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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. 
10th October 2024

Chillventa restates its popularity with visitors up 7.5%

GERMANY: As Chillventa 2024 closes, the organiser reports an attendance of 32,796 trade visitors, 7.5% up on the last show in 2022 and just 7.5% short of 2018’s record event.
8th October 2024

Honeywell plans refrigerants spin off

USA: Honeywell plans to spin off its Advanced Materials business, which includes its Solstice refrigerants, into an independent, US publicly traded company.
15th October 2024

Eurovent defines process chiller standard tests

BELGIUM: Eurovent has published a new recommendation interpreting  and defining the European standard for process chillers EN14825:2022.
15th October 2024

Frigoglass expands MENA footprint

GREECE: Commercial cooler manufacturer Frigoglass Group has formed a strategic partnership with Egyptian home appliance manufacturer Fresh SAE to expand its market in the Middle East and Africa.
10th October 2024

Chillventa restates its popularity with visitors up 7.5%

GERMANY: As Chillventa 2024 closes, the organiser reports an attendance of 32,796 trade visitors, 7.5% up on the last show in 2022 and just 7.5% short of 2018’s record event.
14th October 2024

Taking heat pumps to parliament

UK: Panasonic will be joining other leading manufacturers to showcase its air-to-water heat pumps at special event outside the Houses of Parliament tomorrow.
13th October 2024

2024 already best year for heat pump installs

UK: This is now officially the best year on record for certified heat pump installations in the UK.
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. 
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. 
13th October 2024

Panasonic 2-pipe VRF on R32

GERMANY: Panasonic used last week’s Chillventa show to launch its two-pipe VRF ECOi EX MZ1 series on R32.
12th October 2024

BPHEs optimised for R290 heat pumps

DENMARK: Danfoss has announced an extension to its Micro Plate brazed plate heat exchanger portfolio for residential R290 heat pumps.
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. 
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.
14th October 2024

Danfoss to livestream tour of Smart Store

DENMARK: Danfoss is to open up its pioneering Smart Store Application Development Centre to a live-streamed virtual tour. 
17th September 2024

The latest on the EU F-gas regulation

BELGIUM: The latest developments on the implementation of the European F-gas Regulation will be revealed by EPEE in a webinar next month.