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Gree Chiller Smart Production (Zhuhai) Base Begins Operation
Gree held a grand opening ceremony in Zhuhai for its Chiller Green Smart Production (Zhuhai) Base, at the end of January. Boasting a total investment of RMB 1.7 billion (about US$ 236.5 million), the Gree Chiller Green Smart Production (Zhuhai) Base is an industry leading pilot factory featuring automation, intelligence and reduced manpower. It is the only commercial air conditioner (CAC) produ...
CR 2023 Technical Reports-Compressors
Reported by Prof. Ma Guoyuan and Xu Shuxue from Beijing University of Technology At China Refrigeration 2023 (CR 2023), the number of compressors exhibited was much larger than that of the pr...
Indonesian RAC Market Report in 2023
Yoshiharu Osumi, JARN’ s HVAC&R advisor in Indonesia, reported on the country’s air conditioner market in 2023. In 2023, Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) registered ne...
Compressor Market Reports in 2023 - Europe
Reported by Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers (ASERCOM) The European compressor market was quite robust in 2023, despite the uncertainity caused by the revision of...
Compressor Market Reports in 2023 - China
JARN is providing 2023 China compressor market reports in two issues, the March regular issue and the April regular issue. Here is Part 1 that covers rotary and screw compressors, and Part 2 will cove...
Compressor Market Reports in 2023-India
Reported by Rakesh Kumar, managing editor, ISHRAE Journal Market Scenario The room air conditioner (RAC) market and consequently the compressor market rebounded in 2023 due to pent-up demand from ...
Danfoss Introduces New A2L Sensor Series
As hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown continues and mildly flammable (A2L) refrigerants become more widely adopted, the G series of sensors allows building owners and heating, ventilation, air conditio...
GEA Supplies Two Large HPs for the Neukölln District Heating
GEA is supplying two large heat pumps for the Neukölln district heating plant (FHW) to support climate-friendly district heating generation for households in the Berlin districts of Neukölln and Kreuzberg. The 8.5-ton systems at the heart of the heat transition at the Berlin-Neukölln district heating plant (FHW), are also a key component of the ‘Real-world laboratory of the en...
Iwatani Launches Refrigerant Filling Businesses in Thailand
In January 2024, Iwatani commenced operations at both its new refrigerant filling plant in Thailand and its enhanced refrigerant filling plant in Indonesia. At the same time, it also launched the first refrigerant recovery and reclamation businesses in each country. Refrigerants in Thailand and Indonesia are currently released into the atmosphere or destroyed to render them harmless during the dis...
UL Expands Verified Healthy Building Program
On February 7, 2024, UL Solutions announced its new UL-Verified Healthy Building Mark for New Construction, which empowers building owners and industry professionals to differentiate their new constru...