Europe
Heat Pump Sales Soar to Almost 100,000 in Finland
According to SULPU, Finnish Heat Pump Association, heat pump sales increased by 30% and even more in euro terms in Finland in 2019. More than €600 million (US$ 648 million) was invested in the 98,000 heat pumps installed last year. At the same time, the milestone of one million installed heat pumps was reached. Heat pumps are used to supply 15% of the heating of Finland’s residential an...
ATA Heat Pumps Mostly Used in Heating Mode in France
A Uniclima study presented on March 10 during the fifth Heat Pump Day organized by Afpac, the French Heat Pump Association, demonstrates that in France, residential ATA heat pumps are used three times as often to heat than to cool. This outcome may seem surprising. The study on 25,000 ATA heat pumps was conducted between October 2018 and October 2019, and clearly demonstrated that total heating us...
Bitzer Appoints First Authorized Service Center in the Nordi
In January 2020, Bitzer Nordic, the refrigeration and air conditioning technology specialist’s subsidiary in the Nordic region, started its partnership with Kompressorteknik Sweden: The Swedish ...
First Online F-gas Training and Certification Connect Qatar
A new milestone has been set in distance learning in the room air conditioner (RAC) field. A full training and assessment session on ‘F-Gases: Advanced Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Best Pr...
Danfoss Expands Oil-free Compressor Portfolio
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of oil-free compressor technology, has expanded its oil-free compressor portfolio with the introduction of the TGS490. The new Danfoss Turbocor TGS490 is the world&r...
Refrigerator Sales in France
The latest data from Gifam, French association of home appliance brands, show that 2.822 million refrigerators were sold in France in 2019, indicating an increase of 65,000 units compared with sales of 2.757 million in 2017. The refrigerator market showed 98% penetration in 2017, so the market is essentially a replacement market. The average lifespan of a refrigerator in France is 11 years. The...
Daikin Leads Action on Sustainability
More than 500 Daikin business partners from all over Europe gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, on February 5 to 7 for the Daikin VRV Summit. At the summit, Daikin outlined major advances already put in place to lower the environmental impact of climate control systems, and underscored its goal to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2050. Under the theme ‘Creating a sustainable future together’,...
Danfoss Simplifies Floor Heating Installations with New LX K
New Danfoss LX Kits for floor warming are designed to make it even easier to install electric heating in new or renovated flooring. The kits are a complete solution, including a Danfoss LX floor warmi...
MEHITS New Efficient Air-cooled Chiller for Modern Data Cent
Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics and IT Cooling Systems (MEHITS) NR-FC- Z is the new air-cooled chiller with free-cooling for high leaving water temperature and has been designed to fulfil the specific r...
Saginomiya to Expand Its Presence in AC&R Markets in America
Saginomiya, a Japan-based automatic controls specialist, participated in 2020 AHR Expo with Saginomiya America, its U.S. subsidiary. JARN reporters visited Saginomiya’s booth and were welcomed b...
Sustainable Cooling Can Help Deliver on the European Climate
The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) welcomes the initiative to establish a legally binding 2050 climate-neutrality objective. To ensure the success of the European Climate Law, the Commission and European Union (EU) Member States should focus on the following priorities: Implement and enforce the Clean Energy Package, whilst strengthening market surveillance and consolid...
Enhancing Efficiency with Panasonic’s Latest Aquarea Air-to-
• Outstanding energy efficiency rating of A+++ • Efficient heating and cooling in even the most adverse weather conditions • Possible synchronisation with solar panels to deliver even...
