eJARN News
New Energy Efficiency Standards for Water Chillers
A new edition of the minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for water chillers (GB19577-2015) was implemented on January 1, 2017. This standard was jointly proposed by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ), and Standardization Administration of China (SAC). Compared to the previous edition (GB...
China’s National HVAC&R Conference
The biennial National HVAC&R Conference held from November 8 to 12 in Haiko, was attended by about 1,600 people including domestic and foreign HVAC&R designers, specialists, scholars, represen...
Mitsubishi Electric Holds Innovative Technology Exhibition 2
On November 25, 2016, Mitsubishi Electric Group held the opening ceremony of the Innovative Technology Exhibition 2016 in Guangzhou. The exhibition was attended by customer representatives from all ov...
RAC Production and Sales Increase in October
In October 2016, 8.3 million room air conditioners (RACs) were produced, representing a year-on-year increase of 59.4%, and 7.18 million units were sold, a year-on-year increase of 38.9%. Of these, 5.05 million units were sold domestically, a 59% rise compared to 2015, and 2.13 million units were exported, a year-on-year rise of 6.9%. Domestic sales showed continued good performance from Se...
Haier Releases HomeKitenabled Air Conditioner
On November 26, 2016, Haier released the world’s first HomeKitenabled air conditioner which provides a better experience for Apple users. Using the ‘Family’ app, users can easily control their Haier a...
JCI Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Wuxi Campus
The engineering and manufacturing operations of Johnson Controls’ (JCI’s) Building Technologies and Solutions in Wuxi celebrated 20 years of providing customers with the right products and solutions f...
Eco Labeling System for Air Purifiers Implemented
The Environmental Development Centre of Ministry of Environmental Protection released China’s first standardized eco labeling system for air purifiers. The system is intended to help consumers select ...
Latest Trends in Global Refrigerant Regulations
- Continued from the December Issue Trends in the Developing Countries Because Japanese manufacturers lead the variable refrigerant flow (VRF) market, R410A has been universally adopted as a refrigerant for VRF systems in both developing and developed countries. Regulation of air conditioners using hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in the room air conditioner (RAC) and packaged air conditioner (PAC...
EUREKA 2016 Tackles the Challenges of Future Generations
Heating, Cooling, Ventilation - sustainable technologies for a better life: this was the guiding theme of EUREKA 2016, a new conference entirely dedicated to the role of the HVAC&R sector for soci...
Danfoss Opens First Test Chamber of the U.S. Application Dev
At the beginning of December 2016, Danfoss opened the first test chamber of its new Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Center in Tallahassee, Florida, the United States. A ribbon-cutting cer...
