Oceania
2. 5 AUSTRALIA
The Australian ATW heat pump market scale was 22,000 units in 2016, a drop of 7.9% over 2015. There is little demand for ATW heat pumps for space heating in Australia, and most ATW heat pumps are used...
Australia Approves HFC Phasedown
July 5, 2017 TURNBALL, Australia -- The Australian government successfully passed legislation to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which comprise up to 2 percent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. The phasedown of HFC imports under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment Bill 2017 will begin in 2018 and reach an 85 percent reduction by 2036. Australia co-c...
Australia passes HFC phase down law
20 JUN 2017 AUSTRALIA: The Australian government has successfully passed legislation to phase-down HFCs beginning next year and reaching an 85% reduction by 2036. The phase-down of HFC imports ...
2. 8 AUSTRALIA
The Australian VRF market scale in 2016 is estimated at 12,000 units, indicating 11.1% year-on-year growth. The overall Australian residential market is thriving, and is driving sales of mini-V...
AIRAH elects new board members
20 MAY 2017 AUSTRALIA: Dr Paul Bannister and Liza Taylor have joined the board of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and Heating (AIRAH). They replace president Ania Hampton,...
RDM establishes New Zealand company
11 MAY 2017 UK/NEW ZEALAND: Glasgow-based controls specialist Resource Data Management has established a new affiliate company in Auckland, New Zealand. RDM New Zealand is the latest international ve...
Carrier Transicold Awarded Record Transport Refrigeration Or
MELBOURNE, Victoria - May. 9, 2017 Carrier Transicold has solidified its position as the exclusive supplier of transport refrigeration equipment to major Australian supermarket chain Coles with an ord...
HFC phase-down becomes law in Australia
30 MAR 2017 AUSTRALIA: The Australian government has introduced legislation to phase down HFCs starting in 2018. The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment Bill 2017...
Australia adopts ISO refrigeration safety standards
06/03/2017 In October 2016, Australia adopted international refrigeration safety ISO standards that supersede the AS/NZS 1677 series: AS/NZS ISO 817:2016, Refrigerants - Designation and safety classif...
ISD Solutions know-how for NewCold frozen distribution site
March 21, 2017 Melbourne, Australia: ISD Solutions has won a ￡7.5 million order from Dutch cold chain logistics specialist NewCold, to build the company’s super-efficient freezer storage and distribution warehouse near Melbourne, Australia. This is ISD Solution’s first Australian cold store construction project and follows the creation of an Australian subsidiary earlier this year with the...
