World News
23rd October 2022
Report stresses need for refrigerant management
USA: The extent to which minimising refrigerant leaks and maximising end-of-life recovery and reclamation can avoid fluorocarbon emissions in the USA is spelled out in…
22nd October 2022
Ali Metin Duruk 1948-2022
TURKEY: Metin Duruk, one of the most influential people in the Turkish HVACR industry and recognised around the world, has died at the age of…
21st October 2022
Brazil is 139th to approve Kigali amendment
BRAZIL: The Federative Republic of Brazil has become the 139th country to approve the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. Agreed by all 197…
21st October 2022
Double win for Emerson in AHR awards
USA: Emerson’s Copeland compressors have picked up two awards from the ten categories in the 2023 AHR Expo Innovation Awards. Each year, the ten most…
20th October 2022
Zimbabwe approves Kigali Amendment
ZIMBABWE: The number of countries to have approved the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has grown to 138 with the latest addition of…
20th October 2022
Reefer claims spike during pandemic
SWEDEN: A new report has identified a 270% increase in refrigerated (reefer) container claims during the pandemic with temperature variation, poor monitoring and mechanical failure…
20th October 2022
Beijer Ref reports best ever Q3
SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported its best ever third quarter with net sales of SEK5,979m (€545m). This represented a 37% increase on the same…
19th October 2022
Three die in AC explosion
INDIA: Three people are reported to have been killed and three others injured when an air conditioning compressor exploded at a chemical plant in Alibag,…
19th October 2022
SWEP plans global investments
SWEDEN: Brazed plate heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP is investing in its facilities worldwide with multiple manufacturing plant expansions, a new R&D centre and corporate head office.…
19th October 2022
€50m boost for Brno heat pump plant
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has announced a €50m investment in its heat pump factory in Brno, Czech Republic. The investment in the Czech Republic will include…
18th October 2022
Euro green seeks total ban on F-gases
EUROPE: The European Parliament’s environmental committee’s rapporteur has called for an outright ban on HFC and HFO refrigerants in most common uses and an even steeper phase down.
18th October 2022
Compressor sales return to pre-covid levels
UK: Sales of air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump compressors grew 3% to an estimated 502 million units in 2021, following a significant decline in…
17th October 2022
Air con man in million dollar fraud
AUSTRALIA: A former air conditioning company boss has pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud totalling AUD$1,092,500.33 (US$687m). Steven Phillip Heaton of South Melbourne, Victoria,…
17th October 2022
New partnership deal tackles circularity
SWEDEN/DENMAK: Beijer Ref and Danfoss have renewed their longstanding partnership agreement to include plans to deliver upon the circular economy.
16th October 2022
Chillventa attracts over 30,000 visitors
GERMANY: Last week’s return of the Chillventa refrigeration and air conditioning show exceeded expectations, with the organiser reporting an attendance of 30,773 at the end…
16th October 2022
F-gas plans “seriously jeopardise” climate goals
SPAIN: The Spanish air conditioning manufacturers’ association AFEC has described the European F-gas amendment proposals as “unrealistic” and warns that a steeper phase down would…
16th October 2022
Midea confirms €60m Clivet heat pump factory
ITALY: Midea has confirmed the start of construction of a new €60m air-to-water heat pump production base with the laying of a foundation stone at…
14th October 2022
Norway faces 24% tax increase on F-gases
NORWAY: The industry in Norway faces a 24% increase in tax on f-gases in proposals for the country’s 2023 budget. The proposed increase in the…
14th October 2022
WorldSkills Gold goes to Chinese Taipei
GERMANY: Chia-Cheng Tien of Chinese Taipei has taken the refrigeration and air conditioning Gold Medal at this year’s WorldSkills Competition in Nuremberg.
14th October 2022
Lu-ve claims Eurovent first for CO2 coolers
ITALY: Lu-Ve has claimed the first Eurovent certification for CO2 gas coolers with its Lu-Ve Exchangers and Alfa Lu-Ve brands. The globally recognised, third-party Eurovent…
13th October 2022
Midea receives first EPD for split air conditioner
GERMANY: Chinese manufacturer Midea claims to have registered and published the world’s first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for air conditioners with its XtremeSave series splits.…
13th October 2022
Germans offered millions for heat pump research
GERMANY: The German government is offering funding from its annual €600m energy research budget for projects aimed at decarbonising heating and cooling. German’s Ministry for Economic Affairs and…
13th October 2022
Chillventa buoyant despite lingering covid effects
GERMANY: The organiser of the first Chillventa exhibition for four years is predicting a visitor attendance of around 28,000 for this year’s event which ends today.
11th October 2022
Propane heat pump hits new efficiency record
GERMANY: Engineers in Germany developing a propane-based refrigeration circuit for heat pumps are said to have achieved a heating capacity of 12.8kW with only 124g…
10th October 2022
Danfoss to buy compressor manufacturer Bock
DENMARK/GERMANY: Danfoss has announced its intention to acquire German compressor manufacturer Bock GmbH from private equity company Nord Holding.
10th October 2022
Blue Pearl extends French HVAC network
FRANCE: Renewable and energy management company Blue Pearl Energy has integrated French HVAC contractor ECCI-Durbiano into its network of SMEs specialising in energy efficiency services. …
10th October 2022
Dr Marc Wucherer is new Ziehl-Abegg CEO
GERMANY: Fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg SE has appointed Dr Marc Wucherer as its new CEO. Wucherer, who has been on the board of directors of drive…