Europe
UNEP produces refrigerant safety guides
November 27, 2015 FRANCE: With the advancing worldwide phase out of HCFCs, UNEP’s OzonAction Division of Technology has produced a factsheet on the safe use of the new alternatives. Many countr...
Guide to glide and performance
November 27, 2015 FRANCE: ASERCOM has produced a guide to understanding zeotropic refrigerants and their effects on performance. With zeotropic refrigerant blends, and their significant temperature glide (some over 6K), becoming the norm, the new guide provides an overview of the relation between the dew and mid temperature for zeotropic mixtures. Zeotropic refrigerants change temper...
Next-gen Dearman system begins vehicle testing
27 November 2015 Dearman’s ‘Generation 2’ zero-emission transport refrigeration system has begun vehicle testing. The system is powered by a liquid nitrogen Dearman engine, which replaces the s...
Refrigerant Leak Detection for Hotels and Luxury Apartments
27 November 2015 To provide compliance with EN378:2008 many VRV/VRF systems require refrigerant leak detection equipment to be fitted. CPC (UK) have been supplying leak detection equipment for commerc...
Data centers: cooling technologies and trends
26 November 2015 A newly published market study from BSRIA (IIR partner in economic data) shows that large hyper data centres are changing the market for precision cooling. Over the next five to ten y...
Fernox makes two new appointments
26 November 2015 Fernox, the chemical water treatment and filter manufacturer, has appointed Anna Tarbuck as product management director and Gavin McLeod as product manager to strengthen further and e...
CBI and BSRIA respond to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
26 November 2015 CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn has responded in detail to the Chancellor’s Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement announced yesterday (25 November) to the House of Commons. She said: “This was a good spending review for longer-term investment in the economy but there’s a sting in the tail in the size and scope of the Apprenticeship Levy. Businesses will be ple...
Warning for 8,000 ships still using R22
25 November 2015 NORWAY: With up to 8,000 ships still using R22, a leading supplier is warning the shipping industry of price, supply and safety risks in the run-up to the global ban. Although ...
Arkema refrigerant prices up 15%
25 November 2015 FRANCE: Arkema has become the latest manufacturer to announce price increases across its range of Forane refrigerants from January 1. The increases, which affect packaged and b...
IEA offers four key messages for COP21
How climate talks can enable a low-carbon energy sector - plus aid economic growth and energy access 25 November 2015 IEA Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology Kamel Ben Naceur today p...
