Standards and regulations relating to air conditioners in each country have increasingly become more diversified each year, with a wider scope of targeted products and stricter requirements. Regulations are classified as voluntary (recommended) and mandatory. In case of mandatory regulations, manufacturers must comply with regulations by changing product specifications or...
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the U.K. Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing the organizations’ relationship, which goes back over 100 years. The MoU is designed to continue to further and to promise advancements in cooling and heating...
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The global air conditioner (AC) market in the first half of 2017 recorded higher growth compared with the same period of last year. China, which occupied about 40 % of the global air conditioner market, operated at full gear and at full speed in production bases, achieving the highest production...
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China’s heat pump compressor market expanded rapidly in 2016, driven by the Coal-to-Electricity policy promoted vigorously by both central and local governments. According to data provided by compressor manufacturers, market demand for rotary compressors for air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps reached 1.4 million units in 2016, showing 25 % year-on-year growth....
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Two new publications – the Final report with 12 separate appendixes and the Executive summary – from the HPT TCP Annex 42 “Heat Pumps in Smart Grids” are now published in the publication database and can be downloaded for free as pdf files from our website. Publication links HPT TCP...
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Heat pumping technologies are an effective means of reducing demand for primary energy and the resulting CO2 – and particle emissions. But how does this technology work? Learn more about heat pumping technologies in our brand new short film! Watch the film here
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The first IIR International Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants will be hosted by the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from September 2 to 5, 2018. The papers will deal with: characteristics of low-GWP refrigerants; design issues for systems, components and controls; safety issues (flammability risk...
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As part of its environment and climate action funding program, the European Commission will be cofinancing the expansion of the REAL Alternatives learning program for low-GWP refrigerants. REAL Alternatives for LIFE will promote best practice in training for low-GWP alternative HFOs, R32, hydrocarbons, CO2, and ammonia, thus ensuring safe, efficient, reliable,...
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