RAC/PAC
Optimism for 2013 AC Market
With ongoing signs of recovery, the Chinese air conditioner industry in 2013 is expected to enter a period of stable growth. The overall air conditioner sales volume in 2012 declined, with some recovery at the end of the year. This phenomenon was attributed to the following aspects. Firstly, in the second half of the year, the sales of secondhand houses showed year-on-year growth, leading t...
14 AC Enterprises Receive Energy Saving Subsidy
The energy saving project high efficient unitary air conditioner and chiller promotional implementation regulation has recently been released by the Ministry of Finance and the National Development an...
Golden surprise awaits RV air conditioner buyer
April 24, 2013 Wichita, Kan -- How do you celebrate making your five-millionth air conditioner, and promote the sales of even more? Give the landmark unit a golden shroud, stick it in an ordinary sale...
Country Financial Increases Energy and Operational Efficienc
Trane presenting financial services firm with Energy Efficiency Leader award St. Paul, Minn., April 23, 2013 -- Recent systems and services upgrades at the five-story, suburban St. Paul, Minn.,...
Trane Expanded Range of Controls Enable Users to Optimize Bu
St. Paul, Minn., April 23, 2013 -- Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, now features new wireless controls and mobile access solutio...
Midea receives European certification for R32 and R290 produ
23 April 2013 Europe: With increasing interest amongst air conditioning manufacturers in the "mildly flammable" refrigerant R32, Chinese manufacturer Midea has received TUV approval for both R32 and R...
Febrava / Conbrava 2013, Brazil September 17--20, 2013
The 18th edition of Febrava, the International Trade Fair for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Heating and Air Treatment, and the 13th edition of Conbrava, the Brazilian Congress of Refri...
Automakers Develop CO2-Based Air Conditioning
According to the Environmental Leader, Volkswagen, Daimler, Audi, BMW and Porsche have announced plans to develop CO2 technology as a more climate-friendly refrigerant for air conditioning systems for vehicles. Volkswagen says CO2 as a refrigerant, also known as R744, has lower greenhouse gas effects than conventional refrigerants, with a global warming potential (GWP) value of 1, or 99.3% ...
UTC/Carrier HVAC Business Profit 13.6%
Apr 23, 2013 United Technologies Corp. reported first quarter 2013 net income attributable to common shareowners of $1.3 billion, up 7% from the same quarter a year earlier. UTC includes global HVAC ...
Trane Sees Improved Sales to U.S. New Builder Markets
Apr 23, 2013 Ingersoll-Rand plc, based in Swords, Ireland, reported net earnings of $88.0 million in the first quarter of 2013. Ingersoll-Rand heating, air-conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeratio...
McQuay Centri fugal Chillers Cooling Leibniz Supercomputing
The Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Garching, near Munich, Germany, put a new IBM SuperMuc supercomputer into operation in late July. Two McQuay high-efficiency centrifugal chillers have been d...
French ACR Market in 2013
Although the global figures for 2012 show a fall in sales compared with 2011, some sectors had begun to revive in the last quarter of the year. For example air-to-air heat pump sales rose by 7% and single splits by 15% - a development attributed to increased orders from distributors to replace stock. Sales of VRF systems have proved to be relatively stable and with around 15,000 units i...
