Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has warned of counterfeit refrigeration oils which can lead to compressor breakdowns. The company has long been a target for counterfeiters keen to profit from fake versions of the compressors, spare parts and pressure vessels. However, product pirates not only sell counterfeit compressors, they also bring low-quality...
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The Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP) Annual Report for 2016 is now published and can be downloaded from our website. The Annual Report describes the work of the Programme during 2016 including Message from the Chairman, information about our Annexes, and the highlights of 2016. This...
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A consortium researching possible caloric materials for use in next-generation refrigeration technologies expects to start tests this year in the USA. Formed last year, the CaloriCool consortium has already made progress in exploring the field of possible caloric materials, which can generate cooling when cyclically acted upon by either magnetic,...
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An optimised energy use of Technical Building Systems (TBS) could yield significant energy savings and emissions reductions. A new study by Ecofys estimates an additional annual CO2 reduction potential of roughly 60 Megatonnes by 2030 compared to business-as-usual, just by consistent basic optimisation of TBS in existing buildings across the...
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This new issue of the HPT Magazine has Special Applications and New Markets as the topical theme. The applications range from innovative ways to use heat pumping technologies in commercial buildings, over their use in common household appliances, to completely new ways to look at climatisation. The Foreword provides an...
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As part of their “Energiewende”, Germany has set new a law that aims to contribute to a greener future full of sustainable buildings. Industry insiders expect heat pumps to benefit most from the new rules. The German Renewable Energy Heating Act pushes all new residential and commercial buildings to include...
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Projects on solar cooling, heat pumps and thermal energy storage are invited for presentation at a renewable heating and cooling technology event, backed by the Europan Commission. The selected projects will be presented at the annual event of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-ETIP)...
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A further conviction for the sale of illegal R-22 refrigerant and an investigation into 40 more instances have been reported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Sales of ozone-depleting HCFCs, such as R-22, for the maintenance or servicing of refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment have been prohibited in...
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