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Trane Delivers CenTraVac Centrifugal Chillers for the First
During the period spanning December 2015 to January 2016, Trane Japan delivered six units of Series E CenTraVac centrifugal chillers for the first time in Japan - three units to a semiconductor factor...
Aux Launches New Centrifugal Chiller
Aux held the 2016 new product launch in Ningbo at the end of last year, during which the new water-cooled heat pump centrifugal chiller debut. It is reported that the cooling capacity of the new centr...
Creation of Leading European Reefer Group Following Acquisit
Miura Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in French custommade truck and semi-trailer designer Chereau, after the acquisition of a 90% stake in SOR Iberica, a Spanish company in the same sector, in November 2015. Through this move, Miura aims to become the European leader in the refrigerated transportation sector. Chereau is based in Avranches, Normandy, and last year generated a t...
New FSB Cultural Center Completed with New ACs
Two Daikin EWAD 310-SS018 chillers with a total capacity of 620 kW were installed in the new Cultural Center building at the higher educational institution of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the...
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....
50% of data center cooling systems soon upgraded in North Am
15/02/2016 According to Emerson Network Power, half of all data center cooling systems in North America will be upgraded before the end of 2016 in a drive for greater reliability, efficiency and addit...
Low temperature heat recovery first for Cool-Therm
Feb 12, 2016 UK: New low temperature chiller with heat reclaim cuts energy costs and adds capacity for process project. Cool-Therm has installed a high efficiency low temperature process coolin...
Consultation sessions to review ratings for air conditioners
11 February 2016 The HVACR industry has been invited to consultation sessions being held throughout Australia to review regulatory options and ratings for air conditioners and chillers in Australia. ...
R134a faces chiller ban from 2025
February 3, 2016 USA: HFC refrigerants R134a, R410A, and R407C could be banned from use in US chillers from 2025 under new industry proposals. US Environmental group the Natural Resources Defen...
Johnson Controls Expands Magnetic-Bearing Chiller Offering
February 3, 2016 MILWAUKEE - Johnson Controls announced it has expanded its magnetic-bearing centrifugal chiller line, the York YMC2, to 1,000 tons of cooling (3,500 kW). The larger cooling capacity u...
