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Evaporative cooling is gaining increasing attention as an energy-efficient alternative to conventional air conditioning. A new scientific study by an international team of researchers, including Anna Pacak,...
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Heat pump refrigerant leakage investigation by the UK DECC
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change in collaboration with Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd and London South Bank University recently published data on refrigerant leakage from heat pump systems.
Air conditioner market in Africa
JARN estimates total air conditioner demand in Africa at more than 3 million units in 2013, representing 2.9% of the global air conditioner market.
Refrigeration appliances market in Vietnam
In comparison with the negative volume growth rate in 2012, refrigeration appliances recorded a noticeable recovery in 2013 with volume growth of 3%.
Refrigeration appliances market in Hong Kong
The already high penetration rate of fridge freezers at close 76% has limited the overall volume growth potential of refrigeration appliances in 2013.
Refrigeration appliances market in Brazil
Due to the increase in IPI (Tax on Industrialised Products) during 2013, and certainly in 2014, refrigeration appliances is expected to see a lower growth rate than expected.
EU Regulation on fluorinated gas impacts
The revised regulation on fluorinated gas No 517/2014 was published on May 20, 2014 in the Official Journal of the European Union. It entered into force on June 9 and will apply from January 1, 2015.
New low-GWP refrigerants popping up
Asahi Glass and DuPont recently announced the development of new low-GWP alternative refrigerants.
Europe commercial refrigeration equipment market
Europe commercial refrigeration equipment market was valued at USD 7,745.0 million in 2012. The market revenue is expected to see volume grow at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2013 to 2019 reaching 5.0 million units by 2019.
Europe: 2nd quarter 2014 HVAC-R market trends
Eurovent Market Intelligence (EMI) has just released the latest trends for the European HVAC&R market.
Frozen food in the French click-and-collect sector
456 of the items in January 2014 were frozen foods, i.e. around 4.4% of the total offer.
Latin America industrial refrigeration equipment market
Latin America industrial refrigeration equipment market was valued at USD 431.8 million in 2012 and is forecast to grow at a Compound Annal Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.5% from 2013 to 2019.
AHRI asks US Court of Appeals to review DOE's commercial refrigeration rule
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) claims that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment may be impossible to meet.
The Canadian HVAC Market. First quarter 2014
According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (information provided by ReportLinker), air-handler sales showed the largest increase in the first quarter of 2014.
Heat pump sales in France
2013 Air-air Heat pumps (HPs) sales show significant increase
New air-conditioning system to protect the Sistine Chapel against deterioration.
Carrier is to supply a new air-conditioning system for the Sistine Chapel to help protect Michelangelo’s 16th century frescoes against deterioration.
Maritime reefer trade in South America
In 2011, reefer exports accounted for 12% of the value of total exports from the east and west coasts of South America, equivalent to USD 40 billion.
India's cold chain industry to double in value by 2017
India's integrated cold chain industry, currently valued at USD 4.08 billion, is expected to reach USD 8.66 billion by 2017, growing at a CAGR of 20%.
India’s frozen food market expected to grow almost threefold from 2012-2017
The market for frozen foods in India has grown at double digit growth rate in last few years.
R1234yf could be used in 3 million cars by the end of the year
DuPont expects refrigerant HFO1234yf will be used in the air-conditioning systems of nearly 3-million vehicles worldwide by the end of this year.
UK: 48% of pre-2004 air conditioners still on R22
A contractor’s survey of over 2,500 customers who bought air conditioners prior to 2004 found that nearly half of the systems are still operating on R22.
Dry-ice blasting: an efficient way to clean food-production equipment
Continental Carbonic claims it has found a way to clean food-production equipment with less water and faster results than conventional methods
The US ice cream industry
According to the International Dairy Foods Association, about 9% of the milk produced by US dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream.
“eCO2”, a new high specification carbon dioxide refrigerant
Refrigerant, branded ‘eCO2’, offers sustainable sourcing and lower moisture content than current offerings, distributor claims.
Repealing the Carbon Tax in Australia.
The Australian Government decided to abolish the carbon tax from 1 July 2014.
CAL - NASA’s Space Cryocooler
NASA’s new facility, Cold Atom Lab (CAL), expected to reach effective temperatures down to 100 pico-Kelvin (pK), will be used for the study of ultra-cold quantum gases in the microgravity environment on the International Space Station (ISS). (en...
