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Trend of Air Conditioner Stimulation Policies in China
Contributed by Zhang Yanbin, All View Consulting, China After the global financial crisis in 2008, China has released a series of policies to stimulate domestic demands and stabilize economic growth. ...
EPEE Calls for Ambitious Yet Realistic Agreement on the F-ga
Prior to the trilogue (three-way dialogue) on the F-gas proposal taking place on November 6, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) reiterated its call for an agreement in First Reading and its support for the Commission’s proposal of a phase-down. “The revision of the existing F-gas regulation, including a phase-down combined with action on refrigerants with very hi...
ACR Show 2014 to Feature Variety of Seminars
The UK’s ACR Show will take place at NEC in Birmingham from February 11 to 13, 2014, under the sponsorship of Daikin UK. Visitors to the show will have free access to a wide range of topics by the ind...
New Danfoss Condensing Unit with MCHE Succeeds in Brazil
Danfoss recently launched a new range of condensing units dedicated to milk cooling applications with a new design and micro channel heat exchangers (MCHE). It took only a few months to sell more than...
Lyon Smart Community Lays First Stone of Hikari Island
Designed by the architect Kengo Kuma, the construction phase of Hikari in the Lyon Confluence district has started. The first stone of the development of positive-energy buildings was laid on June 21, 2013. Bouygues Immobilier and SLC Pitance are building Hikari, which is Japanese for ‘light’. Hikari is part of the larger Lyon Smart Community project, led by Grand Lyon and the Japane...
SNEFCCA Combats Il-legal Sales of Refrigerants via Internet
Refrigerants are increasingly sold using advertisements on Internet. Regulations should govern such sales. The Syndicat National des Entreprises du Froid, d’Equipements de Cuisines Professionnelles et...
Gerald Cavalier Named AFF New President
Gerald Cavalier has taken over from Patrick Antoine as president of the Association Francaise du Froid (AFF), French refrigeration association, and editor of the Revue Generale du Froid. Mr. Cav...
Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Celebrates its 20th Anni
Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong (PESESGD), a subsidiary of Panasonic Ecology Systems (PESES), is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. PESES makes indoor air quality (IAQ) products su...
Global HVAC&R Associations Meet in Rio de Janeiro
On October 28, 2013, the International Council of the Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating Manufacturers Associations (ICARHMA) held its annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting of the global heating and cooling manufacturers’ association was hosted by ICARHMA’s Brazilian member, the Associacao Brasileira de Refrigeracao, Ar Condicionado, Ventilacao e Aquecimento (ABRAVA). &nb...
Thai AC Export Grows by 9% in January-September
Nattawut Saikua, assistant minister of Thai Ministry of Commerce expressed that air conditioner and its peripheral equipment are key export products for Thailand. In 2012, export value of air conditio...
