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TCL Holds 2013 Spring Product Launching Ceremony
TCL’s 2013 spring product launching ceremony was held in Beijing, where a brand new TCL product was presented to customers and its strategic goal of developing into world’ s leading enterprise was ann...
Panasonic Launches PM 2.5-removal AC
At Panasonic new air conditioner launch press conference held on March 29, the company presented the PM 2.5-removal air conditioner that demonstrates its technology competiveness. ? The central theme ...
Bitzer Appoints New Distributor in Myanmar
Bitzer announced the appointment of Mech Cool Engineering as its new authorized distributor for Myanmar. Bitzer’s presence in the Southeast Asian market keeps growing, and the opening of this n...
JRAIA World AC Demand Estimates
by JRAIA This is a summary report of estimates of world demand for air conditioners conducted by the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA). The report covers major worl...
AHRI February 2013 U.S. Shipment Data Released
Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for February 2013 increased 8.2%, to 345,853 units, up from 319,516 units shipped in February 2012. Residentia...
Housing Starts Rise on Strength in Multifamily in March
Soaring production of multifamily apartments pushed nationwide housing starts beyond the million-unit mark for the first time since 2008 in March, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show that total starts activity rose 7.0% for the month due entirely to a 31.1% increase on the multifamily side, wh...
Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Cooling & Heating Opens New HQ in G
Mitsubishi Electric announced the opening of a new office building as the headquarters of Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Cooling & Heating Division. Located on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, the ￥3...
Sharp Develops Solar Cell with Highest Conversion Efficiency
Sharp achieved the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency 37.9%, using a triple-junction compound solar cell in which three photo-absorption layers are stacked together. Sharp’s techn...
SAE Finds HFO-1234yf Refrigerant Safe and Effective
The SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP) team, formed last December to perform an updated engineering safety analysis of HFO- 1234yf refrigerant, has reported that it has now ‘carefully evaluated the extensive testing conducted by its members’ and concluded it is safe and effective to use in automotive applications. The CRP team, reported that the risk of passenger exposure to a ve...
EcoAyr Solution: Air Decontamination and Life Quality
Improvement EcoAyr offers integrated solution for energy efficiency and air quality. Its proposal aims to treat air in all its stages, during construction, before and after the occupation, attacking the problem on four fronts: the elimination of particulate material; inactivation of bacteria, fungi and viruses; oxidation odors in general, and environmental quality monitoring. This solution ...
