Oceania

2014.05.22

Australia: hydrocarbon advantages mean they here to stay

20 May 2014 The use of hydrocarbons offer a number of advantages in addition to climate benefits, including greater energy efficiency, faster pull-down time and reduction in head pressures. A number o...

2014.05.12

Australia: hydrocarbon advantages mean they here to stay

09 May 2014 The use of hydrocarbons offer a number of advantages in addition to climate benefits, including greater energy efficiency, faster pull-down time and reduction in head pressures. A number of Australian end-users have experienced these performance benefits, and their associated cost savings, leading to a growing demand for information and training on hydrocarbon technologies.   Comp...

2014.05.10

CIBSE hosts carbon dioxide seminar

07 May 2014 Klaas Visser presentation The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) hosted a seminar this week on how to achieve emission reductions and improve energy efficiency in...

2014.05.01

Insurance headache for hydrocarbon refrigerants

2 May 2014 WORKSHOPS using hydrocarbon refrigerants in vehicle air-conditioning systems could be pursued by insurance companies if any damage to a vehicle is caused by the use of flammable gases.   This is in addition to the myriad possible refrigerant handling or occupational health and safety infringements that could occur during the process of filling an air-conditioning system with hydroc...

2014.04.02

ARBS 2014, Australian HVAC&R Expo

May 20-22, 2014; Melbourne, Australia   ARBS 2014 -- Australia’s only International Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services trade exhibition will take place at Melbourne Convention ...

2014.04.12

Real-time savings in buildings HVAC consumption

22/04/2014 BuildingIQ, an Australian-based software company, is making software that automatically makes real-time adjustments to building controls to reduce HVAC consumption based on several indicato...

2014.04.05

Flammable refrigerant safety seminars

14th April, 2014Australia: In a bid to promote safe use of flammable refrigerants, AIRAH is running a free national seminar series based on its Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide, published last yea...

2014.04.07

Artisanal ice cream, the rising star of the Australian ice c

04/04/2014 The Australian ice cream sector will show reasonable growth over the next five years, particularly in volume, thanks to positive growth across all categories for both value and volume betwe...

2014.03.23

GD290 Propane Gas detector designed for the refrigeration ma

The GD 290 is a unique high reliability propane gas detector that is completely fail safe and ideal for use in new Propane based refrigeration gas systems to provide a first line means of detection of...

2014.03.09

The Repeal of Carbon Tax was Frustrated in Senate

March 4, 2014 The first of the Abbott government’s bills to scrap the carbon tax has been rejected by parliament as the Senate continues what the coalition argues is an "industrial go slow", reported ...