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The USA is to seek the removal of China from the list of Article 5 developing nations under the Kigali Amendment.

Preventive maintenance of evaporative condensers is key to ensuring the efficient, reliable and safe operation of refrigeration equipment, according to Steven Kline, Product Applications Manager at Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC), a Maryland (U.S.)-based manufacturer of condensers and other cooling systems.

An innovative system developed at MIT, which combines thermal insulation with evaporative and radiative cooling technologies, could reduce the load of air conditioners in buildings.

Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has finally passed the US Senate.

The next edition of the CO₂ and Ammonia Refrigeration Technologies will take place on April 27-29, 2023 in Ohrid, R. Macedonia. It will be organized by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Skopje together the with the International Institute of Refrigeration (Paris).

Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced the opening of its first training centre in Nigeria, focused on providing wide ranging training programmes for the local workforce.

The adoption of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 35 years ago marked a turning point in environmental history. The Protocol has become a symbol of what global cooperation can achieve if people unite and work together to protect the environment.

In 1987, the world came together to sign the Montreal Protocol, a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer. The accord was designed to phase out a host of chemicals, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), that were creating a continent-sized hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.

With the 2022 Emissions Gap Report due to be released in October this year ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the focus is on how fast countries can reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis.

Registration is now open for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference, February 4-8 in ASHRAE’s global headquarters city, Atlanta, Georgia. Registration for the conference provides entry to the co-sponsored AHR Expo, held February 6-8 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The US Chamber of Commerce, backed by nine other industry bodies, has sent a letter to members of the Senate, urging “expeditious” ratification of the Kigali Amendment.

Honeywell announced that it has launched an Industrial Automation Lab in conjunction with the University Politehnica of Bucharest’s Department of Automation and Computer Science to help students build the technical skills and knowledge required to join, compete and succeed in the global industrial automation sector.

As part of an effort to educate companies and organizations in the Philippines about sustainable cold chain technologies, Carrier Transicold, part of U.S.-based Carrier, has donated a 20ft (6m)-long CO₂ (R744) NaturaLINE refrigerated marine reefer unit to the Cold Chain Innovation Hub (CCI-Hub) in Manila.

Scientists have developed a new method for assessing the impact of ozone-depleting chemicals released into the atmosphere. 

Emerson announced its E360 Webinar series, “The Journey to Lower-GWP Refrigerants” will include five webinars designed to prepare food retailers and other industry stakeholders for the U.S. phasedown of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants. The series, which kicked off with the webinars “Regulatory Update: The Latest in Refrigerant Rulemaking and Safety Standards” and “The Role of Emerging Refrigerants Alternatives: CO₂, A2Ls and R-290,” is designed to provide food retailers with strategies to achieve compliance of federal refrigerant mandates by exploring refrigerant and equipment options that align with their operational and sustainability goals.

Campaigners have called on European authorities to act on undercover investigation into illegal European sales of HFC published last year – citing a lack of action by national bodies.

The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) has created a resource to help retailers navigate regulation changes implemented by the AIM Act to phase down HFCs.

Leading manufacturers of CO₂ (R744) refrigeration systems see robust growth in the adoption of transcritical CO₂ refrigeration systems for commercial and industrial applications in North America.

The global HVAC-R market was valued at $193.6 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $257.9 billion in 2027, following a CAGR of 5% during the forecast period 2022-2027. The growth in the global HVAC-R market is expected to be driven by increasing population and rapid urbanization, drastic change in weather conditions, and emerging innovation in HVAC-R.

Refrigerants market is expected to reach at USD 8.4 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period. The most used natural refrigerants are ammonia, carbon dioxide, and HCs such as propane and isobutene. Technological advancements in cooling equipment are replacing traditional refrigerants such as HCFC and HFC with natural ones. This has increased the market share of natural refrigerants in applications such as air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating systems.