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College of Climate Change will be offering courses in this new technology to refrigeration mechanics, companies working with coolers and large chillers and in particular Mining Companies. Sign up to…
Australia will have a carbon price by mid 2012
http://www.greensense.com.au/australia-will-have-a-carbon-price-by-mid-2012/ The Clean Energy Future bills passed the lower house last night, and passage through the Senate looks assured, so Australia will have a carbon price by mid 2012. Late…
US establishes new efficiency standards for residential central air conditioners
The U.S. Department of Energy has adopted new Federal energy conservation standard levels for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps that will apply as of January 2015. Following a…
Exclusive interview Professor Roberto Peixoto IMT, Brazil – part 2
In the second part of our interview, Professor Roberto Peixoto from the Instituto Maua de Tecnologia (IMT), Brazil, speaks about the possibility of replicating the Chinese Gree experience and developing…
Exclusive interview Professor Roberto Peixoto IMT, Brazil – part 1
With the rapidly expanding Brazilian market for R600a domestic refrigerators, hydrocarbons21.com spoke to Roberto Peixoto, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Instituto Maua de Tecnologia – IMT (Maua Institute of…
Cuban experience in the safe use of hydrocarbons
As a result of the US trade embargo and the reduced imports of basic goods Cuba began investing in hydrocarbon refrigeration in the early 1990s. Cuban Researchers developed the hydrocarbon…
Towards industrial scale production of HC chillers and heat pumps
Industrial scale production of hydrocarbon chillers has been put into action by Johnson Controls, while that of hydrocarbon heat pumps will soon follow. The company has gained valuable experience with…
UPDATED: Exclusive interview with A.Granger, Reymer Pty on HC MAC
hydrocarbons21.com talked to Andy Granger, General Manager of Reymer Pty Ltd, the Australian manufacturer of the OKA on/off road vehicle that was the first OEM in the world to use…
2012 German Refrigeration Award opens call for applications
The German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety has launched for the fourth time the German Refrigeration Award in the field of refrigeration technology innovations. The total…
New technology allows safe use of high-efficient HC in MAC
During ATMOsphere Europe, Martin Graz, Technical Director, and Gunnar Busse, Business Director North America, both from Obrist Engineering, held a presentation on their latest product: TESS, a safety system to…