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Hisense HVAC Emphasizes Its High Profile in Turkey
Opening of Hisense HVAC Academy On May 10, 2024, Hisense HVAC Academy was officially opened with a grand ceremony staged at the new Dudullu campus of Doğuş University, one of Turkey’s most esta...
VRFs Are Promising in Cambodia
The Cambodian air conditioner market showed satisfactory growth in 2023. JARN estimates that the Cambodian market scale of split-type room air conditioners (RACs) reached 85,000 units and packaged air...
Frascold Continues to Grow in Hard Times with Its Forward-lo
In March 2024, JARN visited Frascold, a global leader in semi-hermetic screw compressors, at its production site in Rescaldina, Italy, and interviewed Giuseppe Galli, chief executive officer (CEO), to...
Mitsubishi Electric Opens Heat Pump Training Center in Scotl
On May 15, 2024, Mitsubishi Electric officially opened its new training center at its factory complex in Livingston, Scotland, in response to growing demand for heat pumps in the United Kingdom. The L...
UK Heat Pump Demand Rises Backed by Boiler Upgrade Scheme
As the UK Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) marked its second anniversary on May 23, 2024, demand for heat pumps has surged with applications up 93% in April compared with the same month in 2023. UK Boil...
Technical Trends in Data Center Cooling
What Is a Data Center? A data center is a facility that collects and operates the servers, network equipment, etc. necessary for information processing, storage, and communication. In recent years, d...
Pascal Raises US$ 8 Million for Solid Refrigerant Air Condit
Pascal, a Boston-based startup launched out of Harvard University, announced on May 8 that it had raised US$ 8 million in seed funding. Pascal was formed for the purpose of developing a novel class of solid refrigerants for use in HVAC equipment. It plans to use the seed funding toward the launch of a commercial HVAC system using solid refrigerant as well as to expand its team of mechanical engine...
Midea Releases Evox G3 Heat Pump System
On May 10, Midea released its new Evox G3 heat pump system, consisting of the Evox G3 heat pump and Evox G3 air handling unit (AHU), in the United States and Canada. Midea’s new system is design...
Lennox Announces Transition to R454B
On May 9, Texas-based HVAC manufacturer Lennox announced that it was transitioning its residential and light commercial product lines to use R454B refrigerant ahead of the regulatory deadline to trans...
Samsung Announces Establishment of JV with Lennox
Samsung Electronics announced at the end of May that it has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with Lennox to sell ductless heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in the United States and Canada. The JV brings together Samsung, a trusted global brand with 40 years of innovative HVAC technology, and Lennox, a North American HVAC original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and direct d...