News Headlines
5th January 2025
Vital medical equipment wins F-gas ban reprieve
EUROPE: Certain types of specialist low temperature laboratory and medical equipment have been granted a temporary exemption from a European F-gas regulation ban which came into force on January 1.
28th December 2024
Chemours and Koura face legal action over R454B
USA: Chemours and Koura stand accused of anti-competitive conduct in a dispute over the supply of R454B, the lower GWP refrigerant alternative to R410A.
27th December 2024
Trane Technologies buys AI pioneer
USA: Trane Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BrainBox AI, a pioneer in autonomous HVAC controls and generative AI building technology.
5th January 2025
Vital medical equipment wins F-gas ban reprieve
EUROPE: Certain types of specialist low temperature laboratory and medical equipment have been granted a temporary exemption from a European F-gas regulation ban which came into force on January 1.
3rd January 2025
Beijer Ref completes Cool4U acquisition
SWEDEN/HUNGARY: Beijer Ref has acquired the remaining shares in Cool4U, the Hungarian HVAC distributor and representative of Chinese manufacturer Gree.
2nd January 2025
SeaCube trials Thermo King’s electric genset
USA: Refrigerated intermodal equipment leasing company SeaCube is working with French shipping and logistics company CMA CGN to field test Thermo King's E-COOLPAC battery-powered refrigerated container genset.
3rd January 2025
Parkman retires as Daikin Applied (UK) MD
UK: Clive Parkman has retired after eight years as managing director of Daikin Applied (UK).
28th December 2024
Mansfield Pollard sees turnover rise 17%
UK: Mansfield Pollard, the Bradford-based supplier of industrial air handling units, acoustic control products and data centre cooling solutions, saw turnover rise 17% to £24m in the year to July 31.
25th December 2024
Heat pump training in line with demand
UK: The UK government insists that the number of UK heat pump installers is in line with current workforce training demands.
2nd January 2025
Carrier AquaSnap monobloc on R290
UK: Carrier Solutions has announced the UK launch of the AquaSnap 30AWH-P monobloc air-to-water heat pump using R290 refrigerant.
22nd December 2024
Indoor units for large spaces
UK: Panasonic Jet Air Stream indoor units provide high air volume and long throw distance for large spaces.
14th December 2024
Smart control for turnkey HVAC plant
UK: Daikin Applied has announced the release of its new Smart Control System (SCS), a control solution suitable for managing hydronic plants, including chillers, heat…
17th December 2024
MAN supplies Europe’s largest river water heat pump
GERMANY: MAN Energy Solutions is supplying Europe’s largest heat-pump system to a district heating system in Cologne, drawing energy from the river Rhine.
13th December 2024
Heat pumps make the grade at Bournemouth Uni
UK: The replacement of gas boilers with Mitsubishi Electric air-source heat pumps is helping Bournemouth University in its aim of decarbonising heat across its extensive campus.
8th December 2024
Air-source heat pumps maintain tropical conditions
UK: Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan air-source heat pumps are providing the tropical conditions for the butterfly house at Chester Zoo.
10th August 2022
Heatwaves and CO2 refrigeration
Following this summer's extreme high temperatures in the UK, Daniel Clark, MD of Isentra, asks whether 130bar transcritical systems have now become a necessity?
1st December 2021
Refrigerant choice in HVAC chillers
In the light of the worldwide phase-down of high GWP refrigerants, Dave Richards, UK head of sales at refrigerant supplier Climalife, looks at the various options available for HVAC chillers.
1st August 2021
The cheapest and greenest energy is the energy we don’t use
Recognising the crucial need to use energy wisely, Jürgen Fischer, Danfoss president of Climate Solutions, argues the importance of energy efficiency in the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
3rd January 2025
Advansor announces 2025 training programme
DENMARK: Danish CO2 refrigeration systems specialist Advansor has updated its CO2 training programme for 2025.
11th December 2024
Daikin seeks future heat pump engineers
UK: Daikin is looking to engage five apprentices from the Manchester area for its level 3 low carbon heating technician apprenticeship programme. Deadline for applications is this Friday, December 13.
8th December 2024
Mitsubishi heat pump training LCL approved
UK: Mitsubishi Electric’s UK training centre in Hatfield has been approved as an LCL level 3 training centre for air-source heat pumps.