HVAC
Germany to face court over MAC directive
The European Commission is to refer Germany to the Court of Justice of the EU for its failure to apply the MAC Directive.
Views sought on EPBD
The European Commission has opened a public consultation to evaluate the effectiveness of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
EC rejects petition to ban R1234yf
A petition calling for a ban on the use of “dangerous substance” R1234yf in vehicle air conditioning systems has been rejected by the European parliament.
New EU project for european airport HVAC systems
The EU is turning its energy spotlight on European airports in a bid to reduce their HVAC energy needs and carbon emissions.
Growth in the world heat pump market
The world heat pump market increased 7.2% by volume in 2013 to almost 2 million units. The growth was driven by the strong progression of sales of heat pump water heater in the USA especially on the one hand, and the recovery of the European market on the other hand.
The ministry for the environment of Germany considers necessary the development of transport CO2-based air-conditioning systems
The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany made a statement about the continued development of transport air-conditioning systems based on the natural refrigerant CO2 instead of using doubtful alternative R1234yf.
Retrofit looks to halve energy demand
A hospital in Aydin, Turkey, is to serve as a test case to demonstrate that it is possible to reduce energy consumption by 50% and decrease greenhouse gas emissions with retrofitting solutions.