JARN News
Daikin Launches Charge Integrity Feature in North America
On October 17, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America announced the release of Charge Integrity, a new feature designed for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors that is ava...
Midea Exceeds DOE’s Cold Climate Challenge Performance Bench
On October 16, Midea America announced that it had become the latest manufacturer to exceed the performance benchmarks of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge. Midea’s equipment has finished the related lab testing and is now set to move to the field testing portion of the program. Specifically, Midea’s 3-ton system achieved 118% ra...
Carrier Launches Toshiba Carrier SMMSu Series VRF Systems
On October 12, Carrier announced the launch of the new Toshiba Carrier super modular multi system (SMMS) u-series variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems for light commercial and residential applicati...
AHR Expo Mexico 2023 Breaks Previous Records
Reported by Roberto Rojas Damas, director editorial, Refrinoticias Al Aire Celebrating its 25th anniversary, AHR Expo Mexico, the largest and most important event in the heating, ventilation, air c...
AHRI Convenes Leading HVAC&R Manufacturers for Discussion
On October 10, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) welcomed 25 C-level executives and representatives from prominent regional and international heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) companies to an exclusive gathering for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) manufacturers. The conference is a first for AHRI and the industry in the regio...
Daikin Develops Heavy Rare Earth-free Motor Used for RACs
Daikin has won the Grand Prize, the highest honor, at the 72nd commendation event conducted by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) for persons of merit involved in the electri...
India to Phase out HCFCs in New Appliances by End of 2024
As a part of efforts to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), primarily used in air conditioners and refrigerators, India will phase out HCFCs in manufacturing of new equipment by the end of next year under the accelerated schedule of the Montreal Protocol. It will enable India to achieve compliance with control targets for HCFCs for the yea...
Strong policy progress on energy efficiency seen in 2023, bu
29 November 2023 Global commitment to double the pace of efficiency improvements this decade is crucial as record heat and growth in energy-intensive industries boost energy demand Policy ma...
EHPA Heat Pump Forum 2023— An Accelerator for European Heat
Reported by Jacques Gandini, managing director of Studio Gandini, Italy The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) organized the Heat Pump Forum and Award 2023 on September 27 to 28 at the Bru...
U. S. and India Launch Joint Renewable Energy Tech Platform
The renewable energy platform has an initial focus on green hydrogen, wind power, long-duration energy storage, and the exploration of geothermal energy. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have jointly launched the U.S.-India Renewable Energy Technology Action Platform (RETAP) under the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership. RETAP was ...
