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Fujitsu General’s X Series Certified as ‘Low CO2 Kawasaki Br
Models in the nocria X series of air conditioners (AS-X28C, ASX45/ 56/63/71C2) that incorporate new Fujitsu General technology to control airstream were certified as ‘Low CO2 Kawasaki Brand 2013.’ &nb...
ASHRAE Manila Conference to Address HP Buildings in Developi
March 27, 2014 The issues and challenges surrounding the design, construction and operation of buildings in developing economies are the focus of an upcoming American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) conference taking place in Manila, Philippines. Organized by ASHRAE along with the Philippines Chapter, the Efficient, High Performance Buildings for De...
ASHRAE Publishes Supermarket Refrigeration Commissioning Gui
March 27, 2014 New from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is the Refrigeration Commissioning Guide for Commercial and Industrial Systems. The guide is described by ASHRAE sources as the first of its kind. It provides guidance to owners and managers of commercial and industrial facilities that use refrigeration systems to help ensure that projec...
Chilled beam for health care rooms
26/03/2014 Health care patient rooms have rigid environmental and safety requirements limiting the range of possible HVAC solutions. Chilled beams have been used successfully in Europe for over...
Helmut Meyer the new Managing Director of Lumikko Technologi
March 2014 Kari Saikkonen (left) will in future head up the Development, Purchasing and Production division, as well as occupying the post of Deputy Managing Director of Lumikko Technologies Oy. Helm...
HETAS reminds installers to use RHI training vouchers
26 March 2014 HETAS is urging installers to take advantage of new vouchers which are available to help with the cost of RHI training. With the launch of the domestic RHI imminent, the voucher scheme is designed to help installers living and working in England to gain the qualifications required to become MCS certified and get involved in the installation and maintenance of domestic renewabl...
Questions still to be answered on F-Gas, says ACRIB spokesma
26 March 2014 Mike Nankivell, chairman of the ACRIB F-Gas implementation group, has called for caution following the recent the vote by the plenary session of the European Parliament to approve the new F-Gas regulations. Mr Nankivell said: “Despite the fact that the European Parliament has now approved (with a substantial majority) the final text on the revision of the F-Gas Regulation, thu...
Japanese groups launch new HFO-based air conditioning refrig
26 March 2014 Japanese firm Asahi Glass, in collaboration with state technology researcher NEDO, has announced its own AC refrigerant, based on the new HFO molecule HFO 1123, with a GWP under 350 a si...
Efficiency drives data centre growth
26 March 2014 The demand for greater energy efficiency will continue to be a key driver of data centre market growth, and in turn cooling technology, according to a new sector report. According to the AMA Data Centre Construction Market Report - UK 2014-2018 Analysis it is estimated that cooling and air conditioning equipment within data centres is worth around ￡263m at installed prices pe...
Asahi Glass Develops New Low-GWP Refrigerant
Asahi Glass has successfully developed ‘AMOLEA’, a new refrigerant for residential and commercial air conditioning systems that has a global warming potential (GWP) of about one-sixth of conventional refrigerants. According to the company, when the refrigerant gas is released into the atmosphere, it decomposes so quickly that it does not affect global warming. Asahi Glass plans to complete a syste...
