World News
28th June 2022
110 tonnes of refrigerant seized in gang bust
SPAIN: Twenty-seven people have been arrested and 110 tonnes of refrigerant seized in an operation which has seen the dismantling of a major criminal organisation…
28th June 2022
Daikin plans $230m plant in Mexico
USA: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced it will build a $230m manufacturing facility in Mexico. The 761,000ft2 (71,000m2) facility for its Daikin Comfort…
28th June 2022
Nuclear concern over HFC availability
FRANCE: EDF is concerned about the short-term availability and costs of HFCs vital to maintaining its nuclear facilities if the proposed accelerated phase-down under the…
27th June 2022
Carrier celebrates 100 years of the centrifugal chiller
USA: Carrier is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the centrifugal chiller, an invention which Carrier says opened the door to large-scale air conditioning while improving the effectiveness of process cooling.
27th June 2022
Mehboob announced as ASHRAE president
USA: Farooq Mehboob, a consultant for Karachi-based M&E company S Mehboob & Co, has been named as the president of ASHRAE for 2022-23. A fellow…
27th June 2022
Marco Masini named as ASERCOM president
BELGIUM: Marco Masini, a refrigeration and air conditioning consultant and former group marketing director at Epta, will become the new president of ASERCOM, the European Association…
26th June 2022
F-gas proposals “unrealistic”
EUROPE: EPEE claims that the proposed revisions to the European F-gas regulation will seriously impact the necessary accelerated heat pump roll out and jeopardise the…
26th June 2022
Top chefs highlight importance of refrigeration
UK: On World Refrigeration Day leading chefs are reminding us that cooling enables nutritional diets, helps reduce the number of undernourished, and can lower greenhouse…
25th June 2022
$500k boost for pay-as-you-go solar freezer
NIGERIA: Koolboks, a company offering pay-as-you-go solar-powered refrigeration systems to business owners in off-grid areas, has received a $500k investment from shell-funded impact investment company…
24th June 2022
Deal to advance immersion cooling
BARCELONA: Well known lubricant brand Castrol has signed an agreement with immersion cooling company Submer to accelerate the adoption of the technology in data centres. The…
23rd June 2022
The world gears up for World Refrigeration Day
UK: This year's World Refrigeration Day (WRD) has created an unprecedented amount of interest with thousands of events taking place across the world over the…
21st June 2022
Lennox rises to cold climate heat pump challenge
USA: Lennox is reported to be the first partner in the US Department of Energy’s challenge to develop a more efficient prototype heat pump for northern climates.
21st June 2022
Haier sponsors World Aquatics Championships
ITALY: Haier HVAC Solutions, the comfort cooling and applied air conditioning arm of the Chinese manufacturer, is sponsoring the 19th FINA World Aquatics Championships, currently…
21st June 2022
Greece subsidises new energy efficient AC and fridges
GREECE: The Greek government is offering subsidies of up to €710 per device for the replacement of domestic air conditioners, refrigerators or freezers with the…
19th June 2022
Spool compressor achieves EER of 12 on R1234ze
USA: The company behind the development of a new design of compressor for chillers, air conditioners and heat pumps claims to have exceeded an EER…
19th June 2022
US industry urges prompt action on Kigali
USA: The AHRI and the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy have written a joint letter to the leaders of the US Senate urging prompt action to…
18th June 2022
Austria to ban gas boilers from 2023
AUSTRIA: The Austrian government is to ban the installation of gas boilers in new buildings from 2023. In addition, from that date, any broken oil or coal heating…
18th June 2022
UNEP and U-3ARC in plan for Africa
FRANCE: UNEP OzonAction and U-3ARC, the African refrigeration and air conditioning association, has agreed to collaborate toward expanding and advancing technological awareness and best practices in…
18th June 2022
Congo ratifies Kigali Amendment
CONGO: The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, has become the 135th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment and phase down HFC refrigerants.…
16th June 2022
Dubai retailer retrofits to R448A
UAE: Organic Foods and Café, a grocery retailer based in the UAE, has retrofitted R448A into a system running R22 in one of its Dubai stores.…
15th June 2022
ABB looks to boost cooling system efficiency at CERN
SWITZERLAND: Technology company ABB will be looking to improve the energy efficiency of cooling and ventilation systems used for lab experiments at CERN, the site…
14th June 2022
Enex to build new CO2 refrigeration plant
ITALY: Enex Srl is to establish a new €10m, 7,500m2 factory in Breda di Piave, Treviso, in response to strong growth projections for its CO2 refrigeration equipment. …
14th June 2022
Accelsius to commercialise Nokia data cooling system
FINLAND/USA: US corporation Innventure has established a new company, Accelsius, to commercialise a passive two-stage thermosyphon cooling system for critical electronic equipment developed by Finnish…
14th June 2022
Carel takes 70% stake in Italian contractor
ITALY: Carel is to acquire 70% of the share capital of Sauber Srl, an Italian company offering commercial and domestic HVAC/humidification system installation and maintenance,…
12th June 2022
Refrigerated trailer with 58.9m2 of solar panels
GERMANY: Solar-powered transport company Sono Motors has announced a joint production deal with French refrigerated vehicle manufacturer Chereau for a solar trailer with 58.9m2 of…
11th June 2022
Eurammon symposium continues online
GERMANY: “Natural” refrigerant group Eurammon is to continue with its annual symposium in an online format next month with a week-long journey into a sustainable…
10th June 2022
Aermec’s Michele Gioachin wins Star of Merit
UK/ITALY: Michele Gioachin, president of Aermec UK and export sales manager for Aermec SpA, has been honoured with Italy’s prestigious Ordine al Merito del Lavoro medal by the Italian government.