Headline News Volume 521
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eJARN.com Headline News
Date: March 13th, 2020, Volume 521
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1. AHRI International Affairs Staff Meet with Stakeholders During AHR Expo
During the AHR Expo in Orlando, AHRI International Affairs staff organized a full schedule of meetings with several global partners to address the challenges facing the industry, including global energy efficiency regulations, standards, and certification. The group discussed various global trends and their impact on the HVAC&R and water heating industry. Members also reviewed plans for the 2020 ICARHMA Annual Meeting, which will be hosted by EPEE, October 7-9, 2020, in Brussels, Belgium.
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2. MHI’s Plug-in Hybrid Transport Refrigeration Units Win ECCJ Award
MHI’s Plug-in Hybrid Transport Refrigeration Units Win ECCJ Award Plug-in hybrid transport refrigeration units made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems have received the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner’s Award (Transportation Field) in the Product and Business Model Category of the Energy Conservation Center, Japan’s (ECCJ’s) 2019 Energy Conservation Grand Prize Awards. The awards program is sponsored by ECCJ with support from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The refrigeration units were highly acclaimed for their dual achievements in 1) maintaining the temperature inside the cargo area during vehicle parking and stop-start idling, a common issue in refrigerated transport, and 2) reducing CO2 emissions while saving energy.
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3. One Million Heat Pumps Sold in France in 2019
Eric Bataille, a president of the French heat pump association, recently announced that over a million heat pumps were sold in France in 2019, an all-time record. Mr. Bataille also announced that sales of air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps reached more than 165,000 units, breaking the previous record set in 2008
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4. China to Enforce Stringent Standard of AC Energy Efficiency
The new standard will phase out low energy efficiency RACs with an estimated total elimination rate of about 45% of the market. Categorized as Grade 4 and 5 in the new standard, non-inverter RACs will be phased down and finally phased out in 2022. Even inverter products with Grade 3 energy efficiency will be phased out.
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5. Alfa Laval Builds Asian Headquarters in Qingdao
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has built an Asian headquarters and research and development (R&D) test center in the Jiaozhou Development Zone, Qingdao. With a total investment of US$ 300 million and a total construction area of 220,000 m2, the company plans to build the Asian headquarters, R&D center, and production lines for marine boilers and heat exchangers, and a product showroom.
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