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2014.12.21

Mitsubishi Electric to Exhibit Wide Range of Compressors Ava

Mitsubishi Electric has launched large size inverter twin-rotary compressors for the U.S. unitary market in 2014. This year Mitsubishi Electric will exhibit the next generation model with higher effic...

2014.12.21

The Largest-ever AHR Expo Coming Soon in January 2015

The 2015 AHR Expo, set to take place at McCormick Place in Chicago, the United States, on January 26-28, will be the largest AHR Expo ever held. There will be more than 60,000 HVAC&R professionals...

2014.12.19

R450A, a Substitute for R134a, to be Included in U.S. EPA’s

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to expand the list of acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program and is submitting the document for publication in the Federal Register (FR).   EPA plans to list as acceptable several substitutes in the refrigeration and air conditioning, foam blowing, and fire suppre...

2014.12.10

R290 RAC Sales Exceed 100,000 Units in India

Reported by Rakesh Kumar, Technical Editor, ISHRAE Journal   The cumulative sales of air conditioners using R290 (propane) refrigerant in India reached the 100,000 units milestone in October...

2014.12.08

U.S. Shipments of Airsource Heat Pumps Increase 44.1% in Sep

Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 539,628 units in September 2014, up 29.7% from 416,179 units shipped in ...

2014.12.20

Kobe Symposium 2014 Provides Valuable Information on Low-GWP

Organized by the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association (JRAIA), the International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology 2014 (Kobe Symposium 2014) was held at the K...

2014.12.06

Panasonic Solutions Expo Held in Myanmar

Panasonic Solutions Expo opened at the Sule Shangri-La Hotel on November 18?19. It was the first big scale showcase of the company’s full suite of technology, business-to-consumer (B2C) products and b...

2014.12.08

Chinese Capital Energizing the Global HVAC&R Market

Chinese manufacturers are playing active role in overseas HVAC&R business expansion, developing from air conditioner exporters to overseas investors.   Relatively low labor costs and a fully ...

2014.12.07

China: High Inventory Levels in Huge AC Market

September is the beginning of the new refrigeration year in China. The market, however, has been experiencing a price war since October. The lowest price for an inverter air conditioner is now RMB 2,4...

2014.12.17

Can the World Agree on Climate Change?

In November, the United States and China, which together account for approximately 43% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, took the first step toward setting new GHG reduction targets. The ...