RAC/PAC

2015.07.20

CIAT New Air Heaters

CIAT’s HEE Heliotherme and TPL air heaters have been designed to address new constraints on a market in which energy optimization is the key focus.   Thanks to optimization, the products’ energy ...

2015.07.15

New Vice President of Daikin France

Former director and general manager of sales at Daikin Europe, Wim Vangeenberghe is now vice president of Daikin France.   Le Moniteur reports that Mr. Vangeenberghe, originally from Belgium, wil...

2015.07.16

Climespace Cools the New Paris Philharmonic

Climespace and the new Philharmonie de Paris have a win-win agreement. Not only is the striking Philharmonic building designed by Jean Nouvel cooled by Climespace, but the edifice also hosts a huge Climespace district cooling plant  manwithin the framework of a 30-year contract. The Cite de la Musique (Music City) will also be cooled by Climespace. The new cooling plant has a capacity of 5.5 ...

2015.07.19

JCI Introduces TempMaster, New Light Commercial HVAC Product

Johnson Controls (JCI) introduces TempMaster, a new light commercial HVAC product line delivering efficiency and reliability for easy specification during the 2015 cooling season. Manufactured in Nort...

2015.07.17

Carrier Celebrates Environmental Milestone on Anniversary of

17 July 2015 FARMINGTON, Conn. - On the 113th anniversary of Dr. Willis H. Carrier’s invention of modern air conditioning, Carrier announced it is celebrating another milestone: 175 million metric ton...

2015.07.19

Panasonic Targets Doubling Commercial Air Conditioner Sales

Panasonic announced its target of \700 billion (about US$ 5.8 billion) in sales in its air conditioner business in fiscal 2018 (end March 2019), a 52% increase over sales in fiscal 2014. JARN intervie...

2015.07.19

Limits to Passive Cooling

The risk of condensation limits the use of floor coils or extended surface radiators in reversible air conditioning/ heat pump systems used in the cooling mode - although lower temperatures can dramatically improve thermodynamic performance. An example given by the French research center Costic shows that changing the operation of the cooling circuit from 30/35°C to 22/25°C increases the coefficie...

2015.07.19

New Generation AC Units

A review in the French journal Clima+confort highlights the main innovations in packaged room air conditioning units currently entering the market: better design aesthetics, energy labeling from A to A+++, lower noise levels for both indoor and external modules, wider operating range in heat pump mode (external temperatures from -15°C to -25°C), and control via Internet/ smart phone. Lower selling...

2015.07.10

Thermo King Launches Bus Air Conditioners

Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control systems (a brand of Ingersoll Rand), announced the launch of two new TKCool series solutions at the Busworld exhibition held from April 28 to 30 in Mumbai. These products, the CS- 1000 and CF-500, are suitable for light, medium, and large bus coaches. They offer superior performance, high reliability, and lightweight design. The company ...

2015.07.07

Voltas Launches Air Coolers

Voltas, a leading room air conditioner brand in India, has launched Fresh-Air Coolers, with features such as honeycomb cooling pads, carbonized dust filters, and powerful airflow. Explaining the reason for introducing these products, Pradeep Bakshi, president and chief operating officer of the Unitary Products Business Group and Mining and Construction Equipment Division, said that the products wi...