Europe
Chillers in Europe
The current status and development of the chiller industry in Europe is reported in an interview with Trane in ACR News (UK). Air-cooled condensers continue to dominate but water-cooled versions are becoming popular particularly when designed as part of a heat pump installation. Free cooling is now less of a niche market and more applications are being developed e.g. in hospitals and data centers....
Samsung Visit
Reporting on a press visit to South Korea which showcased Samsung’s R&D facilities, Will Hawkins of ACR Journal (UK) was impressed by a project which had involved the company building six office-b...
Geothermal ‘Baskets’
Resembling a large wicker basket, the TerraSpiral-NEO ground-source heat exchanger package developed by Terrendis (France) is aimed at the new generation of low energy housing projects based on heat pumps. Essentially an extended surface, flexible pipe bundle in the form of a truncated cone, the basket measures 2.7 meters high and has a maximum diameter of 1.2 meters. A series of units can be conn...
DencoHappel France
Until recently part of GEA Air Treatment, DencoHappel specializes in air conditioning products and systems including heated/chilled ceilings and air handling units (AHUs). Its turnover in France is around ?36 million (US$ 39 million) of which 24 million Euro (US$ 26 million) for AHUs. Total workforce in Europe is 1,750 representing a turnover of 300 million Euro (US$ 328 million). Source: Clima+co...
Refrigerant Tax Shelved
The idea of imposing a tax on refrigerants in France as a means of steering the trade towards more environmentally favorable fluids has been abandoned, according to a speech given by Florian Veyssilier of the Ministry of the Environment at a conference at the Salon Interprofessionel du Froid et deses Applications (SIFA) exhibition for the refrigeration industry. The introduction of quotas in the F...
CIAT moves to new HQ and appoints new distributors
22 February 2016 As part of ambitious growth plans, CIAT UK is moving to new headquarters and expanding its distribution network. The company, which supplies a complete range of high performanc...
Mentoring events to be held by CIC 2050 Group and Macdonald
22 February 2016 Starting next month, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) 2050 Group and Macdonald & Company have announced that they are holding a series of speed mentoring evenings. The first of these events will take place on the evening of Thursday 17 March, supported by Great Portland Estates (GPE), in the marketing suite of its Oxford House premises. The building overlooks GPE...
New date added for PICVs CPD training course
22 February 2016 Marflow Hydronics has added in a new date for its CPD training course on Pressure Independent Control Valves. The course will be held in Birmingham on 4 May and is free to attend. It is a half day session that will provide delegates with knowledge on how PICVs work, innovative pipe layouts and how to make systems more economical, including the introduction of electronic bal...
New controller offers simple route to sophisticated energy m
22 February 2016 Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new control system for the retail sector which allows even the smallest shop to benefit from advanced, energy-saving measures, whilst still M...
Epta wins German Design Award
February 20, 2016 GERMANY: Epta’s RevUP display technology, as applied to its Costan and Bonnet Neve cabinets, has won the Retail category prize at the 2016 German Design Awards. The new pres...
EIA takes aim at US refrigerant leaks
February 20, 2016 USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called on the US EPA to lower the allowable leak rate threshold on commercial refrigeration systems to mirror those in the UK. &...
Clivet Cuts Ribbon for Clivet Live
Bruno Bello, founder and president of Clivet, announced the birth of Clivet Live, the Clivet new division for the residential sector that provides the comfort and energy saving needs to both new build...
