Features
1st February 2023
GEA compressors drive FAIR cooling
GERMANY: GEA Grasso screw compressors for the compression of helium gas will play a crucial role in the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR)…
1st February 2023
Press fittings pass school exam
UK: Around 20,000 Conex Bänninger press fittings have been employed in the construction of a new secondary school in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. The company’s >B<…
1st February 2023
Material that changes colour to save energy
USA: Researchers at Chicago University have designed a building material that changes its infrared colour and how much heat it absorbs or emits based on…
29th January 2023
Daikin chillers to cool the High-Luminosity LHC
SWITZERLAND: Daikin has supplied a further eight water-cooled chillers to the CERN nuclear research facility for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider which is due to…
26th January 2023
Top floor cooling needs Haier air conditioning
CZECH REPUBLIC: Four Haier MRV S air conditioning units have been installed to combat overheating on the upper floors of a prestigious new residential apartment…
22nd January 2023
Panasonic AC brings a sense of community
UK: Panasonic heat pump air conditioners are providing a flexible and efficient heating and cooling solution for a local community centre in Kent. Kemsley Community…
13th January 2023
Carrier water-cooled chillers in OneAsia data centre
CHINA: Carrier has provided an energy efficient water-cooled chiller system for leading IT services and solution provider OneAsia’s new data centre in China’s Nantong Industrial…
8th January 2023
Thermoacoustic heat pump is sound development
FRANCE: A new French startup company, Equium, is reported to have developed a thermoacoustic heat pump with a COP of up to 4. The heat…
4th January 2023
Could ionocaloric cooling replace vapour compression?
USA: Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been experimenting with creating a refrigeration effect by using ions to drive solid-to-liquid…
1st January 2023
Cheers for the beers and the AC condensate
USA: The air conditioning condensate from air conditioners at a major US airport is being used by a local brewery to brew beer. Captured from…
27th December 2022
Active Panasonic creates passive house
UK: Panasonic Aquarea air-source heat pumps, VRF air conditioning and heat recovery system has helped a 5-bedroom property achieve passive house energy efficient standards. Energy…
25th December 2022
Lamborghini speeds life-saving organs to hospitals
ITALY: A Lamborghini with specially-adapted refrigeration compartment has delivered life-saving donor kidneys at top speed to two hospitals in Italy. The two special Christmas presents…
21st December 2022
Panasonic AC offers five star service
UK: A luxury 19th century 5-star hotel and spa in the Sussex countryside is benefitting from the latest Panasonic air conditioning system fitted with nanoe X technology.…
16th December 2022
Panasonic transforms former warehouse
UK: A derelict Kent warehouse has been transformed into a modern co-working space with a Panasonic PACi split system and nanoe X filter technology to ensure…
8th December 2022
Variable speed R290 monoblocks show 14% savings
JAPAN: A new range of Daikin cold room monoblock refrigeration units are said to have shown around 14% energy savings using Embraco’s FMFT variable speed…
8th December 2022
City Multi VRF checks in at top Sheffield hotel
UK: Sheffield’s only 4-star hotel is benefiting from a new air conditioning system based on Mitsubishi Electric's City Multi R2 VRF units. Originally a 19th…
2nd December 2022
Cooling using programmable foam
GERMANY: Scientists at a German research organisation are looking to cool buildings using a “programmable” insulation foam that can change shape depending on the temperature. …
30th November 2022
Panasonic helps council to net zero
UK: Gloucester City Council has installed a Panasonic air conditioning system for its new refurbished office in the town centre. The Council has set net…
26th October 2022
Aquarea heat pumps make it home
UK: Housebuilder Gleeson Homes is specifying Panasonic’s Aquarea heat pumps following trials at a number of UK affordable housing projects. Panasonic provided 5kW Aquarea Monobloc…
21st October 2022
Custom Carrier CO2 rack upgrades Monoprix store
FRANCE: A custom-built Carrier MiniCO2OL rack, supplied in seven pieces, has been supplied to upgrade the refrigeration system at one of French retailer Monoprix’s premium…
19th October 2022
Tool calculates CO2 emissions from buildings
USA: A US team has developed what is claimed to be a first-of-its-kind tool that can calculate how much carbon dioxide buildings and homes produce.…
17th October 2022
Dutch wholesaler chooses Haier heat pumps
NETHERLANDS: Haier MRV air-to-air heat pumps are being installed in branches of Dutch HVAC product wholesaler Wasco to replace gas boilers. The 260m2 Wasco branch…
10th October 2022
Toshiba walks the Golden Mile
UK: A combination of Toshiba three-pipe and two-pipe VRF systems is providing the ideal conditions for visitors to the new £26m Water and Leisure Centre…
5th October 2022
Solar provides 2.4MW to two NJ cold stores
USA: Rooftop solar installations will provide a total of 2.4MW of energy to two cold storage facilities in New Jersey. The installations were carried out…
4th October 2022
MHI delivers R1234ze(E) chillers to Marina Bay
SINGAPORE: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has delivered two R1234ze(E) centrifugal chillers with a total cooling capacity of 8,400RT to Singapore’s Marina Bay district cooling facility. The…
20th September 2022
Passive cooling idea uses three technologies
USA: An innovative system developed at MIT, which combines thermal insulation with evaporative and radiative cooling technologies, could reduce the load of air conditioners in buildings.
19th September 2022
Keeping fish fresh with slurry ice
GERMANY/ICELAND: Bitzer Ecoline tandem compressors are playing their part in extending the shelf life of fish for an Icelandic fishing company. The compressors, supplied by…