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GMCC Rotary for Heat Pump Heating

In April 2018, during China Refrigeration Expo 2018, Guangdong Meizhi Compressor Company (GMCC) released a rotary compressor for heat pumps that targets electrical heating driven by Chinese Coal-to-El...
Midea & SIIX Electronics Launched in Hefei

On April 11, Hefei Midea & SIIX Electronics Co., Ltd. was officially launched. This was the second time that Midea has formed strategic alliance and established a joint venture company with SIIX a...
R290 Refrigerant Begins to Be Applied in Light Commercial Fr

At 2017 China Household Electrical Appliances Technology Conference, propane (R290) was recognized by manufacturers in the light commercial freezer segment. Currently, the industrialization o...
Haier Launches Hercules Air-cooled Magnetic Bearing Chiller
Haier’s Hercules air-cooled magnetic bearing centrifugal chiller was launched in the European market, filling a gap in the large chiller offering from Chinese commercial air conditioner manufacturers in the local market. At the same time, Haier has taken the lead in the strategic transition of the Internet of Things (IoT) chillers, and has set up a smart IoT platform for cloud development, c...
Now available: ICCC 2018 conference papers and proceedings

The 5th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain welcomed nearly 200 participants 2018-05-21 Hosted by the Chinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR) and attracting nearly 200 experts, pr...
Beijing Huairou District Strengthens Coal-to-Electricity Ret

In 2018, Beijing Huairou District has launched a Coal-to-Electricity retrofit project, targeting nine counties and 29 villages and covering 10,215 households. Within this year, five counties, Miaochen...
Further Boost for Coal-to-Clean Energy Retrofits

The newly established Ministry of Ecology and Environment high-lighted that Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Electricity retrofits have made a significant contribution to haze governance, which is pertinent to...
Refrigerant Production Restriction Leads to Price Rises

In 2017, fluorine refrigerants saw over 30% year-on-year growth of the annual average price. Among them, the price of R125 increased by 105% year on year, while the price of R32 increased by 70%, and ...
Refrigerated Truck Market Grows by 25% in China

Cold chain transport in China uses highways as the major transport route. Sales of refrigerated trucks were estimated at 33,000 units in 2017, showing 25% year-on-year growth. Refrigerated ...
Feel the Change of TCL Air Conditioner

TCLaircon 2018-05-21 “17th April 2018, the TCL AC Global Partners Salon was held successfully in the Westin Pazhou. As one of the most authoritative consulting institution which provide...