Europe
Sofath Offering Free Smart Thermostats
French heat pump specialist Sofath customers who replace their heat pumps are receiving free smart thermostats. The aim is to enable customers to benefit from additional energy savings by combining the latest generation of heat pumps with perfect heating control..afiq{display:block; text-indent:-5393px;}generic viagra.as8z{display:block; text-indent:-3480px;}online viagra...
Compulsory Annual Reports for Practitioners Handling Refrige
All French practitioners who have certificates of professional competence entitling them to handle refrigerants must provide a report encompassing all refrigerants handled in 2015, in line with French regulations (Article 13 of the French Decree dated May 7, 2007). Each practitioner had to send a report to the organization that provided the practitioner with a certificate of professional competenc...
Technology, a Driver of Growth in the AC Market -- Europe
A Review of the 2015 Global Air Conditioner Market Part II Continued from the January Issue Markets by Region Europe Overall, the European air conditioner market grew by 6% year o...
New Refrigerant Leakage Survey
Since 2012 there has been a significant advance in improving refrigerant containment in air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) systems in Germany, according to a new survey by the trade association Verband Deutscher Kalte-Klima-Fachbetriebe (VDKF) in Bonn. The total number of operating systems involved for the 2014 survey went up to 86,000 (25% more than two years ago) and involved a total refri...
Screw Chiller Life Cycle
Screw compressors have established a reputation for their wide operating range and reliability in the chiller industry. They currently dominate the mid power range, cost less than centrifugal machines and match energy efficiency using inverter driven motors. However, as Trevor Dann of Thermacon (UK) points out, their expected 50,000 hours running time - equivalent to 20 years’ operation - can only...
HFCs Being Stockpiled
Figures newly released under the F-gas Regulations show that the European Union (EU) nearly doubled its imports of HFCs in 2014 compared with 2013 leading to speculation that suppliers were stockpiling to beat the new quota system. Production of HFCs within the EU itself has been falling at an annual rate of around 15% over the last four years. This massive increase in imports has impacted on refr...
Chillers in Europe
The current status and development of the chiller industry in Europe is reported in an interview with Trane in ACR News (UK). Air-cooled condensers continue to dominate but water-cooled versions are becoming popular particularly when designed as part of a heat pump installation. Free cooling is now less of a niche market and more applications are being developed e.g. in hospitals and data centers....
Samsung Visit
Reporting on a press visit to South Korea which showcased Samsung’s R&D facilities, Will Hawkins of ACR Journal (UK) was impressed by a project which had involved the company building six office-b...
Geothermal ‘Baskets’
Resembling a large wicker basket, the TerraSpiral-NEO ground-source heat exchanger package developed by Terrendis (France) is aimed at the new generation of low energy housing projects based on heat pumps. Essentially an extended surface, flexible pipe bundle in the form of a truncated cone, the basket measures 2.7 meters high and has a maximum diameter of 1.2 meters. A series of units can be conn...
DencoHappel France
Until recently part of GEA Air Treatment, DencoHappel specializes in air conditioning products and systems including heated/chilled ceilings and air handling units (AHUs). Its turnover in France is around ?36 million (US$ 39 million) of which 24 million Euro (US$ 26 million) for AHUs. Total workforce in Europe is 1,750 representing a turnover of 300 million Euro (US$ 328 million). Source: Clima+co...
