Australia’s refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) industry has celebrated World Ozone Day (16 September) by setting a new record for destroying ozone depleting refrigerant gases and removing them permanently from the ecosystem.

Carel has acquired German rotary and plate heat exchanger manufacturer Klingenburg GmbH and Klingenburg International.

Thermo King will invest more than $US100 million over the next three years to deliver a fully electric product in every segment of the cold chain by 2023.

Scientists at Harvard University have developed a prototype cooling system that is more environmentally friendly than today’s air conditioners.

The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) has created a free refrigerant transition hub for retailers.

Researchers from the University of Queensland, Oxford and Princeton have developed a test to measure if businesses are on-track to meet Paris Agreement climate action goals.

The Chemours Company will be expanding its Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) capacity by 40 per cent at its manufacturing facility in Ingleside, near Corpus Christi, Texas.

Gold Coast based SuperCool Group is celebrating a milestone anniversary, marking 40 years in the HVACR industry.

Climalife has released Cool-Gauge; an intelligent approach to monitoring the Heat Transfer Fluids (HTF’s) in cooling systems.

Honeywell and Navin Fluorine hosted a celebration this week to commemorate the opening of its plant in India which has begun manufacturing HFO technology.

The federal government has launched new incentives for both apprentices and their employers including $5,000 in training support payments for welders and welding related fields.

For over 100 years, air conditioning technology remained relatively unchanged until Ron Conry, a refrigeration technician by trade, invented the Turbocor compressor.

Hundreds of refrigeration and air conditioning technicians from the Coles Group are currently undergoing hands-on transcritical CO2 training.

The world’s biggest methane leak has been discovered coming from a coalmine in Russia, which has been pouring out the carbon dioxide equivalent of five coal-fired power stations.

HVACR technicians from across Australia have achieved accredited CO2 training via the newly opened, Sydney Beijer Ref Academy.

The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has developed a set of free A2/A2L refrigerant training resources and assessment materials for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).