eJARN News
End for HFCs?
The Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament has voted for a complete ban on HFCs in new equipment from 2020-but this is still to be ratified by Parliament itself. The development has been welcomed by environmental campaigners who see it as a positive factor in the environmental impact assessment (IEA) concept-in terms of CO2 emissions - but deplored by the industry who sees it...
AHRI Announces Updated Online Directory for Certified VRF
On July 1, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced several improvements in the search method to find variable refrigerant flow (VRF) multi-split air conditioning and heat pump equipment product listings in the AHRI Directory of certified product performance. The new functionality allows for searches based on manufacturer, model number, product type, or certified...
J & E Hall Condensing Units Installed at Jam Factory in UK
Wilkins & Sons have a worldwide reputation for high quality jams and marmalades which have been produced at their factory in Tiptree, Essex, the United Kingdom, since 1885. Last year the company manufactured more than 65 million mini-jars of preserves for hotels and restaurants alone. Their overall production of jams and marmalades now tops 7,300 tons a year but to cope with the growing demand...
Luvata Invests 5 Million to Strengthen HTS European Position
-- Serbian greenfield facility and first European coil-coatings plant planned Luvata, a heat-transfer technology and engineering and design service company, announces two investment plans for i...
GEA Refrigeration Technologies Opens Freezer Plant in France
In June, GEA Refrigeration Technologies opened a new Freezer Competence Center in Dijon, France. The new Technology Center Freezing Europe immediately began to manufacture and assemble spiral c...
Rechi to Invest in BLDC Motors
According to the Economic Daily News of Taipei, Rechi, working together with Taiwan’s China Steel, is planning to set up brushless DC (BLDC) motor manufacturing plants in both Pingdong Export Processi...
U.S. Air Conditioner Market: Road to Inverter Use
Window-type and unitary-type (ducted split and rooftop) air conditioners dominate the U.S. market. In contrast, Japanese-style ductless split air conditioners have not been readily accepted by end use...
China: Changing into Inverter AC Market
After some 20 years’ rapid growth, the Chinese air conditioner market has stepped in a period of steady development. During the 20 years, non-inverter air conditioners had been the main stream product...
A Brief History of Inverters
Inverter technology has added distinctly higher value to air conditioning products. The world’s first inverter-driven air conditioner was developed in December 1980. That is when Tokyo Shibaura Electr...
Age of Inverter Air Conditioners
Energy-saving inverter technology enables air conditioning without wasteful, inefficient operation by smoothly varying the speed of the compressor according to thermal load. As such, inverters have be...
