RAC/PAC

2015.02.12

Review of the 2014 Global Air Conditioner Market Part II--Sp

Reported by Jose Ma Ortiz, JARN’s Spain Correspondent   The decline of air conditioner sales in Spain over the last seven years took place in the context of restrictions on public spending to con...

2015.02.08

Review of the 2014 Global Air Conditioner Market Part II--Ch

Reported by Joaquin Gentzch, HVAC&R Consultant Economy   Politically and economically speaking, 2014 was a rather unsettling year in Chile.   The new government, a center-left coalition in which the communist and socialist parties play an important role together with the Christian Democrats, took office in March 2014. A new set of priorities and a new agenda were imposed on the count...

2015.02.09

Review of the 2014 Global Air Conditioner Market Part II--Ru

Reported by Dmitry Kuzin, executive director of the Association of Professional Companies in the Industry of Climate (APIC, Russia)   In 2013, 1.9 million air conditioners were sold to end users in Russia, but only 1.65 million were sold in 2014. For 2015, projected demand is in the range of 1.3 million units. The rea-sons for the sales decline are market saturation and the huge inventory bui...

2015.02.10

Review of the 2014 Global Air Conditioner Market Part II--In

Reported by Rakesh Kumar, Technical Editor, ISHRAE Journal   India had a mild summer in 2014, especially in April and May. This caused the room air conditioner market to grow at a slow pace. Alt...

2015.02.18

Review of the 2014 Global Air Conditioner Market Part II

-- Continued from January Issue   Europe   Conditions in the European market remain challenging. While expanded demand was seen in Germany and the United Kingdom, where the economy is showing recovery, markets in Italy, Spain, and Greece have fallen sharply from their peak. The moderate recovery trend in France is now looking more fragile. Italy’s economy continues to flounder. Turkey, w...

2015.02.18

Carrier EnergyX Energy Recovery System for Weather Expert Ro

Carrier is proud to announce the addition of the EnergyX energy re-covery ventilator (ERV) option to the WeatherExpert 48/50N series of large, 75- to 150-ton rooftop units.   Carrier’s EnergyX is a factory integrated and tested ERV that pro-vides an AHRI 1060- certified rotary energy wheel. EnergyX holds and transfers energy from the exhaust airstream to improve energy savings and increase ve...

2015.02.07

Panasonic Launches B2B Dedicated AC Business Center for Mala

To cater to the growing demand for complete energy-efficient, large-scale air conditioning solutions, Panasonic launched Panasonic Appliances Air- Conditioning System Engineering Malaysia (PAPASEMY) o...

2015.02.22

Ductless and Ducted ACs on Stage--Photo Report

Microgroove Copper Development Association--introduced copper tube technology. It features cost-effective fabrication and assembly, smaller size, less weight and lower material costs and so on. The te...

2015.02.22

Daikin Announces Expansion and Consolidation of Goodman Oper

Daikin announced on January 6 that its board members have approved an expansion plan for its Goodman operations in the United States. Over the next several years, Daikin will be building a new state-o...

2015.02.05

Cool Air from the Hot Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is now in midsummer, or the peak season for air conditioners. On this occasion, let us take a look at the air conditioner markets in Brazil and Australia.   Brazil   ...