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A Revolution in the European Heating Industry – Report on IS
ISH 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) plus water, was held from March 13 to 17 at Frankfurt am Main in Germany. During the five-day fa...
2023 AHR Expo – Largest Global HVAC&R Tech Display in Post-p
The 2023 AHR Expo was successf ul ly held f rom February 6 to 8 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States. The three-day event attracted a total of almost 42,800 attendee...
Fujitsu General Starts ATW Heat Pump Production in Europe
In Europe, the heat pump era has arrived. Aiming for carbon neutrality in 2050, demand for electric heat pumps has been increasing rapidly, thanks to their energy-efficient and clean features that use...
Panasonic to Expand European Hydronic Systems Business throu
Panasonic Heating & Ventilation A/ C Company has been focusing on business in Europe, which is positioned as its key market, since its split‑up in April 2022, along with Panasonic’s transiti...
Emerson to Sell Majority Stake in Climate Technologies
On October 31, 2022, Emerson, a global technology and software company, announced a definitive agreement under which it will sell a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone, a leading global alternative asset manager, in a transaction valuing Climate Technologies at US$ 14.0 billion. Emerson will receive upfront, pretax cash proceeds of appr...
Heat Pumps Revitalize HVAC&R Industry — Report on Chillventa
Chillventa kicked off in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 11, 2022, and this was the first face-to-face event in four years. Leading manufacturers in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refr...
Danfoss to Acquire Bockto Strengthen Natural Refrigerant Tec
Danfoss announced on October 10, 2022, its intent to acquire compressor manufacturer Bock, headquartered in Frickenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, from Nord Holding, which is one of the leadi...
Panasonic’s Czech Plant to Increase ATW HP Production to 500
In Europe, where environmental awareness is high, air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps, which use renewable energy for heating, have attracted attention from early on and have developed into a large market. ...
Global PAC & VRF Markets Now Regain Momentum
— Review of the Global AC Market in the First Half of 2022 As in previous years, JARN recently conducted interviews with major air conditioner manufacturers and related associations aro...
Daikin Releases Its Patents on R32 VRFs in Europe
The European air conditioner industry is at the forefront of the world in the carbon neutrality context. Over the last few years, Europe has rapidly shifted the refrigerant used in room air conditione...
