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UK: An SCM Frigo SEC-200 heat recovery unit is transforming the cooling performance of a Gloucestershire farm producing artisan butter.

GERMANY: Johnson Controls is providing its Sabroe DualPAC ammonia heat pump to a project using water from the Baltic Sea to generate green energy.

USA: Güntner dry coolers have been called into play at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to handle increased load on the HVAC system while also decreasing water consumption.

CANADA: Copeland’s Vilter VQ95 single-screw ammonia industrial heat pumps have been selected to power what is claimed to be the world’s largest wastewater energy transfer (WET) facility in Ontario.

UK: A recent London landmark project has proven Aristotle's claim that the (w)hole is greater than the sum of Carrier's AquaSnap chiller parts.

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems is to supply 18 industrial chillers, totalling around 200MW, for Empower's district cooling plants in Dubai, UAE.

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.

SWEDEN: Swedish HVAC manufacturer Swegon has secured its largest order to date for Volvo Cars’ new electric vehicle plant in Košice, Slovakia.

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.

IRELAND: A Refra Ignis propane heat pump is delivering sustainability and energy efficiency at a €20m flower processing facility in Dublin.

UK: Panasonic’s Aquarea Service Cloud app is helping to ensure that over 700 social housing tenants are operating their heat pumps correctly.

UK: A leading bar operator is using innovative heat recovery technology from wholesale group Beijer Ref to reduce energy costs and achieve ambitious sustainability targets.

UK: Ciat has supplied three ClimaCiat AirAccess AHUs to a brand new, purpose-built new hub for the performing arts in the Chiltern Hills.

GERMANY: A prefabricated modular heating centre, containing three R290 heat pumps, is set to provide sustainable heating to a residential apartment block in Penzberg, Bavaria.

GERMANY: Güntner has received a repeat order for air coolers and evaporative condensers after the equipment’s success in cooling a mango packing facility in Brazil.…

JAPAN: Daikin will be drawing inspiration from traditional icehouses based on sustainable air conditioning systems to keep people cool at next year’s World Expo in Osaka, Japan.

UK: Refrec Reclaim, Beijer Ref’s new refrigerant recovery service, has completed a project to remove 750kg of refrigerant from one of London's tallest office blocks.

UK: Ciat air handers and heat recovery units have been employed at the new Radisson RED Liverpool, a Grade II-listed property with roots dating back to the 1800s.

UK: Ground-source heating company Kensa has installed an open-loop water-source heat pump system using warm spring water to heat two council buildings.

JAPAN: A new survey by Daikin has revealed stark differences between people’s attitudes to, and usage of, air conditioning in cities around the world. 

SWITZERLAND/DENMARK: MAN Energy Solutions is to supply a further CO2 heat pump to one of the world’s largest naturally-cooled seawater heat pump plants in Aalborg, Denmark.

USA: The University of Missouri is developing a new type of cooling system which it claims could dramatically reduce energy demands on data centres.

UK: Dedicated support from the MHI Projects team has helped provide a climate control upgrade for the UK home of a leading global glass processing specialist.

AUSTRALIA: An indirect evaporative CO2 refrigeration system which promises potential energy savings of 19% is being trialled in one of Australia's leading supermarkets.

USA: The first data centre at Corscale’s Gainesville Crossing campus is set to open following the successful integrated systems testing (IST) of the recently installed Airedale by Modine cooling solution.

UK: Painting roofs white would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered “green roofs”, street-level vegetation or solar panels, a new study claims.

USA: Work by a research team led by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing a better understanding of solid-state cooling materials.