All News
Abolition of the carbon tax in Australia.
11 November 2014 The Australian Government has abolished carbon tax, with effect from July 1, 2014. The tax, introduced in July 2012, was thought to have led particularly to dramatic increases in refrigerant prices. Taxes were applied according to a refrigerant’s global warming potential: some of the higher GWP HFCs had seen huge price increases. Source: http://www.iifiir.orgcialisci...
Ebm-Papst plans 35m Euro central warehouse
GERMANY: Fan and motor manufacturer Ebm-Papst has hinted at plans for a 35m Euro central storage facility. The announcement was made during the official opening of its new factory extensi...
Johnson/Hitachi deal delayed
November 12, 2014 USA: Johnson Controls’ air conditioning joint venture deal with Hitachi is not now likely to happen until the first half of next year. Johnson Controls announced in December 2...
Viessmann relocates its refrigeration division to UK headqua
12 November 2014 UK: Viessmann has relocated it’s refrigeration division to Telford, to join the Viessmann heating division at the company’s UK headquarters. Viessmann’s refrigeration division in the...
Secop Joins the Green Cooling Initiative (Gci)
10 November 2014 Environmentally friendly Technologies in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sectors The Green Cooling Initiative promotes the use of natural refrigerants, the development of energ...
Survey highlights benefits of ventilation systems
12 November 2014 EnviroVent says that according to a recent survey of 200 homeowners who had bought one of its ventilation systems more than half had experienced improvements to their health or home within two weeks of its installation. All 200 participants stated that they had seen an improvement to either their homes or their health as a result, with over a third of customers (37%) saying...
Comfort meets technology at ISH 2015
12 November 2014 ISH, the leading trade fair for sustainable sanitation solutions, innovative bathroom design, energy efficient heating technology combined with renewable energy and environmental air-conditioning, cooling and ventilation technology, will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, from 10 to 14 March 2015. The theme of next year’s show will be ‘Comfort meets Technology’ and around 2,...
Danfoss: Energy efficiency can boost German competitiveness
12 November 2014 Danfoss, a world-leading supplier of technologies for refrigeration, air conditioning, heating and motor control, is stepping up efforts to support the energy transformation in German...
Tim Edwards on how refrigerants can deliver $10 billion a ye
Willow Aliento | 10 November 2014 President of the Australian Refrigeration Association Tim Edwards believes the Australian property sector can reduce energy use by between 60 and 70 per cent and achi...
Trane Expands launches new range of multi-pipe systems
12 November 2014 Trane is expanding its UK chiller portfolio with the addition of a range of multi-pipe chillers designed to simultaneously deliver hot and chilled water. According to the compa...
