Japan
Regal Hermetic High-Speed Induction Motors

Genteq hermetic motors are designed for residential and commercial air-conditioning and refrigeration compressor original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The brand is recognized for its high performan...
Idemitsu Develops Lubricant for Low-GWP HFO Refrigerants

Idemitsu has developed a new type of lubricant for low-GWP hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) refrigerants. HFO refrigerants, have low GWPs, and in a context of increasingly stringent refrigerant regulations, re...
ENEX 2019 – 2018 Energy Conservation Grand Prize Announced

The ENEX 2019 exhibition was held at the Tokyo Big Sight from January 30 to February 1. With ‘Energy Mix toward the Carbon-Free Society’ as the main theme, 281 companies and groups includi...
Daikin Intends to Create a New Value for Store Space

On February 19, Daikin held a meeting in order to explain the company’s focus on the new roles of commercial air conditioners at the 47th International Hotel & Restaurant Show while introduc...
Performance of centrifugal chiller and development of heat p

April 4, 2019 Regulating the use of certain refrigerants is part of the fight against global warming. And as the use of refrigerants with high global warming potential (GWP) becomes ever more restric...
Toshiba Carrier Releases Estia 6 Series Eco Cute Models

From March 15, Toshiba Carrier released 47 models of Eco Cute Estia 6 series of CO2 heat pump water heaters for residential use. The new series has incorporated a daytime operation reserve function...
Daikin Wins Japan Open Innovation Prize at Its 1st Edition
On February 5, Daikin, Osaka University, and two companies won the Minister’s Award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology at the 1st Japan Open Innovation Prize ceremony conducted by the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, for their achievement in a co-creative activity of the industry and academia starting from the basic research – with cooperation ...
Corona to Release Thirty-seven New Eco Cute Models for 2019

From April, Corona will be successively selling 37 energy-saving Eco Cute 2019 models, precisely residential-use heat-pump water heater models using the natural refrigerant CO2, which comprise 23 mode...
Mitsubishi Electric to Contruct Verification of ZEB-related

Mitsubishi Electric will construct a new building that is to be used for verification of net Zero Energy Building (ZEB)-related technology on the premises of its Information Technology R&D Center....