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29 Jul 2013

SAE International's CRP team publishes final report on R-1234yf

SAE International, the global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries, says that its Cooperative Research Project (CRP) team has confirmed that R-1234yf is safe to use in automotive direct expansion air conditioning systems.

25 Jul 2013

Mike Nankivell is new FETA chairman

Mike Nankivell, president of the HEVAC Association, is the new chairman of the board of the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA).

25 Jul 2013

BRE helps manufacturers reach new markets

BRE has launched a new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) verification scheme allowing product manufacturers to communicate their sustainability credentials to customers.

25 Jul 2013

CDL strengthens sales team

Cool Designs Ltd (CDL), which specialises in designing and distributing air conditioning and heat pump systems, has appointed Chris Beech as sales engineer.

25 Jul 2013

Bitzer opens new plant in Atlanta

USA: The Bitzer Group has opened a new plant in Atlanta, Georgia, which produces semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors.

25 Jul 2013

MDS Conference 2013 hits the road

The Motor Driven Systems (MDS) Conference takes to the road in 2013 with a series of regional events aimed at helping industry professionals generate huge savings from motor driven apparatus - pumps, fans and compressors.

24 Jul 2013

Emerson director discusses natural refrigerants at US conference

USA: Sam Gladis, business director - heat pumps, Vilter Manufacturing LLC, a business of Emerson Climate Technologies, spoke at the second annual ATMOsphere America 2013 Conference, held in Washington from 17 to 19 June.

24 Jul 2013

WR Refrigeration looks to secure industry's long-term future

UK: Working with Nottingham Trent university, WR Refrigeration has launched a major research project to help secure the industry's long-term future.

24 Jul 2013

BPMA announces awards date

UK: The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has announced that the 2014 Pump Industry Awards will take place on Thursday 27 March at the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth.

18 Jul 2013

DuPont calls on EU to crack down on MAC non-compliance

USA: DuPont has called on the EU to aggressively curb noncompliance with the MAC Directive and called on the German motor industry to take an open, collaborative approach to testing cars designed to use HFO-1234yf.

18 Jul 2013

MPs call for maximum workplace temperature

UK: As the UK basks in a heat wave a group of MPs is calling for a maximum temperature of 30degC in the workplace.

17 Jul 2013

Backing for France as EU meets to discuss refrigerant row

EUROPE: France has received backing for its decision to ban certain Mercedes cars over the German manufacturers continued use of the banned refrigerant R134A in its car air conditioning systems.

17 Jul 2013

Spain threatens tax on HFCs

SPAIN: A proposal by Spain's Ministry of Finance to impose a special tax on HFCs could increase the price of refrigerant by almost eight-fold in an economy still struggling to recover following last year's European bail-out.

17 Jul 2013

HFOs have lower GWPs than CO2 - new report

USA: The new HFO alternative refrigerants have been found to have GWPs below that of carbon dioxide, according to a new study.

16 Jul 2013

EU environment committee votes to ban HFCs

EUROPE: The European Parliament's environment committee has voted to ban HFCs in new equipment from 2020. The overwhelming vote by 48 votes to 19 is the latest stage in the planned revisions to the F-gas regulations but will still have to be ratified by Parliament.