JARN News

2024.02.02

PHNIX Walks Its Own Independent Path in Heat Pump Business

During C&R expo held in November 2023 in Spain, JARN interviewed Andrew Zong, founder and board chairman of PHNIX, a China-based heat pump specialist, to hear about its global heat pump business s...

2024.01.30

Daikin Europe to Continue to Grow

— New Themes and New Challenges Daikin Europe celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023. In this special year, JARN interviewed Toshitaka Tsubouchi, president of Daikin Europe, to hear about th...

2024.01.30

Tetra Raises US$ 10. 5 Million to Expand Heat Pump Operation

Tetra is a Massachusetts-based home services startup that was established with the mission of making it simpler and more affordable for homeowners to replace their heating, cooling, and water heating systems with energy-efficient heat pump products. It focuses on providing a seamless customer service experience and competitive pricing to promote the switch to residential clean energy. Tetra&rsq...

2024.01.30

Johnson Controls Releases New Compact YORK Centrifugal Heat

On December 12, Johnson Controls announced that it had added a new 400-ton CYK heat pump to its existing lineup of centrifugal heat pumps in the capacity range of 600 to 2,000 tons. According to the c...

2024.01.30

Hussmann Expands Production Capacity for CO2 Refrigeration E

On December 6, Hussmann, a Panasonic company, announced that it was expanding production capacity at its Suwanee, Georgia facility for transcritical CO2 rack systems used by food retailers. Demand for...

2024.01.29

Interviews at Kobe Symposium: Ziehl-Abegg’s Silent Fans Perf

JARN interviewed Uwe Michael Martin, head of Department, Product Management Axial Fans, Ventilation Technology, Ziehl-Abegg, to hear about the company’s ZAplus Next Generation axial fan, theme o...

2024.01.29

2.7 AFRICA

JARN estimates that the African air conditioning market increased by 6.0% year on year in 2023, reaching 3.79 million units. The growth of the African market is mainly attributed to the relatively ...

2024.01.22

Midea RACs Achieve Fruitful Results in 2023

Affected by inflation and unfavorable weather in 2023, consumption in major markets such as Europe and the United States was sluggish. However, Midea’s residential air conditioner (RAC) business...

2024.01.22

2.6 MIDDLE EAST

The Middle East economy is dynamic, driven by rising oil prices. Many countries in the region faced extreme heat during the summer. The air conditioner market in the Middle East grew well in compared ...

2024.01.22

2.5 Europe

Europe experienced mild weather most of the time in 2023, but several parts of southern Europe including Spain suffered from sizzling heat waves. The RAC market grew fast, and a lot of inventory has b...