JARN News
Alan Field, JARN’s Longtime European Contributor
On May 7, 2020, Mr. Alan Field, a valued and longtime contributor to JARN’s ‘European Press Review’, passed away at the age of 93 in the United Kingdom. Mr. Alan Field began his c...
Chillventa 2020 to Be Held Virtually
In view of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the global economy, Nürnberg-Messe has decided in close agreement with the Exhibition Advisory Board not to hold Chillventa 20...
Carrier Transicold Launches Vector 8611MT Trailer Refrigerat
Carrier Transicold has launched its innovative Vector 8611MT multi-temperature trailer refrigeration unit. Designed for trailers split lengthwise with a center dividing wall, the unit creates two refr...
Danfoss Ref Tools Puts Essential Tools in the Hands of Insta
Over the past months, Danfoss has made several exciting updates to its popular Refrigerant Slider app. The company improved the interface, integrated several of its other apps, and added quality of li...
EPEE Welcomes Opportunity to Prioritize Clean Air
The European Partnership for Energy and Environment (EPEE) welcomes the proposal for a Recovery Plan for Europe, which recognizes the urgent need to boost residential and public building renovations to kickstart the EU economy and reduce emissions, therefore setting the right direction to prioritize clean air. The COVID-19 crisis taught us many lessons, but one is particularly striking: as coal an...
Heat Pump Sales in Finland Continue at a Good Pace
In Finland, heat pump sales got off to a good start during the first quarter of 2020. Sales increased by 13% compared with the first quarter of 2019. According to statistics from SULPU, the Finnish Heat Pump Association, air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps showed the highest growth rate of 60%. Continued growth in the sales of ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs) was also gratifying, with a 27% increase, wh...
France Air Becomes Airvance Group
After having acquired the air handling division of the the UK Sig group, France Air, a French designer and distributor of ventilation products, has changed its name to Airvance Group. Based in Beynost in the Ain region of France, Airvance has 1,950 employees in 14 countries, and sales revenues worth €530 million (US$ 598 million) in 2019. The company now has a strong focus on development abro...
Over Half of Construction Projects Now Operating Again in Fr
A summary of a report prepared by BTP Consultants and partners – Citae and MBAcity – has been published by La RPF. The report is based on 5,000 building projects. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on building projects in France during the period spanning April 4 to May 16, 2020, shows that 55.7% of construction projects had resumed. Of the 44.3% of projects that have not yet resumed,...
Panasonic Expands Voice Control Language Availability for It
Panasonic works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice control of connected devices. Customers can now control compatible Panasonic residential air conditioners and commercial PACi systems b...
EU Replace Project Aims to Deploy Efficient Heating and Cool
Half of Europe’s energy consumption is used for heating or cooling. However, two-thirds of the 80 million heating systems installed in Europe are inefficient. In order to achieve the climate ...
