Growing populations and improving economies world-wide, especially in the developing world, are projected to lead to huge increases in global demand for space cooling, dehumidification, and refrigeration. This will make reaching global energy and climate goals extremely challenging. Therefore Annex 53 has been started with the objective to develop technology...
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The new issue of the HPT Magazine is out now! The topic this time is: Industrial Heat Pumps – Good examples from ongoing Annex Even though heat pumps often are thought of as domestic products, they do have a large potential also in industrial implementations. However, such implementations may imply significant challenges....
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According to data released by relevant institutions, China’s cold chain logistics market reached RMB 303.5 billion (USD 43 billion) in 2018. With the upgrading of consumption and the development of new-generation technology, the cold-chain market is expected to enjoy further growth focusing on the cold storage segment. At present, China...
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Last week the 25th International Congress of Refrigeration (https://icr2019.org/) took place in Montreal. The congress, which take place in different locations in the world, every 4th year collected more than 850 participants from 45 countries all over the world. China, United states and Japan where the top three most...
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The 2019 China Heat Pump Annual Conference & 8th International Air-source Heat Pump Development Forum were held in Shanghai on August 1-2, organized by China Energy Conservation Association and the Heat Pump Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association (CECA). This conference obtained supports and participation from China Academy of...
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HPT TCP, the Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies, will exhibit at the International Congress of Refrigeration that will take place in Montreal, Canada on August 25-30. Caroline Haglund Stignor, Assistant Manager of Heat Pump Centre will be in the HPT TCP booth (number 209). Come and meet her...
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While the F-gas phase down has had a specific marked effect on European HFC refrigerant prices, global prices are most affected by the price of the mineral fluorspar. Fluorspar is the commercial name for the mineral fluorite (calcium fluoride), and is the basic feedstock for all fluorine-based chemicals. Without fluorspar,...
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and ASHRAE have produced a new publication to update the market on the current list of available refrigerants, their ASHRAE numbers and safety classifications. As well as including the latest list of approved refrigerants, the new fact sheet explains ASHRAE’s numbering system and how this...
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