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HETAS reminds installers to use RHI training vouchers
26 March 2014 HETAS is urging installers to take advantage of new vouchers which are available to help with the cost of RHI training. With the launch of the domestic RHI imminent, the voucher scheme is designed to help installers living and working in England to gain the qualifications required to become MCS certified and get involved in the installation and maintenance of domestic renewabl...
Questions still to be answered on F-Gas, says ACRIB spokesma
26 March 2014 Mike Nankivell, chairman of the ACRIB F-Gas implementation group, has called for caution following the recent the vote by the plenary session of the European Parliament to approve the new F-Gas regulations. Mr Nankivell said: “Despite the fact that the European Parliament has now approved (with a substantial majority) the final text on the revision of the F-Gas Regulation, thu...
Japanese groups launch new HFO-based air conditioning refrig
26 March 2014 Japanese firm Asahi Glass, in collaboration with state technology researcher NEDO, has announced its own AC refrigerant, based on the new HFO molecule HFO 1123, with a GWP under 350 a si...
Efficiency drives data centre growth
26 March 2014 The demand for greater energy efficiency will continue to be a key driver of data centre market growth, and in turn cooling technology, according to a new sector report. According to the AMA Data Centre Construction Market Report - UK 2014-2018 Analysis it is estimated that cooling and air conditioning equipment within data centres is worth around ￡263m at installed prices pe...
Asahi Glass Develops New Low-GWP Refrigerant
Asahi Glass has successfully developed ‘AMOLEA’, a new refrigerant for residential and commercial air conditioning systems that has a global warming potential (GWP) of about one-sixth of conventional refrigerants. According to the company, when the refrigerant gas is released into the atmosphere, it decomposes so quickly that it does not affect global warming. Asahi Glass plans to complete a syste...
Daikin Releases New Series RACs for 2014
Daikin has released the Uru-Sara 7 R series of room air conditioners (RACs) featuring high energy-efficiency and voice guidance that suggests operating modes for improved comfort and electricity savin...
MHI Adds 11 High-performance and Standard Models to Lineup
In February, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched two new series of residential-use air conditioners consisting of a total of 11 models in the Japanese market. Among the functions to create plea...
Hitachi’s New RAC Features ‘Living Camera Twin’
From last October, Hitachi Appliances began releasing a total of nine models of room air conditioners in the Stainless Clean White Bear series incorporating the ‘Living Camera Twin’ to more closely mo...
Toshiba Releases Plasma Daiseikai RACs for PM2.5 Pollutants
From February 20, Toshiba Home Appliances began releasing four models in its GR series of plasma air purifying Daiseikai room air conditioners (RACs). The new models are able to remove PM2.5 pa...
Rush in Demand for RACs Creates Booming Market
Total shipments of room air conditioners (RACs) in fiscal 2013 (April 2013-March 2014) are very likely to record an all-time high. Various factors including the intense heat waves last summer led to h...
