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  • Out of the ordinary: Fridge still tireless after 74 years

    Joan Pritchard's fridge has been running with virtually no interruption for 74 years. The fridge was specially fitted into the kitchen wall when she and her husband John bought the detached house in Colwyn Bay, North Wales in 1972; it was...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Climate change: moving slowly but surely

    During the International meeting on the Montreal Protocol that took place in Geneva in June 2010 (see Newsletter No. 43, July 2010), proposals to phase down HFCs using the tools of the Montreal Protocol were discussed again. They were presented...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Market: EMEA HVAC&R market data: low profile

    Eurovent Market Intelligence (EMI), a European statistics bureau, recently published HVAC&R sales results in the Europe and Middle East zone (EMEA). The air-handling-unit market amounted to € 1.5 billion in 2009, despite a drop of...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Market: European heat pump market

    - The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has published an updated version of its outlook for the European heat pump market. The report shows that after 2 years of very difficult economic times, the market decline has stopped and heat pump...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Markets: Chinese AC exports to Africa are soaring

    Exports of air conditioners from China to Africa grew to over 28.8 million units in the first 8 months of 2010, an increase of 51.3% over last year, according to Chinese customs figures. This growth is even greater than that of Chinese exports of...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Refrigerant news: CGF

    During the Cancún conference on climate change, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a CEO-level organization of over 400 global consumer goods manufacturers and retailers across 70 countries has pledged to phase out HFCs from 2015. The board of...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Refrigerant news: Hydrocarbons in MAC in Oz

    An Australian vehicle manufacturer of OKA four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles has announced that it is the first manufacturer in the world to use hydrocarbon refrigerants for the air-conditioning systems of its vehicles. The manufacturer been...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Refrigerant news: Mexichem

    Mexichem intends to compete with DuPont and Honeywell in the development of a replacement refrigerant for HFC-134a in car air conditioning systems. The company, which in February 2010 bought the Ineos fluorochemicals unit, has announced...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Refrigerant news: Dupont XP10

    At Chillventa 2010, DuPont announced the development of a new refrigerant for use in commercial refrigeration systems. Opteon™ XP10 is based on HFO-1234yf and is characterized by its lower GWP (close to 600) compared with R134a, as well as...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Refrigerant news: DEFRA

    In its "HFC consumption and emissions forecasting" September 2010 update of the 2008 report, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) recently shows that while UK HFC emissions are actually higher than had...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Briefs: New online energy-efficiency benchmarking tool

    The ICE-E (Improving Cold Storage Equipment in Europe) project is launching a new online benchmarking tool making it possible for users to compare the performance of their cold store against statistical data, identify potential energy savings and...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Briefs: Events

    - With over 880 exhibitors from 42 countries and 29300 visitors (up 10% since 2008), the second edition of Chillventa held in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 13-15, 2010, was a resounding success. View a video featuring highlights and...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • The future of HFCs was at the heart of discussions in Geneva

    Several issues of importance for the refrigeration sector were handled during the 30th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in Geneva, on June 15-18, 2010 where...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Trends and markets: AC market

    - According to a recent BSRIA press release, the air-conditioning market contracted by 11% compared to 2008, reaching USD 63.2 million in 2009. It is expected to see a slow recovery in 2010 with an expected growth rate of around 5%. In terms of...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Trends and markets: IARW Food Industry’s Return on Investment Guidelines

    The IARW Food Industry's Return on Investment Guidelines provide valuable information regarding cold storage construction costs and trends in 2010. There are a number of variables that affect the cost of a project, ranging from building size to...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • HFCs: projected emissions

    Two recent studies on projected emissions of HFCs have been published: - US: according to the June 2010 US Climate Action report under the UNFCCC, from 2005 through 2020, total US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are projected to rise by 4% under a...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • HFO-1234yf news

    HFO-1234yf, developed by DuPont and Honeywell as a substitute for HFC-134a in mobile air-conditioning applications in response to EU 2006/40 Directive which bans the use of refrigerants with a GWP higher than 150 in new types of vehicles by...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: China interested in NH3/CO2 and R-32 as HCFC alternatives

    Late April 2010, China took a step in the quest for alternative refrigerants in the context of the HCFC phase-out under the Montreal Protocol (freeze of HCFC production in 2013 and complete phase-out in 2030). Instead of switching to high-GWP...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Energy-efficient refrigeration in Switzerland

    The Swiss Refrigeration Association, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and the

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Eco Cute sales on the rise

    According to statistics from the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), shipments of Eco Cute heat pumps running on CO2 refrigerant amounted to 508141 units in fiscal year 2009 (April 2009-March 2010), up from...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: World's largest food park

    Early 2010, the world's largest food park opened 20 km from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. The 95-acre Patanjali Food and Herbal Park is to provide direct employment for 7000 people. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) plans to set...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: CSA

    The Cryogenic Society of America has created and recently launched its Cryogenic Treatment Database: www.cryogenicsociety.org/ctd_relaunched The site provides...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Cemafroid

    Cemafroid, a French refrigerated vehicle testing and certification organization with sites in Antony, Cestas and Lyons, celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 3-4, 2010 at its Antony site. The birthday celebration took the form of a conference...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: KRAIA

    Following the retirement of Wan-Keun Lee, former Chairman of Shinsung Holdings, as Chairman of the Korea Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Industry Association (KRAIA), Hwan-Yong Nho was appointed KRAIA Chairman on May 31, 2010....

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: AIRAH

    Sean Treweek has been appointed President of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH), replacing John Bosci.

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04