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13 Sep 2012

Greenhouse gas emissions down

EUROPE: Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by 2.5% last year, despite higher coal consumption and a growing gross domestic product (GDP), according to new estimates from the European Environment Agency (EEA).

13 Sep 2012

It's official: Refrigeration is the greatest invention

UK: We already knew it and now it's official - refrigeration is the greatest invention in the history of food and drink. So says the Royal Society, the UK's pre-eminent national academy of science.

12 Sep 2012

Death toll in Quebec LD outbreak rises to 12

CANADA: The legionnaires' disease outbreak in Quebec has claimed a 12th victim in an outbreak which has so far seen 176 infected.

12 Sep 2012

UNEP acts to block illegal HCFC shipments through the EU

EUROPE: Suppliers of refrigerant have been reminded that it is an offence to import, transit or trans-ship ozone depleting substances through member states of the European Union after a number of illegal shipments were uncovered.

12 Sep 2012

Sainsbury's to pilot demand response initiative

UK: Leading supermarket chain Sainsbury's is to pioneer a power demand response programme at two of its distribution centres.

11 Sep 2012

Europe sees fall in HFC usage

EUROPE: Usage of HFCs in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment in Europe fell by 23% last year compared to 2010, according to a study of F-gas prodution, import and exports from the European Environment Agency (EEA).

11 Sep 2012

Search is on for outstanding refrigeration achievement

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is calling for nominations of individuals or teams from around the world who have made recent outstanding technical achievements in refrigeration and related fields.

11 Sep 2012

Industry welcomes RHI for air-to-water heat pumps

UK: Peter Verkempynck, md of Daikin UK has added his suport to the news that Greg Barker, minister of state for energy and climate change, plans to include commercial scale air-to-water heat pumps in the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive.

7 Sep 2012

Wind-up refrigerator is serious answer to drug storage

USA: A wind-up vaccine refrigerator has been named the US Winner of the James Dyson Award.

6 Sep 2012

Refrigeration compressors are works of art

USA: Emerson has brought a little colour into the compressor world by turning its Scroll compressor into works of art.

6 Sep 2012

George Barker fined £110,000 for fatal safety failures

UK: Bradford-based commercial refrigeration firm George Barker has been ordered to pay £140,000 in fines and costs after admitting safety failures that led to the death of 61-year-old employee Jim Murphy in December 2009.

5 Sep 2012

Frozen produces less CO2 emissions than chilled

UK: Contrary to popular belief, new research suggests that frozen food is responsible for less CO2 emissions than chilled food.

4 Sep 2012

Phil Creaney

ACR News shares the shock of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry at the sad news of the sudden death at the weekend of Phil Creaney, editor of rival UK magazine ACR Today.

30 Aug 2012

20-year-old film of Grimsby Ice Factory now available on DVD

UK: A unique record of ice production at the Grimsby Ice Factory has been unearthed by the group fighting to preserve this historic building and the iconic refrigeration equipment it contains. Now the film is being made available on DVD.

29 Aug 2012

Daikin to buy US manufacturer Goodman

JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is set to acquire US manufacturer Goodman Global today (Wednesday) according to sources in Japan.

29 Aug 2012

Daikin buys Goodman for $3.7bn

USA: Following our earlier news story, Daikin Industries has now confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire US manufacturer Goodman Global.

29 Aug 2012

Refrigeration could reduce CO2 levels

USA: Refrigeration is often blamed for its contributions to global warming, but in the future it could be used to significantly reduce CO2 levels from coal-fired power stations and reduce levels of other dangerous chemical emissions.

27 Aug 2012

Authorities argue as Quebec LD death toll rises to eight

CANADA: With the death toll in Quebec's legionnaires' disease outbreak rising to eight, after two more victims were reported yesterday (Sunday), a political row has broken out over the lack of enforcement regulations.

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