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EUROPE: The European Commission is asking member states to bring down domestic electricity-to-gas price ratios to a maximum of 2.5 and to a maximum of 2 for industry by 2030.

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has shipped its 10MW  centrifugal chiller test unit to the US in support of moves to address the power and…

SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported record-high sales and profit in the second quarter of 2026.

JAPAN: The General Group is to build a demonstration house to test air conditioning systems for high-performance homes, shifting from individual rooms to whole house air conditioning.

ITALY/NETHERLANDS: Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems (MEHITS) has acquired all shares of the Utrecht-based HVAC sales, installation and maintenance company APAC Group and its sister company COMPAC.

JAPAN: The Japanese Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is reported to have raided the offices of three refrigeration companies over suspected bid-rigging and cartel practices.

USA: Modine has appointed Michael Mahan as president of its newly-formed commercial HVAC (CHVAC) business segment.

USA: US shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totalled 919,685 units in May 2026, an increase of 6.7% on May 2025. 

FRANCE: An R290 monobloc heat pump is the subject of a recall in France due to fire or explosion concerns in the event of a refrigerant leak. 

ITALY/DENMARK: Carel Industries has completed the €56.1m acquisition of Danish company Cotes, a supplier of adsorption dehumidification solutions. 

USA: The Guggenheim Museum is one of 31 buildings with cooling towers that tested positive for the presence of legionella bacteria during New York City’s latest legionnaire’s…

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries claims to have demonstrated measurable improvement in data centre cooling energy consumption while maintaining stable operation. 

EUROPE: The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Greece for failing to comply with the F-gas regulations requiring mutual recognition of engineers’ F-gas…

JAPAN: Daikin has entered into an agreement with Itochu Corporation to improve the recycling of commercial air conditioners and expand the use of recycled materials.

BELGIUM: Trane has appointed Lauri Salmia as its country leader for Denmark and Finland.

CANADA: Oil-free centrifugal chiller technology company Smardt has  appointed Sandeep Nair as its new CEO. He succeeds Albert Yam, who transitions to executive director on Smardt's board.

SPAIN: Spanish logistics company Primafrio has concluded a pilot project to integrate a cryogenic system using liquid nitrogen and solar energy in a refrigerated trailer.

IRELAND: Nordic Climate continues to grow in Ireland through the acquisition of Northern Refrigeration Services, a Donegal-based specialist in refrigeration, heat pumps and heating solutions. 

UK: Refrigerant manufacturer Solstice has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Florida-based specialty chemical manufacturer and supplier Element Solutions Inc in a deal valued at approximately $14.5bn.

USA: In what is being dubbed one of the biggest efficiency leaps in data center history, US technology company NVIDIA is employing liquid cooling at up to 45ºC.

EUROPE: Heat pump projects in Czechia and Croatia are among 51 energy-related projects to benefit from €2.5bn of total funding from the European Commission and…

JAPAN: Daikin is to begin joint verification of a cooling optimisation solution to predict the thermal state inside data centre servers with leading IT company NTT Data. 

MALAYSIA: Vertiv has opened a new 21,900m2 manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, to support growing demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across Asia.

USA: In a number of leadership changes at Daikin Applied Americas, chief operating officer Yu Nishiwaki has been named as its new president and CEO.

SPAIN: Tefcold, the Danish commercial refrigeration equipment wholesaler, has acquired the HoReCa-related assets of Spanish company Clima Hosteleria.

FRANCE: Climalife has laid the foundation stone for a new refrigerant distillation plant at the Osiris industrial park in Péage-de-Roussillon, Isère, southern France.

SWEDEN: Nordic Climate Group’s Swedish subsidiary Kylgruppen has acquired Bromma Energi, a fellow Swedish company specialising in the installation and service of heat pump systems.