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12-13 of April, 2013, the seventh National Congress of the “Ecoholod” Republican Public Association (RAC) was held in Bishkek.

It has previously been difficult to cost-effectively measure the performance of refrigeration systems in operation. Now there is the ClimaCheck method.

DuPont is trialling a new lower GWP refrigerant blend as possible “drop-in” replacement for R404A in transport refrigeration systems.

A hospital in Aydin, Turkey, is to serve as a test case to demonstrate that it is possible to reduce energy consumption by 50% and decrease greenhouse gas emissions with retrofitting solutions.

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany made a statement about the continued development of transport air-conditioning systems based on the natural refrigerant CO₂ instead of using doubtful  alternative R1234yf.

The capital of Qatar provided two ultra-modern fanzones cooled by the latest climate technology for football fans watching  the matches of the recently concluded World Cup FIFA ™ 2014 in Brazil.

BOULDER, Colo. — Because of the substantial number of existing buildings, retrofits are a critical pathway to greening the world’s commercial buildings, notes Navigant Research.

By January 1, 2017 all new car models Acs must be charged with a low GWP refrigerant. The main contenders in this category at the moment are working substances CO₂ and R1234yf.

New research from Parks Associates shows young consumers, those with children, and those in a home for three to four years are leading the adoption of Internet-connected smart home energy management devices.

According to the German Federal Bureau of Statistics, the share of heat pumps used as primary heating device for newly constructed residential buildings was 32,2% in 2013 – a gain of 2% compared to 2012.

Refrigerant manufacturer DuPont expects to see the low GWP R1234yf replacement in 7 million car air conditioning systems by the end of next year.

The EU is turning its energy spotlight on European airports in a bid to reduce their HVAC energy needs and carbon emissions.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) president and CEO Stephen Yurek announces that American HVACR industry will invest $5 bn in research and development funds over the next decade for new-generation refrigerants and equipment. The announcement took place at an event, sponsored by the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

NEWTON, Ala. — Ray McKenzie and Mac Chaney of Dothan and Madison, Alabama, have developed a new compressor that they claim has the potential to revolutionize the HVAC and refrigeration industries.

Engineers at Stanford University, California, claim to have invented a new mirror-like material which could reduce the air conditioning load of buildings.

A petition calling for a ban on the use of “dangerous substance” R1234yf in vehicle air conditioning systems has been rejected by the European parliament.

A leading maritime equipment supplier has warned that the shipping industry is ill-prepared for the new F-gas regulations.

A prototype wine cooler using magneto caloric technology is being presented at a consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.

Retailers have called on the cooling supply chain for solutions to help them meet a triple challenge of tight margins; smaller store footprints and new refrigerant choices.

Multinational inspection, product testing and certification company Intertek has invested more than $20m in support of the refrigeration industry in North America.