Japan
Asahi Glass Develops New Low-GWP Refrigerant
Asahi Glass has successfully developed ‘AMOLEA’, a new refrigerant for residential and commercial air conditioning systems that has a global warming potential (GWP) of about one-sixth of conventional refrigerants. According to the company, when the refrigerant gas is released into the atmosphere, it decomposes so quickly that it does not affect global warming. Asahi Glass plans to complete a syste...
Daikin Releases New Series RACs for 2014
Daikin has released the Uru-Sara 7 R series of room air conditioners (RACs) featuring high energy-efficiency and voice guidance that suggests operating modes for improved comfort and electricity savin...
MHI Adds 11 High-performance and Standard Models to Lineup
In February, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched two new series of residential-use air conditioners consisting of a total of 11 models in the Japanese market. Among the functions to create plea...
Hitachi’s New RAC Features ‘Living Camera Twin’
From last October, Hitachi Appliances began releasing a total of nine models of room air conditioners in the Stainless Clean White Bear series incorporating the ‘Living Camera Twin’ to more closely mo...
Toshiba Releases Plasma Daiseikai RACs for PM2.5 Pollutants
From February 20, Toshiba Home Appliances began releasing four models in its GR series of plasma air purifying Daiseikai room air conditioners (RACs). The new models are able to remove PM2.5 pa...
Rush in Demand for RACs Creates Booming Market
Total shipments of room air conditioners (RACs) in fiscal 2013 (April 2013-March 2014) are very likely to record an all-time high. Various factors including the intense heat waves last summer led to h...
World Smart Energy Week 2014--Photo Report
LG--is producing high-quality solar cell modules at its manufacturing facility in South Korea. LG exhibited its third-generation MonoX, which is LG’s high-efficiency monocrystalline photovoltaic...
World Smart Energy Week 2014
From February 26 to 28, Smart Energy Week 2014 was held at Tokyo Big Sight international convention center. This year, 1,594 companies from 30 countries around the world exhibited their technologies, ...
HVAC&R JAPAN 2014
-- Continued from February Issue Photo Report ebm-papst--showcased EC plug fans with RadiCal fan and EC axial fans with FlowGrid and AxiTop diffuser. Kawasaki Thermal Engineering-...
Panasonic Develops Power Supply Container as a Stand-alone P
24 March 2014 Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation today announced it has developed the "Power Supply Container", a stand-alone photovoltaic power package, for areas without electricity. The Power Sup...
