Japan
Toshiba Carrier to Release Condensing Units with New Refrige
Toshiba Carrier will release outdoor installation inverter condensing units that use either of R448A or R449A refrigerants with low global warming potentials (GWPs). The new inverter condensing units ...
Daikin Verifies that Lowering Humidity Is Effective in Reduc
Riken BDR-Daikin Collaboration Center, an organization founded by Daikin and Riken (formally, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), has verified the temperature and humidity levels that are ef...
JRAIA Calling for Frequent Ventilation During Cooling
As early as June, Japan began experiencing very hot days with temperatures above 35℃, heralding the arrival of the air conditioner season. In summer in 2020, unlike that in usual years, it will be necessary not only to pay attention to heat stroke, but also to take countermeasures against the COVID-19 pandemic by ‘frequently ventilating the room air while cooling the space.’ On the oth...
MHI RACs Reduce Airborne VirusesConfirmed by JFRL Tests
On June 23, 2020, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems (MHI Thermal Systems), confirmed that its 2020 room air conditioner (RAC) models with air cleaning functionality (bio-clear filter and nan...
Mayekawa Revamps Four NewTon Series Models
Mayekawa has revamped four of its NewTon series. NewTon units are highly efficient refrigeration systems adopting natural refrigerants. The series range from NewTon R-8000 for Class F cold storage fac...
Mr. Momoki Katakura, a Contributor to Heat Pump Industry Dev
On June 18, 2020, Mr. Momoki Katakura, the 18th president of Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE), passed away at the age of 78 in Japan. Mr. Momoki Katakura began ...
Corona Starts Providing Comfortable Home App
On June 1, 2020, Corona started providing application software called ‘Corona comfortable home app’ that enables a user to remotely control a hot water heater or to watch over his/her fami...
MHI Q-ton Circulation Wins JSRAE’s Technology Award
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems (MHI Thermal Systems) won the Technology Award for its ‘Q-ton Circulation,’ a circulating type heat pump system developed jointly with Chubu Ele...
Mitsubishi Electric’s R290 Compressor Business for European
The use of R290 compressors for ATW heat pumps in Europe has become increasingly widespread recently. R290 is well recognized since it is a natural refrigerant with zero ozone layer depletion and a lo...
Panasonic’s Aquarea ATW Heat Pump Extends R32 Range to Entir
Panasonic has expanded its Aquarea J Generation range of R32 high-performance ATW heat pumps for heating, cooling and hot water systems from sustainable, renewable energy. The company has added R32 mo...
