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  • France: the government recently published several documents on HFC regulations (in French)

    On November 22, 2017, the French Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity-based Transition (Ministère de la Transition énergétique et solidaire) published two documents which summarise the different regulations on HFCs at different levels...

    • Publication date : 2017/12/01
    • Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives
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  • Women unaware of engineering opportunities

    In UK, a leading job site reveals that 71.8% of female engineers believe young women are unaware of the career opportunities available in the sector.

    • Publication date : 2016/09/05
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
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  • In UK, 70% of office workers complain of poor IAQ

    Almost 70% of office workers in UK believe poor air quality in their place of work is having a negative effect on their day-to-day productivity and well-being.

    • Publication date : 2016/09/05
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  • Food processing: a priority sector for India

    India’s food minister believes that with a better supply chain, the country could be a global food processing powerhouse.

    • Publication date : 2015/05/29
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  • Frozen produces less CO2 emissions than chilled food

    A scientific report by Bristol-based Refrigeration Developments and Testing Ltd. suggests that frozen food emits less CO2 emissions than chilled food, contrary to popular belief.

    • Publication date : 2012/12/19
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  • UK: 50% of refrigeration plant end-users might not comply with F-Gas requirements

    Many equipment owners believe that because they have a maintenance contract with an F-gas registered service company, they are fully covered in terms of F-gas compliance.

    • Publication date : 2015/11/19
    • Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives
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  • Frozen food “bad reputation”

    According to an online survey of 1013 Americans conducted by Braun Research for ConAgra Foods in March, four out of five US consumers believe that frozen foods are highly processed and not as nutritious as fresh foods.

    • Publication date : 2014/01/07
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  • US likely to impose limits on LNG exports

    Executives from two major oil firms said they believed the United States government was likely to impose limits on liquefied natural gas exports in order to maintain low domestic natural gas prices.

    • Publication date : 2012/06/19
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  • 100 years of superconductivity

    April 8, 2011 marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity by Heike Kammerlingh Onnes. Working in his lab at Leiden University on April 8, 1911, he was experimenting with the electrical...

    • Publication date : 2011/07/26
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  • Briefs: Giant chiller

    A 5-MW 2-stage water-lithium bromide absorption chiller was recently inaugurated at Ulm Technical University in Germany. The Chinese-manufactured chiller is driven by hot wastewater (180°C) from a bio-energy-fired cogeneration plant. This...

    • Publication date : 2004/04/28
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  • Green buildings: not so expensive

    A study sponsored by the investment firm Good Energies on 150 green building projects around the world shows that, on average, they cost only around 2% more than traditional buildings and yielded 33% savings on energy use. These results can...

    • Publication date : 2009/02/24
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  • Brief: York International

    York International signed a 25 million USD contract, believed to be the largest ever air-conditioning contract of this type, to provide cooling to the Dubai Airport extension. The York team worked alongside the Dubai department of Civil Aviation...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/11
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  • Refrigerant Fraud

    Fake cylinders of HFCs such as R-134a, R-407C, R-410A, etc. have been found in parts of Europe in Germany, Poland and Greece, but not so far the UK. Samples taken from a cylinder labelled R-134a were analysed by refrigerant producer Honeywell and...

    • Publication date : 2006/02/09
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  • Briefs: Middle East - DuPont expresses anger over counterfeit R22 and R134a refrigerants

    DuPont has set up a task force to help local authorities deal with refrigerant counterfeits in the Middle East, it claims are potentially harmful. Pascal Faidy, business manager at DuPont Fluorochemical Refrigerants, claims they were dangerous for...

    • Publication date : 2009/12/09
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  • 2004 Climate Protection Award

    Since 1998, the Climate Protection Award is awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of achievements in protecting the Earth's climate. On April 13, 2004, this award was presented to 12 international individuals and...

    • Publication date : 2004/05/25
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