Technical Note
Accessories/Parts and Installation Work Influence the Effici
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News (JARN) Newly released air conditioning products attract the attention of many people and are featured in many arti...
ASERCOM Convention 2021 Features Regulations and Standards i
On January 29, 2021, the Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers (ASERCOM) held virtually the ASERCOM Convention 2021, Digital Dialogue. Speakers presented future yardsticks to ...
California Approves HFC Regulation
On December 10, 2020, California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved ‘Prohibitions on Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons in Stationary Refrigeration, Chillers, Aero-sols-Propellants, and Foam End...
HVAC&R Expos beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has altered the way people go about doing almost every kind of activity. It would not be an exaggeration to say that COVID-19 has upended daily life as we know it. The vague term ‘New N...
EU’s €1 Trillion Climate Finance Plan — Part I
Compiled and edited by Susan Phalippou, JARN’s European correspondent Europe aims to fund projects to tackle climate change and support the regions most affected by the transition to a green ...
Japanese Technology Development Projects for Next-generation
The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol that was adopted in 2016 requires countries around the world to reduce the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Each country’s r...
Technological Update for Fans, Motors, and Instrumentation
Fans & Motors Motors are used for various purposes without being seen by the general public, and there are a huge number of them. For example, many motors are used in automobiles, reportedly with...
Air Conditioning and Other Measures Enabling Animals to Surv
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News (JARN) Air conditioning is important not only for humans, but also for precision machinery such as computers in data...
Kimura Kohki Advocates Future ACs Utilizing Hue-Heat Effect
In 1972, about 50 years ago, professor Corwin A. Bennett and professor Paule Rey published a report titled ‘What’s so hot about red?’ focusing on the hue-heat effect in Human Factors...
Current Status of Low-GWP Refrigerant Development
COVID-19 Reduces Emissions? According to the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO), the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by ...
