Europe
EU Conference on Refrigeration Technology Held at EXPO2015 M
Organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), Centro Studi Galileo (CSG), European Energy Centre (EEC), and Associazione dei Tecnici italian...
Successful European Heat Pump Summit 2015
After two days packed with first-class presentations and high-quality up-to-date information events, the European Heat Pump Summit - powered by Chillventa - came to a successful close in the Nuremberg...
Petit Forestier Going Green
Petit Forestier, a French refrigerated vehicle and container rental company, has beefed up its green offer. The company now offers low energy consumption refrigerated cabinets with opaque lids and shu...
Sanden Equips Biocoop 21 Pop-up Store Operating During COP21
For the first time in Europe, a 100% CO2 refrigeration unit will be used to cool a refrigerated display cabinet. The French organic food retailer Biocoop has chosen innovative Sanden commercial refrigeration technology to equip Biocoop 21, its popup store in Paris. The store opened on November 4 and will close on December 30, and this timing coincides with the 21th session of the Conference of the...
Carrier Transicold Opens New After-sales Service Center Near
Carrier Transicold France has opened a new after-sales service site in Wissous near Paris, strategically located close to motorways and a few kilometers from Rungis, France’s largest international foo...
Sanhua Unveils New Mobile App
Sanhua’s latest mobile App provides suggestions for the selection of refrigeration and air conditioning components based on user requirements or on standard operating conditions in common refrigeratio...
Interclima+elec Attracts Global HVAC Players in Paris
Interclima+elec was opened from November 2 to 6 at Paris Nord Villepinte. Visitors flocked to the 2015 edition held in conjunction with Ideobain and Batimat bathroom and building trade shows. A...
Thermal Storage Furniture
A new slant on the use of phase-change materials (PCMs) is the thermal storage table devised by Zero Energy Furniture (ZEF) first presented at the design expo in Milan this year. The PCM - in this case paraffin - is held in a V-shaped matrix of aluminum fins secured to the underside of the table top. With a melt temperature of 22°C the PCM will absorb or deliver heat depending on room conditions. ...
Heat Pumps Popular in Germany
One in three of all new houses built in Germany in the last two years have used heat pumps for space heating. The growth has been rapid - from only one in eight in 2007. The trend to heat pumps will be given a further boost by the revised energy regulations (EnEV) which come into force in 2016, imposing penalties on any direct gas-fired systems such as the compulsory use of solar collectors, heat ...
Hope for GSHP
Geothermal specialist Sofath (France) is confident that the market for ground-source heat pumps will recover in the near future in spite of falling sales over the last few years. The merit of such systems in having the highest possible seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) will help to drive the market in spite of its higher first cost. Sofath is a leader in France selling over 900 units in 2014...
