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New centre aims to design low-carbon buildings for the futur
30 May 2014 A new centre for doctoral training in decarbonisation of the built environment at the University of Bath was launched this week by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The CDT will receive funding of £3m from the University and industry partners, including BRE Trust, Arup Group, Expedition Engineering, Atkins Global and Lhoist. The new CDT will be situ...
Danfoss sponsors 2014 Energy Efficiency Global Forum, encour
28 May 2014 Danfoss participates in executive dialogue session on whole building system efficiency, helps present award to the Danish Ambassador to the U.S. Robert Wilkins, vice president publi...
1.2 North America: 1.2.1 United States
Air conditioning culture in the U.S. market differs greatly from other markets. Unitary-type (ducted split and rooftop) air conditioners dominate the market. Because of the unique characteristics of t...
1. Regional Reports:1.1 China
China has sustained high economic growth over the past two decades. Under the government’s macroeconomic control, China’s GDP fell from 7.8% in 2012 to 7.5% in 2013, and growth in the domestic market ...
Japan’s Domestic AC Shipments : March 2014
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Mitsubishi Materials to Establish Factory in Laos
On April 9, Mitsubishi Materials announced that it had decided to establish a new factory for thermistor sensors for air conditioners in Laos. To be constructed in Vientiane with an investment of about \600 million (about US$ 6 million), the new factory will start operations from 2015. The new factory will undertake installation and assembly of lead wires and other accessories. The company has fac...
Fukushima Releases Commercial Refrigerators with 42% Less El
Fukushima Industries, a major manufacturer of commercial refrigerators, recently released two models of commercial refrigerator featuring improved energy-saving performance. Responding to increasing interest among users in saving energy along with rising electricity rates, the company intends to target restaurant kitchens, supermarkets, and other commercial facilities aiming to attain annual sales...
Panasonic Promotes Residential and Commercial ATW Heat Pumps
Residential-use Eco Cute Panasonic is focusing on its flagship CO2 Eco Cute heat pump models in its KUG and KU series for 2014 and intends to expand their uptake not only in newly constructed homes bu...
Hitachi Taking Offensive Tack in Eco Cute Business
Hitachi Appliances aims to attain double-digit growth in its Eco Cute business in 2014 on a volume basis (number of units). The company intends to take the sales offensive using a differentiation stra...
Toshiba Carrier Releases Estia Premium Eco Cute Models
From May, Toshiba Carrier released two models of Estia Premium Eco Cute fully automatic heat pump water heaters that realize an annual water heating and temperature retaining efficiency of 3.5 in the ...