Europe
Yannick Fierling, New CEO of Haier Europe
Haier has announced the appointment of Yannick Fierling as CEO of Haier Europe. Yannick Fierling will lead Haier Europe from the subsidiary’s operational headquarters in Paris. Haier is active in 30 E...
CIAT Provides Picasso Museum in Paris with AC Systems
Within the framework of the extensive renovation of the Picasso Museum in Paris, CIAT was chosen to provide equipment for the air handling of the entire building. The equipment installed in the museum...
Climaveneta for New BNP Paribas Bank Data Center in Paris
Val d’Europe is part of the new town known as Marne-la-Vallee and is located around 35 km East of Paris, near Disneyland. In this modern and fast-moving context, BNP Paribas, one of the largest banks ...
Spray-on Biocide Developed
A new technique of trapping and neutralizing micro- organisms in air conditioning units has been developed in the United Kingdom. It consists in spraying a biocide over the surface of the intake air filter to create a mesh of micro ‘needles’ which trap the pathogens. Called AirConSafe, it is currently available for domestic split air conditioners up to around 17 kW. No quantitative experimental d...
Remanufacturing - the Potential in Retail Refrigeration
Compressor remanufacturing is already a well-established well-proven industry but could become a realistic prospect for refrigerated display cases as used in shops and supermarkets. Nearly 90% of the existing 800,000 cases in the United Kingdom are estimated to be scrapped every year and at least half of these are capable of being remanufactured to virtually as -new condition and in conformity wit...
New Angle on Beating the R22 Ban
Labeling cardboard cartons of refrigerant cylinders as R134a was not a clever idea when customs opened the cartons they found the cylinders themselves were clearly stamped R22. The total consignment of some 20 tons - originating in China - was impounded by officials in Vyborg, Russia. Although R22 is still avail-able in Russia, its price is high, encouraging the demand for cheap illegal imports. &...
Growth in Mechanical Ventilation for Dwellings
Latest figures from Interconnection Consulting in Vienna, Austria, shows steady growth in the market for pack-aged ventilation systems in houses and flats in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In 2014 sales totaled over 77,000 central ducted systems and 122,000 single room packaged units making a total value of around ?290 million (US$ 318 million). All these installations featured some form of he...
Carel Presents New Frontiers for Natural Refrigerants
Carel took part in the 6th ATMO-sphere Europe, the annual meeting held to discuss the latest technologies involving natural refrigerants in Europe, on March 16-17 in Brussels. The hot topic this year ...
