China
World’s First Production Line of Split AC with R290 Complete
The world’s first hydrocarbon refrigerant R290 (commonly known as propane) split air conditioner model production line was completed in Gree and passed the site inspection held by joint group of exper...
Montreal Committee Grants US$ 265 Million to China
The government of China and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund reached an agreement to reduce China’s consumption of HCFCs at the 64th Meeting of the Executive Committee held in Montreal, Canada from July 25 to 29, 2011. China, the largest producer and consumer of HCFCs, has been given a grant of US$ 265 million to cut its use of these gases by 2015. The funding approved by th...
Soaring Rare Earth Prices Put Brakes on Inverter Acs
The prices of some rare earth metals have been soaring since China limited rare earth element exports in recent years. China continued to cut the exports by about 35% in the first half of 2011, drivin...
Department of Energy Awards Nearly $7 Million to Advance Fue
August 9, 2011 California, Ohio, and Virginia Projects to Find Ways to Reduce Component and Manufacturing Costs Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced nearly $7 million over five years for independent cost analyses that will support research and development efforts for fuel cells and hydrogen storage systems. The four projects – in California, Ohio, and Virginia – will g...
Tesco opens its first CO2 refrigeration store in China
R744.com - 2011-08-17 Early August 2011, retailer Tesco opened its 97th store in China, yet the first one to feature a CO2 refrigeration system. The 8,635 square meter supermarket includes a fresh ar...
China to reduce carbon intensity by 17% by 2015
2011-07-29 China will soon release detailed plans on ensuring that its goal for reducing carbon intensity from 2011 to 2015 is attainable, and it has started looking at technical options for cutting carbon dioxide emissions after 2020. Xie Zhenhua, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on Wednesday at a conference that a comprehensive plan to allow China to ...
Exclusive interview with Professor J. Chen about CO2 heat pu
2011-08-04Dr. Jiangping Chen, Professor of the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, talked to R744.com about the imminent launch of CO2 heat pump water heaters i...
64th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral
China, the largest producer and consumer of HCFCs, which not only harm the ozone layer but also the climate due to their high global-warming potential, has been granted US $265 million to cut it...
Dalian Wanda Group Awards Annual Purchasing Agreement to Car
As a leading provider of sustainable building solutions, Carrier China was recently awarded an annual purchasing agreement from the Dalian Wanda Group, a renowned real estate enterprise, for the suppl...
Midea to take a stake in Carrier Latin America
8-Aug-2011 MIDEA is reported to have agreed to pay around $223m for a 51 per cent stake in Carrier’s air conditioning interests in Latin America, further extending the co-operation between the Chinese ac manufacturer and the US giant. Carrier will retain the remaining 49 per cent stake in its Latin American assets, which include Springer Carrier and Climazon Industrial in Brazil, the Argentinian ...
