JARN News
Too Hot to Work at Home?
Génie Climatique Magazine introduced on June 23 a study performed by tado°, a provider of smart cooling and heating solutions, which demonstrates that French people working at home spent an average of 18 hours per week working at temperatures of over 25°C last summer. Within the COVID-19 context, telework has become common in France, but a lack of air conditioning in homes can reduc...
Vaillant Expands UK Plant to Produce aroTHERM plus ATW
Having seen record demand for heat pumps as a result of its successful multi-technology strategy, Vaillant is expanding its UK manufacturing facility. Based in Belper, Derbyshire, Vaillant Industrial ...
Panasonic Extends Deadline for Its ATW Cashback Scheme
In light of the UK government closing its Green Homes Grant, Panasonic has announced an extension to its own Green Cashback Schemes to provide installers and homeowners with a longer period to benefit...
Climalife Offers Refrigerant Training
Refrigerant supplier Climalife is staging a series of free training sessions via a speaker program across schools and training centers in the United Kingdom. In collaboration with Eastleigh College students and chief assessor in Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump (RACHP), Shaun Creech of Climalife undertook research in May this year to find out how companies within the industry can best ...
Danfoss House Paves the Way for Housing of the Future
The new Danfoss House will be ready in 2023. It will provide housing and will serve as a testing and demonstration center for Danfoss’ energy-efficient technologies. The aim is to achieve the hi...
GEA to Sell Its Refrigeration Contracting Operations in Spai
On June 28, 2021, GEA signed an agreement to sell its refrigeration contracting operations in Spain and Italy to Clauger, the French family-owned company that specializes in industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The transaction is in line with GEA’s portfolio optimization strategy to divest selected business operations with comparatively low margins. Closing of the transacti...
CIAT Introduces CLIMA-CIAT Power AHU
France-based CIAT has extended its range of air handling units (AHUs) with the addition of higher capacity units with the option of high-efficiency heat recovery. The new CLI- MACIATPower units are de...
Funding of Renovation Subsidies Raised in France
Génie Climatique Magazine reported on June 17 that, in France, renovation projects that generate energy savings will benefit from a total budget of €2.2 billion (about US$ 2.6 billion) in 2021. MaPrimeRénov’, the latest incentive scheme, is funded by Agence nationale de l’habitat (ANAH), the French government’s housing organization in charge of home improvement...
Carrier Strengthens Its VRF Business by Acquiring Giwee Grou
Carrier completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Guangdong Giwee Group, including Guangdong Chigo Heating and Ventilation Equipment (GCHV) on June 3, 2021. On this occasion, JARN interviewe...
Hanbell LT Compressor for ATW Heat Pump Applications
Hanbell’s LT compressor is an integrated solution for a conventional cascade system with a single refrigerant circuit. The LT series features two-stage working chambers and a built-in refrige...
