News Headlines
16th January 2025
Jail for operator of R22 Ponzi scheme
USA: A man from St Louis, Missouri, has been jailed for operating a Ponzi scheme based on trading in ozone-depleting R22.
13th January 2025
Modine to build data centre cooling factory in India
USA/INDIA: Modine is to open a new Airedale by Modine facility in Chennai, India, in mid-2025 to meet increased demand for mission-critical cooling solutions.
10th January 2025
Worker dies in Italian ammonia leak
ITALY: A large ammonia spill at a food storage and distribution company in the province of Caserta, north of Naples, has resulted in the death of a 19-year-old maintenance worker.
17th January 2025
Panasonic to recognise best projects
UK: The Panasonic PRO Awards 2025, which recognise and highlight the best projects to have implemented Panasonic’s sustainable solutions, is now open for entries.
16th January 2025
Jail for operator of R22 Ponzi scheme
USA: A man from St Louis, Missouri, has been jailed for operating a Ponzi scheme based on trading in ozone-depleting R22.
15th January 2025
Empower to deliver 23,853RT district cooling project
UAE: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) will provide district cooling services of 23,85RT to a man-made 10.5ha luxury beachfront development project in Dubai.
16th January 2025
MCS heat pump installs reach record 60,000
UK: As expected, 2024 was a record-breaking year for UK installations of heat pumps with almost 60,000 certified installations.
16th January 2025
IoR and Graeme Fox settle differences
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration and past president Graeme Fox have settled their differences and prevented a possible vote of no confidence in the IoR’s board.
15th January 2025
NIBE appoints former footballer as brand ambassador
UK: Swedish heat pump manufacturer NIBE has appointed former Swedish international footballer Freddie Ljungberg as its new UK brand ambassador.
16th January 2025
Advansor combi offers plug-and-play heating and cooling
DENMARK: Advansor has announced the upcoming launch of the ValueBox Combi, a new reversible plug-and-play CO2 heat pump.
14th January 2025
Carrier monobloc heat pump on R32
UK: Carrier Solutions UK announces the launch of the Aquasnap 30AWH-M, an R32 air-to-water residential/small commercial monobloc heat pump.
8th January 2025
Advansor upgrades ValuePack CO2 rack
DENMARK: Advansor has announced enhancements to its ValuePack range of CO2 refrigeration packs.
17th January 2025
Panasonic brings new life to undertakers
UK: Panasonic low temperature air conditioning is creating a wide range of conditions for staff and customers at a family-run undertakers in West Wickham, Kent.
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.
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.
14th January 2025
Carrier commits to boosting workforce
USA: Carrier has committed to hiring 1,000 service technicians in the USA and providing additional training to over 100,000 Carrier and Carrier partner HVAC technicians within five years.
11th January 2025
Acessing low-carbon heat from mine water
UK: The UK government’s Mining Remediation Authority is to host a series of webinars next month to provide insight into accessing low-carbon heat from mine water.
6th January 2025
HVAC+R show “co-locates” with UK Construction Week
UK: The HVAC+R Live show, previously promoted with dates in April, has now been rescheduled to take place alongside UK Construction Week London in May.