JARN News
Toshiba Rolls out Flammable Refrigerants Training for AC Ins
Toshiba Air Conditioning UK (TCUK) has launched a flammable refrigerant Training Program for installers, designed to ensure safe handling of R32 and other flammable refrigerants during installation, servicing, and ongoing operation. Last year, Toshiba decided to switch to R32 for split air conditioning systems right away, and then to switch to R32 in ATW heat pumps starting in mid-2019. The change...
Honeywell Partners with Mexichem to Distribute R448A in Euro
Honeywell announced on January 7 that it has entered into an agreement with Mexichem to distribute Solstice N40 (R448A) in the European Union (EU) to meet growing demand for the product, due to F-gas regulations and rising energy efficiency needs. Mexichem will sell the product under Klea 448A name. Solstice N40 is the supermarket industry’s most commonly used, lowest-global-warming-poten...
France Launches Program to Replace Old Boilers
François de Rugy, minister of Ecological Transition, and Julien Denormandie, minister of Housing, along with representatives from energy-related companies, Engie, Effy, EDF, and Total, met on January 24 in order to announce boiler-replacement incentives. François de Rugy announced an ambitious target: the replacement of 600,000 inefficient boilers operating on domestic fuel, coal or ...
Heat Pump Sales Soar in Finland
Heat pump sales in Finland rose 21.7% in 2018. The 76,000 heat pumps sold in 2018 represent a total investment of €450 million (US$ 514 million). In Finland, total sales of heat pumps to date hav...
New A2L Refrigerant Regulation in Spain
Reported by Asociacion de Fabricantes de Equipos de Climatizacion (AFEC) At the end of 2018, the Spanish government published a law establishing urgent measures to foster the economy in the Spanish...
Ductless ACs Boom in Atlanta — Report on the 2019 AHR Expo--
Johnson Controls—gathered JCI, YORK, and Hitachi brands products at its booth. JCI exhibited the Metasys 10.0 building automation system, Nexus Premier 25 to 50-ton commercial rooftop units, and...
Ductless ACs Boom in Atlanta — Report on the 2019 AHR Expo
During an action-packed three days spanning January 14 to 16, the 2019 AHR Expo, the world’s largest heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) event, was held in Atl...
