News Headlines
17th October 2024
Schneider Electric buys US liquid cooling firm
FRANCE: Schneider Electric is set to acquire an initial 75% controlling interest in US data centre liquid cooling solutions company Motivair for $850m.
16th October 2024
Aira sources further €63m investment
SWEDEN: Subscription-based heat pump company Aira has announced a further €63m investment.
13th October 2024
IoR members face constitutional vote
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is proposing changes to its constitution which would take away members' current rights to vote on matters relating to the removal of a board trustee.
17th October 2024
Schneider Electric buys US liquid cooling firm
FRANCE: Schneider Electric is set to acquire an initial 75% controlling interest in US data centre liquid cooling solutions company Motivair for $850m.
16th October 2024
Customs discover R404A in car LPG tank
POLAND: Polish customs officers discovered an attempt to smuggle R404A refrigerant in an LPG gas tank in the boot of a car stopped in Korczowa at the border with Ukraine.
16th October 2024
Electric refrigeration system passes Spanish test
BELGIUM: Spanish logistics group Carreras is reported to have successfully completed trials of a new refrigerated semi-trailer with Thermo King’s self-charging electric refrigeration system.
17th October 2024
Incoming president tackles digitalisation and AI
UK: The incoming IoR president, Lisa-Jayne Cook, will give her presidential address on the impact of digitalisation and AI for the heating and cooling sector on November 5.
16th October 2024
Aira sources further €63m investment
SWEDEN: Subscription-based heat pump company Aira has announced a further €63m investment.
16th October 2024
MCS scheme hits 5,000 certified installers
UK: The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy installations, has passed a milestone of 5,000 certified contractors.
17th October 2024
Yutaki Series 2 air-to-water heat pumps on R32
FRANCE: To expand its existing range of R32 air-to-water heat pumps, Johnson Controls Hitachi Air Conditioning has launched its new Yutaki Series 2.
16th October 2024
Panasonic goes Solo
GERMANY: Panasonic has unveiled the RAC Solo, a compact and discreet air-to-air heat pump air conditioner designed without an outdoor unit.
15th October 2024
Low temperature fan coils
UK: ICS Cool Energy has announced new upgraded LT fan coils to meet the low temperature cooling needs of large storage spaces.
12th October 2024
Panasonic 20hp CO2 unit scoops first install
UK: The first Panasonic 20hp CO2 condensing unit to be installed outside of Japan has found a home at an award-winning ice cream factory in Devon.
8th October 2024
Swegon secures largest order
SWEDEN: Swedish HVAC manufacturer Swegon has secured its largest order to date for Volvo Cars’ new electric vehicle plant in Košice, Slovakia.
18th September 2024
Hospital to use ground-source heat pump
UK: Global resource management company Veolia is set to combine ground-source heat pumps, thermal store, solar and CHP technologies to decarbonise the heat supply at the University Hospital of Hartlepool.
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.
17th October 2024
Samsung opens Manchester training centre
UK: Samsung Climate Solutions has opened a new state-of-the-art training centre in Manchester.
14th October 2024
Daikin teams with ESCO on flammables training
USA: Daikin has teamed up with the ESCO Institute to educate the US industry on the transition to low GWP refrigerants and the equipment designed to use them.
23rd September 2024
Congress leads Chillventa week
GERMANY: The Chillventa Congress, which again takes place the day before the Chillventa show in Nuremberg, is this year divided into four major streams.