World News

UAE: A coalition led by Dubai-based multinational logistics company DP World is calling for frozen food temperatures to be set at -15°C as standard to cut carbon emissions.

USA: An ice cream manufacturer has agreed to pay a penalty of $115,849 to settle claims that it violated federal laws regulating the handling and storage of ammonia.

GERMANY: Vaillant has won the German Sustainability Award as a “pioneer of transformation” in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology sector. 

SPAIN: Valencia-based CO2 retail refrigeration systems company Tewis Smart Systems has signed a joint “natural” refrigerant systems research contract with Valencia’s Jaume I University. 

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USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of $15m in grants for projects that tackle the reclamation or destruction of HFC refrigerants.

USA: Mitsubishi Electric US is to receive $50m in funding from the US Department of Energy to establish a heat pump compressor factory in Kentucky.

SWEDEN/DENMARK: Nordic Climate Group has increased its position in Denmark with the acquisition of Ørbæk Køleteknik in Hvidovre, Copenhagen. 

GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has acquired the Czech organic Rankine cycle specialist BPower. 

USA: Foodservice and HVAC parts supplier Parts Town plans to open a new, 420,000ft2 distribution centre in Glendale, Arizona.

BELGIUM: Thomas Nowak is to step down as secretary general of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). 

USA/UK: Ken Logan of refrigerant lifecycle management company A-Gas has been named along with such people as Stella McCartney, Coldplay and Bill Gates in Time magazine’s inaugural Time100 Climate List.

JAPAN: Daikin claims to have produced the world's first laser-based technology for the remote detection of R32 refrigerant leaks.

ITALY/USA: DiversiTech, the US HVACR component manufacturer and supplier, has acquired three Italian component manufacturers and suppliers from Italian investment group Ethica Global Investments.

SWEDEN/ITALY: Swedish heat pump company Aira has now officially launched in Italy, following its acquisition of the Italian contractors T5 Group earlier this year.

USA: Home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool has introduced a new insulation technology which is up to 66% thinner and allows up to 25% more refrigerator capacity than conventional foam.

USA: Danfoss has marked 10 years as owner of the pioneering Turbocor oil-free, magnetic bearing compressor.

DENMARK: Danfoss Heat Exchangers has joined forces with Danfoss Commercial Compressors to establish a propane test facility in the company’s ATEX-certified lab in Trevoux in France. 

ITALY/GERMANY: Epta Central North Europe BV is the new company formed from Epta's joint venture agreement with Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions announced in July. 

SWEDEN: Systemair is to cease production at its Menerga products factory in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany. 

USA: Copeland has expanded production of its CO2 compressors to its US manufacturing plants in Sidney, Ohio, and Rushville, Indiana.

DENMARK: The roll-out of demand-side flexibility technology in the EU and UK could achieve annual societal cost savings of €10.5bn by 2030, and 7% savings on household electricity bills.

MIDDLE EAST: It is reported that Hasan Onder, CEO of Daikin Turkey, has taken on the added responsibility of president of the Daikin Middle East, Africa and CIS region.

JAPAN: Daikin has recorded sales of JPY2,225,154m (US$14,792m), an increase of 10.2% for the Q2 three-month period ending September 30.

USA: LG Electronics Inc are to collaborate with the highly regarded HVAC lab at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to carry out cold-climate heat pump research. 

FRANCE: French HVAC company Groupe Atlantic has announced its intention to establish a new €150m heat pump manufacturing site in France in 2024.

GERMANY/PORTUGAL: Bosch has announced that it will invest around €100m in its Portuguese heat pump plant.