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The European Parliament has given its final approval to the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which aims for a low and zero-emission building stock by 2050.

M&M Refrigeration, a Federalsburg, Md.-based manufacturer of industrial refrigeration systems, has introduced a line of low-charge ammonia configurable modular systems – another entry in the growing field of packaged low-charge systems.

The UN’s development organisation is to cooperate with Japan’s refrigerant conservation group JRECO to identify and fund climate-friendly technologies.

Carrier’s air conditioning and refrigeration technologies are sharing centre stage at the new UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings in Florida, opened today.

France has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants.

Leading UK refrigerant distributor Climalife has urged air conditioning customers to move rapidly to R32 to avoid major price increases and supply problems with R410A.

Blackpool-based Green Cooling is now the exclusive UK & Ireland partner/distributor for a range of hydrocarbon water/glycol chillers.

Japan’s association of air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturers has added its voice to calls for the EU to remove barriers to the use of low GWP flammable refrigerants.

Frick Industrial Refrigeration has continued the rollout of its low-charge ammonia central system (LCCS) at a second location, a cold-storage facility in Canada, said Joseph Pillis, director, global industrial refrigeration technology for Frick’s parent, Johnson Controls, Waynesboro, Pa.

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, are developing a renewable energy approach for synthesising ammonia.

Fujitsu has introduced a new range of wall mounted R32 air conditioning units, boasting cooling capacities of 2kW to 4.2kW and heating outputs ranging from 2.5kW to 5.4kW.

sheccoBase launched the survey to help gather information for the ‘World Guide to Low Charge Ammonia’. This first worldwide guide on low-charge ammonia technology aims to provide an overview of the opportunities and challenges for this technology.

The Food Storage and Distribution Federation is urging companies with cold storage sites who haven’t yet joined a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme to do so quickly, as the last window of opportunity for applications ends in July 2018, and won’t reopen again until the end of the current scheme in 2023.

Following their debut at Mostra Convegno last month, LG has announced the UK launch of a range of single and multi split air conditioners operating on lower GWP refrigerant R32.

Engie Refrigeration’s Quantum R134a chillers can now also be used with lower GWP refrigerant R513A, the company has announced.

Munters has launched a new energy efficient data centre dry cooling solution using indirect thermosyphon technology.

Compressor manufacturer Dorin has released an update of its selection software.

Bitzer has announced details of a new high efficiency scroll compressor for air conditioning and heat pump applications.

The IoR has released a new Good Practice Guide to refrigerant weight scale calibration, which is free to download for a limited period.

Carrier’s new AquaForce 30XB and 30XBP chillers update its well-established 30XA range with the latest technologies and increased efficiencies.