JARN News
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Introduces First Line of Precision
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning has introduced airCore, the first line of precision air conditioner heat pump systems in the United States to use R32 refrigerant. Many states, such as Califo...
Fujitsu General to Expand ATW Heat Pump Business in Europe
In December 2022, Fujitsu General established FGAHP, a joint venture (JV) with France-based Groupe Atlantic (GA) for the manufacture of air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps in Europe. At the beginning of thi...
First Use of Low-GWP Refrigerants in JCI Scroll and Screw Ch
Johnson Controls has announced the first use of refrigerants with low GWP in screw and scroll chillers in the United States. Specifically, R454B refrigerant was used in the YORK YLAA aircooled scroll ...
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US Announces intelli-HEAT Dua
On March 8, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US ( METUS), announced the release of the new intelli-HEAT dual fuel system for residential applications. The intelli-HEAT dual fuel system is an air conditi...
Carrier Transicold Releases New Trailer Refrigeration Units
Carrier Transicold has announced that its new X4 7700 trailer refrigeration units are now available through its dealer network in North America. Compared with Carrier Transicold’s conventional X...
Canada Launches New Offset Credit System Protocol
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change has announced a new protocol called the Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Refrigeration Systems that is able to generate offset credits under Canada’s Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System. Basically, the refrigeration system protocol incentivizes businesses to upgrade their air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) sys...
EPA Announces Enforcement Actions to Control HFC Imports
On March 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced civil penalties applied to imports of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as part of the HFC phasedown being implemented under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. Importers of HFCs are required to report the quantities of HFCs they import under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) and comply with the allowance syst...
Daikin Starts Construction of New Heat Pump Factory in Polan
Daikin has recently started construction of its new factory in Poland. This new factory will start production of heat pumps in July 2024 and the total investment would be €300 million (about US$ ...
Heat Pumps in the Limelight at ISH 2023
ISH 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) plus water, was held on March 13 to 17, in Frankfurt, Germany. JARN introduces here global leading ...
Europe Accelerates HFC Phase-out
On March 30, 2023, the European Parliament decided to accelerate the phase-down of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) and to achieve total phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 2050. Then on A...
