Europe
HFO chillers to cool the Channel Tunnel
September 14, 2016 UK/FRANCE: In the largest HFO chiller installation of its kind in the world, Trane CenTraVac’s using R1233zd(E) will replace the existing R22 chillers serving the Channel Tunnel. ...
EPEE welcomes euro energy efficiency focus
September 14, 2016 BELGIUM: EPEE has welcomed the European Parliament’s report on Heating and Cooling, in particular its focus on energy efficiency. The European Parliament Plenary approved the...
New temperature monitoring system
September 14, 2016 Newtown, Powys, UK: Quartix’s temperature monitoring system uses mobile technology to alert users to temperature changes within the vehicle. One or two Quartix temperature probes are mounted on the vehicle’s chiller units to continuously monitor conditions, potentially in different areas of the vehicle, such as a freezer section and chilled area. Customers establis...
Another successful IIR Gustav Lorentzen conference 2016
14/09/2016 Gustav Lorentzen 2016: An ever-growing conference The IIR Gustav Lorentzen conference 2016 continues to impress Hosted by the Institute of Refrigeration at the Edinburgh Internationa...
Rapid Expansion Projected for Smart Home Devices
14 September 2016 LONDON - The smart home market continues to expand, with 47 million connected smart home devices shipped globally in 2015. The market is projected to broaden substantially at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60 percent, reaching 477 million devices in 2020, according to IHS Markit. The American region accounted for 62 percent of global shipments in 2015; however, As...
Heos installed in Johannesburg: ‘I’ll never go back to a mul
September 14, 2016 The self-contained system for commercial refrigeration, Heos Sistema, is now available at The Berliner Continental Butchery & Bakery in Dainfern, Johannesburg. Previously laun...
NFT looks to Europe and Asia for acquisitions
September 13, 2016 Alfreton, Derbyshire, UK: NFT eyes more acquisitions in the UK, Europe and Asia following its purchase of temperature-controlled operator NR Evans in July, reports Cold Chain News i...
Drone delivery soon… but not quite the game changer yet
September 13, 2016 London, UK: Amazon is working with the government to test deliveries via drones. It is an exciting era for online retail but ultimately will not revolutionise the industry just yet,...
HVR Awards 2016 finalists revealed!
Sep 13, 2016 Judging in for the HVR Awards 2016 has been completed and organiser Datateam Business Media can now reveal the finalists as follows. Commercial Air Conditioning Product of the Year - Sponsored by the HVAC & Refrigeration Show 2018 Daikin - VRV i-Series Dencohappel - Combicool Freecool George Fischer Sales Ltd - COOL-FIT 2.0 Mitsubishi Electric - City Multi Hybrid VRF Toshib...
Eurovent completes cooling tower standard
September 12, 2016 FRANCE: Eurovent is to introduce the first European thermal performance efficiency standard for cooling towers. The scheme has been developed over the past 14 months by maj...
