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2014.12.22

Refrigerant Price Hikes

Over the past few years, the European HFC business has been negatively affected by decreasing prices which led to an unsustainably low level of profitability.   In order to address this problem, ...

2014.12.17

JCI Introduces New Technology to Turn Wasted Heat into Clean

Johnson Controls (JCI) is introducing a new technology in China to meet the growing demand for central heating that does not emit harmful pollutants. The York Dual Steam Turbine (YDST) heat pump recyc...

2014.12.22

Mitsubishi Electric’s PowerGate 66 Decentralized Drive

Two months after introducing its PowerGate 66 IP66/NEMA 4 variable frequency drive (VFD), Mitsubishi Electric Automation reports its early adoption within the HVAC and water/wastewater markets, especi...

2014.12.13

Panasonic Aims to be Almighty in Europe

At Chillventa 2014, Panasonic secured a large space to exhibit full lineup of its products from Aquarea air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps, Etherea room air conditioners (RACs), Eco G gas-driven VRFs to EC...

2014.12.12

Climaveneta Integra for the Most Beautiful Skyscraper in the

Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest), constructed in the Porta Nuova district in Milan, Italy, has won the 2014 International Highrise Award.   The award is aimed at all buildings not less than 100 ...

2014.12.22

LG Realigns Business Units to Enhance Competitiveness

LG appointed new executives to lead LG Home Entertainment and LG Mobile Communications companies and the merger of its Home Appliance and Air Conditioning & Energy Solution business units to creat...

2014.12.20

Schneider Electric Expands IT Cooling Business

Schneider’s Ruediger Gilbert says the company is aiming to become the leading supplier of precision cooling systems for the IT industry in Europe. In Germany, they will be in direct competition with Stulz and Emerson Network Power. Schneider’s present range includes chillers, in-row cooling systems, close control air conditioning, active floor systems and packaged solutions for IT centers. Schneid...

2014.12.12

Heat Pumps and Floor Coils

Air-to-water heat pumps are automatically assumed to require underfloor coils as the heat sink because their low operating temperature gives the best performance in terms of energy efficiency. This is often seen as limiting applications to new build or to buildings needing extensive refurbishment.   But as Jim Bennett points out in HVR magazine the role could be taken on equally as well by th...

2014.12.12

New Heat Exchangers for VRF Systems

Chillventa was chosen as the venue to launch Mitsubishi Electric’s new range of all aluminum heat exchangers for its City Multi VRF range which will start selling on the European market in 2015. The advantages compared with earlier copper tube/ aluminum fin versions are its better heat transfer rate, reduced overall weight and footprint, and 10% less refrigerant content. Rectangular-profile tubes ...

2014.12.17

Data Overload

Information on operating parameters of services systems in large buildings and building complexes can overwhelm data systems tasked with evaluating and systematizing the input. This so-called ‘big data’ problem generated an industry worth over ￡17 billion (US$ 27 billion) in 2014 which is projected to grow to over ￡30 billion (US$ 47 million) next year. Facility managers and engineers wanting to...