Europe
European Heat Pump Summit 2015
The heat pump world meets in Nuremberg, Germany, for the fourth time from October 20 to 21, 2015, where international experts discuss the European heat pump market, technology and application trends. ...
Air Conditioned Shoes?
A device for supplying heated or cooled air directly to the feet has been developed by Vay Technologies in the Netherlands. It works via a specially designed insole which contains an air supply mesh for distributing cooled or heated air supplied from battery-driven micro compressors. The ‘uGale’ is said to run for around ten hours before the battery needs recharging. The various functions are cont...
Nuaire Acquired by Polypipe
Leading UK manufacturer of air side products Nuaire, whose output includes fans and air handling units, was taken over by the Polypipe Group for ￡145 million (US$ 221 million). Nuaire, based in South Wales, has an international presence with a workforce of 450 and a turnover of ￡67 million (US$ 102 million). Polypipe is a leading supplier of piping and ducting to the EU and is said to lead the U...
Air Handling Units in Germany
Latest report from the trade association for air handling unit (AHU) manufacturers in Germany, which represents around 85% of the industry, gives the total production of member firms in 2014 as 624 million Euro (US$ 694 million) - a 9.5% growth compared with 2013. But in terms of numbers fewer units were sold in 2014 - 44,600 compared with 47,000 in 2013. This is explained by the increasing...
‘Fresh air’ May Not Be Good for You
Poor air quality is killing more people in the United Kingdom than smoking and alcohol combined and accounts for 29,000 premature deaths every year according to Public Health England. The country has been in breach of EU standards since 2010 and the region of London’s Oxford Street has been dubbed the most traffic polluted street in the world because of its high levels of oxides of nitrogen and pa...
Later than You Think
This was the underlying message of an expert panel convened by the magazine RAC in the United Kingdom - designers and operators of air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) systems are not acting swiftly enough to beat the future shortages of the old refrigerants when the F-gas Regulations start to take effect in the next few years. The impact will be greatest on high global warming potentia...
UK Growth Forecast
A report by AMA Research concludes that sales of air conditioning and ventilation products in the United Kingdom will reach some ￡1.2 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) in 2019 following five years of relatively modest growth. By 2020 this will represent a 10% increase in the market. The main drivers are listed as higher standards in energy efficiency, upward revisions in building standards, the continuin...
Comfort Criteria in Question
Design conditions for warmth and comfort in offices and public buildings need to be revised. Socioeconomic trends mean that women now form a much greater proportion of the workforce and their inherently lower metabolic rates - around a third less than men - require a warmer environment for comfort in winter. Work at Maastricht University (the Netherlands) shows that women need a temperature of 25°...
The Fashion for Overcooling
You always know when summer has arrived in the United States: “That’s the time” says journalist Kate Murphy of the New York Times, “when you can write your name in the condensation on Starbucks’ window.” The enthusiasm for overcooling continues unabated in spite of the growing awareness for saving energy. In the same article Kate Murphy says that it’s not uncommon to find many office workers weari...
Danfoss New Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Customer Su
Danfoss Turbocor Compressors has appointed Jose Alvares as vice president of Sales and Marketing and Global Customer Support. In this new role, Mr. Alvares will help Danfoss continue to define ...
