eJARN News
ATW Heat Pump Sales in France
Following a peak in 2008 and a drop in sales due to a slow-down in the building sector and dwindling tax incentives, air-to-water (ATW) heat pump sales in France in 2013 have stabilized, with an increase of 0.8% (January--August) compared with 2012. Tax incentives dropped from 25% in 2010 to 22% in 2011, then 15% in 2012 and 2013. Total sales in 2013 were 50,000--60,000 units. Sales of mini...
AFPAC Data
The French heat pump association, Association Francaise pour les Pompes A Chaleur (AFPAC), has published some interesting data. In France, there are now 610,000 heat pumps used in a heating circuit and 857,000 air-to-air (ATA) heat pumps used for heating alone. Sales were worth ?1.87 billion in 2012 with 6,448 geothermal heat pumps, 52,779 air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps, 34,900 thermodynamic water ...
Secop Passes Important Milestone in Takeover of ACC Austria
The Secop Group (formerly Danfoss Household Compressors), a leading manufacturer for hermetic compressors for refrigerators and freezers, has passed the most important milestone in the takeover of ACC Austria GmbH. The investigation in terms of merger control legislation has been closed and regulatory approval for the acquisition of the main assets was granted by the European Commission. Cl...
Kanomax Plans Innovative Upgrades to HVAC Product Lineup in
Two of Kanomax’s airflow measurement products are receiving innovative upgrades in 2014 that will bring added value to its instruments and strengthen its already extensive HVAC product lineup. ...
Schneider Electric Launches Split AC’s for Data Centers
Uniflair, a part of Schneider Electric, has introduced a split air conditioner for data centers in India. The indoor unit can be mounted on a wall or ceiling and comes with a microprocessor control to maintain precise room conditions. The wall-mounted option has a provision for free cooling. The outdoor unit is fitted with a scroll compressor and is equipped with modulating speed control. Servicin...
Huge Growth of Refrigeration for the Dairy Industry Forecast
Even though India is already the largest producer of milk in the world, the existing capacity is not adequate to meet the current demand. Household affluence in villages and small towns is leading to greater preference for protein-rich foods including milk, milk-products, eggs, fish and meat and the rate of growth of demand is outmatching the rate of growth of production which in turn is reflected...
India Cold Chain Show 2013
India Cold Chain Show 2013 was held in Mumbai on September 12-14, 2013, with 110 exhibitors and a concurrent conference on the theme of ‘Modernising & Reinventing Cold Supply Chain is Need of the ...
Green Building Movement in India
The 11th edition of the Green Building Congress 2013, Asia’s largest green building conference and exhibition, was held in Chennai on October 24-26 with several concurrent events including a conferenc...
ICL Delhi Wins Large Contract in Philippines
International Coil (ICL), a Delhibased global company specializing in heat-transfer technology and refrigeration solutions, formed a joint venture company ICL-Energetix Consortium with Philippines-bas...
Celfrost Acquired by U.S. - based Middleby
One more Indian company in the HVAC&R field has been acquired on October 15, 2013 by a U.S. firm Middleby Corporation. Celfrost Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a Gurgaon-based company in the national capit...
