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Stiebel Eltron Invests €600 Million in Heat Pump Business
Germany has decided to stop using Russian gas, and demand for environmentally friendly electricity-based heating is booming. By the end of 2022, Germany-based Stiebel Eltron expects to have produce...
Bangkok RHVAC and Bangkok E&E Back after a Three-year Break
Bangkok RHVAC 2022 and Bangkok E&E 2022, the biggest event in three years in the air conditioning and refrigeration sector as well as the electric and electronics industries in Thailand, was organ...
Technical Trend: Smart ACs – Actual Usage Status & Future De
The terms ‘smart home appliances’ and ‘Internet of Things (IoT) home appliances’ have been bandied around in the consumer electronics market for a long time. Although these two...
Heat Pump Demand in Europe Stimulates Production in China
Since the second half of 2021, rising energy prices in Europe have stimulated rapid demand growth for heat pumps. According to China Customs statistics, soaring demand for heat pumps in Europe has led China to see the export value of heat pumps reach RMB 3.62 billion (about US$ 530.2 million), increasing by 63.2% year on year. According to the calculation standard of China Customs, China saw th...
Researchers Announce AC Prototype That Uses Solid Refrigeran
A group of researchers led by Jarad Mason, Ph.D., of Harvard University, presented a report at the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) on a prototype device that uses solid refrigerants to cool a space. Traditional air conditioners cycle refrigerant under pressure between l iquid and gas phases. One drawback of this cycle is the potential for refrigerant, a potent greenhouse gas, t...
Asian HVAC&R Manufacturers Showcase Sustainable Solutions at
IFA2022, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, was held from September 2 to 6 at Messe Berlin, Germany. It was the first face-to-face event in three years, attracting over 161,000 visit...
UK Supports Development of Innovative Heat Pump Solutions
The UK government set up the Heat Pump Ready Programme, part of the £1 billion (about US$ 1.1 billion) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which supports the development of innovative solutions across the heat pump sector. Heat pumps are a key solution for decarbonizing homes and will be critical for meeting the UK’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2050. The program consists of Strea...
Daikin to Strengthen Production in the Americas with a New P
On June 28, 2022, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America (DNA, former Goodman) announced that it will build a 70,000-m2 factory. Built next to the existing factory of Daikin Manufacturing Mexico (D...
Refrigerated Storage Methods Used for Fruit and Vegetables
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News (JARN) With many people in the world suffering from hunger, the amount of food wastage has become a major issu...
U.S. Senate Votes to Ratify the Kigali Amendment
On September 21, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which aims to sharply phase down the global production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), commonly used in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) applications. Despite having been a key stakeholder in negotiating the Kigali Amendment in 2016, the United States...
