enterprise providing solar-powered walk-in cold rooms for perishable foods in Nigeria has been recognised by an award from Harvard University’s Belfer Center for…

KENYA: UN secretary general António Guterres has called on the world to continue backing the “essential work” of the Montreal Protocol as the international treaty…

USA: Carrier has announced investments in three new innovative startups through its recently formed Carrier Ventures group.  The three companies – Archilogic, Butlr and Transaera – have been…

NIGERIA: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced the opening of its first training centre in Nigeria, focused on providing wide ranging training programmes for the…

UK: Refrigerant manufacturer Koura will present details of a new lower GWP A2L refrigerant blend for air conditioning applications at the forthcoming Chillventa exhibition in…

DUBAI: Eurovent has signed a memorandum of understanding with the GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO), the standards organisation for the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Yemen.

FRANCE: The installation of 600 million heat pumps by 2030 could cover 20% of buildings' heating needs, a new report suggests. High-efficiency electric heat pumps…

USA: Registration is now open for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia from February 4-8.  Registration for the conference also provides entry…

USA: The US Chamber of Commerce, backed by nine other industry bodies, has sent a letter to members of the Senate, urging “expeditious” ratification of…

USA: California-based fruit processor Ventura Coastal LLC will pay civil penalties of $270,00 to resolve Clean Air Act chemical risk management violations related to its…

ITALY/USA: Italian refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel is to acquire the US sensor manufacturer Senva Inc.  Founded in 2007 and based in Beaverton, Oregon,…

NORWAY: Caverion, the Finnish service and maintenance company, has signed an agreement to acquire Norwegian company Simex Klima & Kulde AS.