VRF/GHP
LG' single-phase VRF
28 March 2017 LG Electronics USA introduced the industry’s first single-phase VRF (variable refrigerant flow) 5-ton heat recovery system for the U.S. market as part of the company’s expanded line-up o...
Variable Speed and VRF: Sell the Benefits
March 27, 2017 Compression Solutions: Premium rooftop units may offer variable-speed compressors, but most OEMs defer to other compression solutions with multiple stages of capacity. Photo courtesy o...
Daikin Wins the Prize for Its Retrofit System
In the Product/Business Model Category of the 2016 Energy Conservation Grand Prize for excellent energy conservation equipment, Daikin won the highest Minister Prize of Economic, Trade and Industry for the world’s first Retrofit System maintenance service that can markedly improve the energy saving performance of Daikin’s existing variable refrigerant volume (VRV) systems simply by replacing the m...
Corona’s New Eco Cute for Hot Water and Standby Heating Has
From April 1, 2017 onwards, Corona will be selling 18 new Eco Cute water heater models successively. Five models, including a high-grade type and a high-grade high-pressure type, have improved the energy-saving performance by raising the Annual Performance Factor (APF) for hot tap water supply and standby heating from 3.3 for the conventional models to 3.4 under conditions specified in the Japanes...
Mitsubishi Electric Wins the Energy Conservation Grand Prize
Mitsubishi Electric won the Chair-man Prize of the Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ), the 2016 Energy Conservation Grand Prize for excellent energy conservation equipment in the Product/Busines...
Mayekawa to Release Sierra Air-cooled Chilled Package
Starting in spring 2017, Mayekawa will release the new air-cooled Sierra-A as the second in the series of natural refrigerant chilled packaged Sierra series using ammonia (NH3) as the primary refriger...
Hisense-Hitachi Holds 15th Dealer Conference
On February 5, Hisense-Hitachi held the 15th dealer conference in Shanghai, which was attended by more than 600 dealers from all over the country. During the conference, newly released 2017 products w...
VRFs Contribute to AC Market Growth in 2016
China’s central air conditioner market in 2016 is estimated to have reached RMB 75 billion (US$ 10 billion), a year-on-year increase of more than 10%. The increase was mainly attributed to variable re...
Toshiba President Visits Its VRF Factory in China
On February 16, Toshiba Group’s president Satoshi Tsunakawa visited the Toshiba Carrier production base in Hangzhou, China. It was the first time that the Toshiba Group president visited the Hangzhou ...
Gree Solar VRF Awarded Global First UL Certificate
On February 10, 2017, Gree North America held a ceremony for the launch of its solar variable refrigerant flow (VRF) products and award of global first UL certificate for solar VRF at La Concha hotel,...
Trane Releases Greenest New Generation Mini-VRF
Targeting high-end residences and light commercial applications, Trane released the Greenest, its new mini variable refrigerant flow (mini-VRF) system. Greenest features compressor and fan motors that...
Fujitsu General Enhances VRF Commercial Systems in the U.S.
Fujitsu General America has expanded its Airstage V-II Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) equipment line of VRF heat pumps, adding enhanced capabilities and operational efficiencies. The latest series no...
