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Panasonic Corporation announced that its Heating & Ventilation A/C Company is expediting its growth strategy for its air-to-water (A2W) heat pumps business in Europe. The company plans to release three new environmentally conscious models for homes (with different heating capacities) using natural refrigerants in Europe in May 2023, a first for a Japanese manufacturer, and to more than double the lineup by fiscal year ending in March 2026.

Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has announced plans to increase the supply of the low GWP HFO 1233zd through plants in China and the USA.

A group of trainers from the UK, Germany and Italy, in collaboration with manufacturer Clivet, have launched a joint training programme to increase awareness and build competency in the use of hydrocarbon refrigerants in split systems.

Italian OEM Epta has released results from its Life-C4R (Carbon 4 Retail Refrigeration) project, summarizing three years of data from seven European supermarkets testing commercial CO₂ (R744) refrigeration systems.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has delivered two R1234ze(E) centrifugal chillers with a total cooling capacity of 8,400RT to Singapore’s Marina Bay district cooling facility.

Refrigeration groups from across Africa have issued a joint statement calling on the global cooling industry to stop exporting obsolete equipment to the continent.

Strengthening the competitiveness of its range of freecooling chillers, Kaltra has introduced in the market the new Lightstream Scroll II with refrigerant R454b. These chillers are the latest in an array of innovative products to help users stay one step ahead of rising energy costs and increasingly stringent environmental legislation.

ICS Cool Energy has expanded its i-FH rental fleet with new water-to-water heat pumps running on R1234ze.

U.S. supermarket chain Lunds & Byerlys has installed a transcritical CO₂ (R744) system incorporating FTE (Full Transcritical Efficiency) technology at its newest store that opens this week in the Highland Bridge development of St. Paul, Minnesota.

This unique solution is based on the TE2 valve, which is well-known for delivering accurate and reliable superheat control, easy installation, and good temperature transfer due to their interchangeable orifice assembly and stainless-steel bulb.

With a belief that natural refrigerants will be the “only option” in the future, Enrad, a Swedish manufacturer liquid chillers and heat pumps, has been working exclusively with propane since 2008.

The Carrier Energy Optimization Program: Delivering Sustainable Savings offers a broad portfolio of EcoDesign-compliant products and solutions to provide businesses – from small commercial applications to large industrial installations – access to an array of modern energy and cost-efficient technology. As part of this program, Carrier will offer on-site energy evaluations during which our team will provide custom recommendations on how to reduce energy consumption at the customer site.

Krack – a brand of U.S–based OEM Hussmann – has launched its microDS Monoblock, a propane (R290)–based, self–contained refrigeration unit for walk–in cold rooms and freezers.

The City Advantage is a new Trane range of compact scroll water-cooled chillers and water-source heat pumps with lower GWP refrigerant R454B refrigerant.

European industry bodies will be collaborating to host trade event congress that will look at critical legislative issues facing the cooling sector.

Limiting air conditioning temperatures, controlling chillers and AHUs and placing doors on chiller/freezer cabinets are amongst a range of measures and recommendations being implemented by the Portuguese government.

Commercial Refrigerator Equipment Market global industry share is expected to drive at a CAGR of 7.2% with a value of USD 17.2 billion during the forecasted year of 2022-2030.

Controlling the gas cooler outlet temperature (GCOT) in transcritical CO₂ (R744) refrigeration systems is “imperative for energy-efficient operation” of the technology in Australia – where ambient temperatures are high – according to Mike Baker, Managing Director of Australian commercial refrigeration contractor AJ Baker & Sons.

Hailiang Business Hotel in Zhuji, China, has installed six 65kW (18.5TR) CO₂ (R744) heat pump units to replace its R22 heat pumps, resulting in 50% energy savings.

Bitzer, the refrigeration and air conditioning specialist presents its SPEEDLITE ELV52 scroll compressor, which was specially developed for electric buses and rail vehicles.