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4. Special Contributions: 4.1 European Heat Pump Market
By Martin Forsen, board member, EHPA The European heat pump markets on recovery The European heat pump market recovered 2013 and turned a negative trend to an overall increase in sales (number of heat...
EC Proposes Higher and Achievable Energy Savings Target for
New opportunities for European businesses, affordable energy bills for consumers, increased energy security through a significant reduction of natural gas imports and a positive impact on the environment: these are some of the expected benefits of the energy efficiency target for 2030 put forward on July 23 by the European Commission (EC) in a Communication. The proposed target of 30% build...
EPA Proposes to Change Status of Certain HFCs
On July 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to change the status of certain HFCs that were previously listed as acceptable under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. This action primarily recognizes President Obama’s Climate Action Plan announced in June 2013 that called on EPA to use its authority under SNAP to encourage private sector investment in low-...
Saudi Arabia Defers R22 Import Ban to 2016
Saudi Arabia planned to prohibit the import of compressors, air conditioners and refrigeration equipment using HCFC-22 (R22) refrigerant from January 1, 2015. In May, 2014, however, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that the implementation of the ban was postponed to January 1, 2016. Spare parts needed for the maintenance of the appliances which are still in service will be exc...
Guntner Group Expanding
With its consistent strategy of being close to the customer, the Guntner Group is able to identify market potentials and be actively involved in creating market developments. The Group addresses these...
Climaveneta Launches FOCS3-W Water-cooled Screw Chiller
Following the worldwide success of the high-efficiency FOCS series, Climaveneta expanded its offerings and introduced the new FOCS3-W chiller with screw compressors and in-built flooded evaporator. &n...
ICR2015 to Take Place in Yokohama, Japan
August 16-22, 2015 Sponsored by the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), ICR2015, the largest conference in the refrigeration field, will be held in Yokohama, Japan, in August 2015. Those i...
Danfoss Hosts Florida Congressman
Danfoss welcomed Florida Congressman Steve Southerland to its facility in Tallahassee, Florida, the United States, to discuss how the advancement of energy-efficient technologies - and the resulting r...
New Axial Fan from ebm-papst for Automobile ACs
Climate control is always a major topic in the commercial vehicle sector. ebm-papst is presenting a new fan concept for commercial vehicle and bus air conditioning systems at the International Motor S...
Emerging Refrigeration Markets Spur the Global Demand
A logistic means to consistently refrigerate products such as fresh foods and pharmaceutical supplies, the cold chain encompasses processes from production to transport and consumption. In the cold ch...
