Europe

2020.04.07

#EUGreenRecovery for #BetterBuildingsEU

Apr. 02, 2020 | Heat pumps: people-centric solutions for people-centric buildings   EHPA and 6 other European business associations and NGO aligned their intention and efforts to support the Eu...

2020.04.07

The coronavirus pandemic could derail renewable energy’s pro

2020/04/05 As the world deals with an unprecedented global health crisis, the economic shock waves have rippled through the renewable energy sector, threatening to derail its progress.   Renewable technologies such as wind and solar PV have experienced spectacular growth over the past two decades, creating whole new global industries and helping avoid significant amounts of greenhouse gas ...

2020.04.07

IIR member news: Air Liquide joins the fight against the Cov

To deal with the Covid-19 epidemic in France, the Air Liquide group, member of the IIR, has decided to produce 10,000 respirators in 50 days.   2020/04/05 In France, the crisis caused by the C...

2020.04.07

Refrigeration sector monitoring: COVID-19 news in the HVAC&R

5 Apr 2020 The IIR reviews the available information on the possible impact of air conditioning on the spread of COVID-19 and the recommendations for the operation and maintenance of HVAC systems. Fu...

2020.04.07

Frascold - Reopening of production activity

5 Apr 2020 In order to ensure full continuity of the product lines in the sectors deemed essential and in full compliance with the Ministerial Decree of 22nd March and 1st April https://www.gazzett...

2020.04.07

Frascold, always alongside his employees and their families

5 Apr 2020  Frascold promptly responded to the emergency from COVID-19, immediately activating various initiatives, in compliance with the urgent measures aimed at containing the contagion curre...

2020.04.06

Haier Plans to Build a Refrigerator Plant in Romania

A local commercial media report from Ziarul Financiar in Romania on February 18, 2020 reported that Haier Group has announced an investment of over €50 million (US$ 7.2 million) to build a refrigerator plant in Ariceştii Rahtivani, Prahova County, Romania. Located at a commercial park, this plant covers an area of 54,000 m2, and, when complete, will offer 750 job opportunities with an annual ...

2020.04.06

Renovation Wave for Buildings in Europe

A climate-neutral building stock by 2050 is crucial to achieve carbon-neutrality in Europe. Therefore, the Renovation Wave for Buildings should accelerate the replacement of the tens of millions of old, inefficient heating and cooling systems installed in Europe’s buildings with new, highly efficient and renewable-based ones. These technologies exist. In heating: condensing boilers working w...

2020.04.05

The Energy-efficient CO2 Compressor Solution: Bitzer Ecoline

Bitzer works towards a climate- friendly future, consequently keeping the key elements natural refrigerants, energy efficiency and user- friendliness in mind. For more than 20 years already, the speci...

2020.04.04

Short-term modeling of hybrid geothermal systems for model p

03/04/2020 Our partners Iago Cupeiro Figueroa, Damien Picard and Lieve Helsen from KU Leuven's recent Paper   Short-term modeling of hybrid geothermal systems for Model Predictive Control ...