Europe

2016.01.24

Panasonic set to launch R32 in Europe

January 21, 2016 EUROPE: Panasonic is set to follow Daikin and introduce air conditioners running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32.   The company introduced R32 version of its HZ Series to the No...

2016.01.24

Climaveneta New TECS2 HFO Chillers against Global Warming

Driven by current regulatory changes pushed by worldwide institutions regarding both gas emissions and efficiency targets, Climaveneta has unveiled TECS2 HFO, the company’s latest range of chillers wi...

2016.01.24

Arkema Price Hikes

Arkema applied price increases from January 1, 2016. A 10% increase applied to R134a and 15% increases to Arkema’s Forane blends, including R404A, R407A, R407C, R408A, R409A, R410A, R427A, and R507A. Packaged and bulk products are affected. Arkema is not alone: other manufacturers are to apply increases as supplies of higher global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants dwindle in the context of the...

2016.01.24

Daikin Hits the Road

Daikin France has launched its Discovery Tour 2016. The tour kicked off in Paris on January 16, and is calling in at 20 other French cities over a one month period. During the Discovery Tour, Daikin i...

2016.01.24

Cooltech Enters Medical Refrigeration Market

Cooltech Applications, a French pioneer in the magnetic refrigeration field, has launched the first medical refrigerator using magnetic refrigeration at an exhibition in Germany. A major breakthrough ...

2016.01.24

European Heat Pump Association Forum in Paris

The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has chosen the prestigious, unusual Yachts de Paris as venue for its ninth Forum to be held in Paris from May 18 to 20, 2016. And 2016 will be a landmark year...

2016.01.24

Non-smoker’s Cough

Cigarette smoking is not the only cause of lung infections - the increasingly polluted outdoor air in cities is an important contributor. Being indoors can sometimes make things worse since the building itself can be the source of additional contaminants such as solvents from construction products, fine dust, household cleaning fluids, and so on. An industry has grown up in recirculating room air ...

2016.01.24

District Cooling

District networks supplying chilled water to groups of buildings could become a leading feature in a new initiative by the European Commission (EC) to limit future energy consumption. The EC’s vice president Maros Sefcovic, who heads the Energy Union Framework Policy, sees this as an ‘exponential growth’ sector. Currently energy for cooling in the domestic sector in Europe is around 100 TWh/year c...

2016.01.24

Facts about Systemair

The Systemair Group, based in Sweden, is a manufacturer and global supplier of air systems equipment. Turnover in the 12-month period from May 2014 to April 2015 was 635 million Euro(US$ 684 million) - 11% more than in the previous year - and continues the pattern of organic growth recorded over the last 21 quarters. The Group has been actively pursuing a policy of acquisitions which has recently ...

2016.01.24

JCI/Hitachi Joint Venture

This recent 60:40 joint venture creates a multi-product/know-how entity to be called Johnson Controls- Hitachi Air Conditioning which will have a combined turnover of US$ 2.6 billion and a total workforce of 14,000.   A recent press visit to Hitachi’s 40,000 m2 production center in Barcelona (Spain) highlighted a development which is likely to have a significant impact on variable refrigerant...