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USA: New York has announced new regulations to reduce HFC usage by adopting changes to the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy that were overturned by a US court in 2017. The regulations ban the sale, installation, and commercial use of […]

CHINA: Carrier China has officially unveiled a 6000RT capacity water-cooled chiller performance testing lab at its new manufacturing plant in Baoshan Industrial Park, Shanghai.  The AHRI and GMPI certified lab, one of the largest of its kind in […]

FRANCE: Cryogenic gas supplier Air Liquide has acquired 80% of the capital of the French company Cryoconcept, a specialist in low temperature dilution refrigeration. Founded in 2000 and a spin-off from CEA (the French Alternative Energies and Atomic […]

Italian customs authorities stopped a shipment of 300 cylinders of illicit, climate-damaging refrigerant gases from entering the EU early last month. OLAF, the European Anti-fraud Office – supported the operation by providing the Italian […]

Honeywell announced that Cryogiam, an Italian manufacturer of condensing units, compressor racks, and systems for the refrigeration industry, is using Honeywell’s Solstice L40X (R-455A) refrigerant in its new condensing units. Cryogiam adopted […]

Graham Wright (left) and Russell Dean have been appointed vice-presidents UK: The Sustainable Energy Association has appointed Graham Wright of Daikin UK and Russell Dean of Mitsubishi Electric Europe as vice presidents.  The appointments follow […]

UK: A new report discusses how philanthropic intervention could help reduce emissions from the cold chain, while enhancing food security and poverty reduction. Net zero cold chains for food – A discussion document on the case for philanthropic […]

A major effort to develop and deploy clean energy technologies worldwide is urgently needed to meet international energy and climate goals, particularly in order to reduce carbon emissions from areas beyond the power sector such as transport, […]