JARN News
Nestlé cuts ocean transport emissions with Maersk’s ECO Deli
06 December 2023 Copenhagen/Vevey - Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company, is cutting its ocean logistics greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by using Maersk’s ECO...
3.8 MIDDLE EAST
According to the World Bank, the Middle East economy continued to grow in 2022, with a projected regional GDP growth of 5.2%. The region has benefited from higher oil prices, lower pandemic-related re...
SIFA Places Emphasis on Natural Refrigerants
Reported by Susan Phalippou, JARN’s European correspondent SIFA, a comprehensive exhibition covering refrigeration and its applications, returned to Paris, and was staged at the prestigious P...
EPA Finalizes One HFC Rule, Proposes One More
On October 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule on the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants as part of American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act implementation. The final rule comes one year after President Joseph R. Biden ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and aims to achieve its mandate of reducing HFC production and use ...
French ATA Heat Pump Market Grows by 25%
Trends in the French heat pump market covering the period spanning January to August 2023 highlight a number of contrasts. PAC & Clim’info has published data on the French market which demonstrate that sales of heat pumps used to produce hot water are buoyant, but identify sluggish growth in several other segments. In the commercial and industrial sectors, growth was stable. In the va...
Daikin Launches Charge Integrity Feature in North America
On October 17, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America announced the release of Charge Integrity, a new feature designed for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors that is ava...
Midea Exceeds DOE’s Cold Climate Challenge Performance Bench
On October 16, Midea America announced that it had become the latest manufacturer to exceed the performance benchmarks of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge. Midea’s equipment has finished the related lab testing and is now set to move to the field testing portion of the program. Specifically, Midea’s 3-ton system achieved 118% ra...
Carrier Launches Toshiba Carrier SMMSu Series VRF Systems
On October 12, Carrier announced the launch of the new Toshiba Carrier super modular multi system (SMMS) u-series variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems for light commercial and residential applicati...
AHR Expo Mexico 2023 Breaks Previous Records
Reported by Roberto Rojas Damas, director editorial, Refrinoticias Al Aire Celebrating its 25th anniversary, AHR Expo Mexico, the largest and most important event in the heating, ventilation, air c...
AHRI Convenes Leading HVAC&R Manufacturers for Discussion
On October 10, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) welcomed 25 C-level executives and representatives from prominent regional and international heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) companies to an exclusive gathering for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) manufacturers. The conference is a first for AHRI and the industry in the regio...
Daikin Develops Heavy Rare Earth-free Motor Used for RACs
Daikin has won the Grand Prize, the highest honor, at the 72nd commendation event conducted by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) for persons of merit involved in the electri...
India to Phase out HCFCs in New Appliances by End of 2024
As a part of efforts to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), primarily used in air conditioners and refrigerators, India will phase out HCFCs in manufacturing of new equipment by the end of next year under the accelerated schedule of the Montreal Protocol. It will enable India to achieve compliance with control targets for HCFCs for the yea...
