Japan HVAC News & Trends

Home owners know how important it is to protect their investments, whether from intrusion, fire, earthquake, or flood. But they can’t always be at home and every second matters when things go wrong. Smart home devices and sensors can make a difference in time-sensitive emergencies by saving time, protecting possessions, and preventing anxiety. Various Smart home sensors  The marketplace is saturated with dozens of smart home sensors, which provide a wealth of real-time information...

Recent proposals to introduce sticker F-Gas legislation quotas on the level and type of refrigerant allowed on the European market risks potentially undermining heat decarbonization, an industry debate has heard. 2022 F-Gas Question Time The 2022 F-Gas Question Time, which was hosted online by H&V News’ sister title RAC Magazine on May 24, said initial reform plans would put significant supply pressures on HFC refrigerant available for existing systems. These pressures could also cr...

PARAT Halvorsen will deliver a 8MW Electrode Steam boiler with 22kV connection for their salmon production facilities in Vesterålen. Electrode Steam Boiler Norwegian company Nordlaks Stokmarknes orders a modern Power to Heat Steam system from PARAT. They will deliver an 8MW High Voltage Electrode Steam Boiler with a 22kV connection. The Steam Boiler will have a 188°C Design Temperature, 11 barg Design Pressure and will be delivered with Feedwater Pumps and Circulation pumps. The syst...

Panasonic Heating & Cooling is thrilled to announce they will be exhibiting at Housing 2022 this year in Manchester, 28-30 June, Stand E55. Richard Bishop, UK and Ireland’s Head of Marketing for Panasonic, commented: “With the demand for more low carbon heating solutions for residential properties growing and the new SAP10 regulations coming in force in June 2022, housing providers need to ensure they are fully compliant and ready to switch to more renewable heating systems for...

Representatives from the UK government have spent the day familiarizing themselves with Daikin’s air source heat pump offering, as the national effort to decarbonize the housing stock reaches a landmark moment. From this week, applications for the new Boiler Upgrade Scheme are open, meaning homeowners can apply – through their installer – for a £5,000 grant towards the upfront cost of a heat pump. The grants are designed to make low carbon, sustainable home heating techn...

Panasonic is delighted to announce the grand opening of its brand-new UK premises, dedicated to the HVACR+ market, which includes its largest UK training center, kitted out with fully functioning units for hands-on experience. Panasonic’s heating, cooling and refrigeration staff attended an Opening Ceremony on Friday, May 6, 2022, where Enrique Vilamitjana, the Managing Director of Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions Europe, officially declared the new premises in Welwyn Garden City...

South Hams Christian Fellowship was offered a new home in Kingsbridge, as their place of worship – a historic Chapel built in 1853. Requiring a complete renovation and new heating system, the Chapel was renovated and now boasts two Panasonic Aquarea heat pumps with underfloor heating and eight Panasonic fan coils, to heat the large open space. A challenging aspect of the project was that the main space is a large open area, with ceilings 8 metres in height and featuring very large windows...

Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has introduced its YKEA range, the latest air conditioner designed specifically to provide reliable environmental control for server rooms. The indoor and outdoor units come in five capacities ranging from 2.5 kW – 7.1 kW and now can offer outstanding energy efficiency with an improved SEER of up to A+++ SEER in comparison to its predecessor the TKEA. Stable cooling operation Developed to keep server rooms at the optimal temperature, Panasonic&r...

09 June 2022 marks the 15th anniversary of World Accreditation Day (WAD), a day that IAF and ILAC celebrate every year with members, partners, stakeholders, and other organizations in the field of conformity assessment to mark the importance of accreditation. WAD was established in 2007 by the IAF/ILAC Joint General Assembly, and first celebrated in 2008 with the theme of Accreditation: Delivering Trust in the Global Market. Over the years, themes have touched on the broad qualities of acc...

If one want to stop climate change and break the dependence on expensive fossil fuels, it is needed to switch from gas and oil to renewable energy. Plenty of proven solutions can ease this transition in the building heating sector. Even if one is not in a position to install a heat pump or pellet boiler right now, one can still slash the heating bill with the smart solutions provided by the ViCare app. Geofencing The heat doesn’t have to be on when nobody is at home. That’s w...

Austrian sensor manufacturer - E+E Elektronik presents its first digital temperature sensing element in the form of the TEE501. It impresses with a measurement accuracy of up to ±0.2 °C and a wide temperature range. The small DFN enclosure with integrated pull-up resistors facilitates the design-in of the sensing element. The TEE501 sensing element is suitable for temperature measurement in an operating range of -40 °C to 135 °C. Multi-point temperature adjustment as a factor...

IntelliCentrics, the innovator of the SEC³URE Ethos, SEC³URE Passport, Link & GO!, BioBytes™, and BioBytes™ Visitor announced Advanced Dallas Hospital & Clinics has joined IntelliCentrics’ SEC³URE Ethos, the largest healthcare community built on trust. IntelliCentrics is providing medical staff credentialing for its short-term acute care hospital physicians in Dallas. Digitizing credentialing process “We are extremely excited about how IntelliCen...

At NADCA, June means it’s renewal time. It’s time to renew NADCA membership. Membership dues are payable annually, and the June 30 deadline is quickly approaching. When renewal invoices arrive, users might find themselves asking, “What am I getting in return for my annual membership dues? Why should I renew ? It's actually quite simple. It’s an incredibly powerful thing to be part of an association, and just about every profession has one. Membership benefits&...

The HVAC industry will have to wait on the upcoming Energy Bill for details of any additional financial or regulatory incentives that may be introduced to shift the United Kingdom (UK) to low carbon heat. Lord Callanan, the UK Business and Energy Minister, says the country’s planned transition to low carbon heat systems will be a ‘gradual transformation’, rather than a more drastic industry revolution. The UK Business and Energy Minister said that important systems, such as h...

Riverford Organic Farm was looking to increase sustainability in refrigeration at its new butchery in Devon. The installer, Neil McCourt of Keep it Cool, sought the advice of refrigeration specialist distributor, Mervin Chumun at Hawco Ltd, and together with specified four 10HP Panasonic Coldchain Refrigeration units to provide the best solution for the Riverford Butchery’s hanging, retail, and despatch areas. Panasonic Cold Chain Technology With over 25 years of experience in all aspec...

Energy Guide UK has named Baxi as its Number One manufacturer when it comes to purchasing a new gas boiler. Taking into account everything a consumer should consider when investing in a new boiler, including Trust Pilot reviews, length of the warranty, availability of parts and commitment to a low carbon future, Baxi was ranked top.

Commercial vehicle supplier, Dawsongroup truck and trailer (Dawsongroup), has taken delivery of three Carrier Transicold Vector eCool units, the latest UK company to specify the world’s first fully autonomous, all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the renowned global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. Vector eCool systems The new Vector eCool systems will ope...

Some 38% of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from residential housing, specifically heating and cooling systems. Given the goal of ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions by 2050, new approaches have emerged to achieve that target. Some of the solutions currently being evaluated include the use of hydrogen as a replacement fuel, to store electricity from solar or wind power, or in fuel cells that use an electrochemical process combining hydrogen and oxygen to produce electrical energy and water....

Apogea was born in 2016 as a BIM consultancy. It was while analyzing the market in 2017, that the Spanish company noticed a major gap in building engineering. Indeed, the biggest handicap of its clients was to find an engineering company that adapted to a BIM methodology, to avoid having to walk with processes halfway between BIM and CAD. major gap in building engineering The bulk of Apogea‘s business is in construction engineering projects, although in recent years the company has made...

Users decided to part ways with their old air conditioning (AC) system. It is not always an easy decision to make. But now, users can get ready for a new era of home comfort, with lower utility bills and improved indoor air quality (IAQ). Did users know upgrading the AC can reduce the electricity bill by up to 50 percent, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE)? Oversized air conditioners The next step is finding the perfect make and model for the home needs. Their team at Tassio Tempe...

The government’s £450m Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) will start providing grants of up to £6,000 towards the cost of installing heat pumps. The funding will be available for either domestic or small non-domestic properties. the main focus of the incentive The main focus of the incentive, which is scheduled to run until 2025, is to help reduce the upfront cost of installing low carbon heat in the existing housing stock in both England and Wales.  Newly built propertie...

Consumers associate warranties with peace of mind, which they should. In our hectic economic times, peace of mind is at a premium, so more customers than ever are willing to pay for it.  Manufacturers’ warranties typically cover manufacturing defects for a period of 5 to 10 years. Customers, who complete a product registration with the manufacturer, including product serial number, model number, installation date, and other information, may be eligible for an enhanced or longer-term...

Johnson Controls-Hitachi has introduced a new Wall Mount indoor mini-split unit as the newest addition to its PRIMAIRY P300 line of high-efficiency, single-zone commercial mini-split systems. This energy-efficient and cost-effective ductless heating and cooling solution is designed to meet the unique needs of small to mid-size spaces such as shops, restaurants, and classrooms. “The new Wall Mount PRIMAIRY indoor unit intelligently optimizes the comfort in a space while reducing sound leve...

During the 66th Annual Meeting of Eurovent, Francesco Scuderi has been appointed to the position of Secretary General of the Eurovent association. He succeeds retiring Felix Van Eyken and will be supported by new Deputy Secretary General of Eurovent, Stijn Renneboog. The European Industry Association for Indoor Climate (HVAC), Process Cooling and Food Cold Chain Technologies (Eurovent) has been preparing for a generation change, since its General Assembly 2017, which assigned Francesco Scuderi...

With the new Adminprofi, Viessmann now offers its trade partners a reliable and time-saving solution for the installation and commissioning of electricity-based energy systems. This not only considerably simplifies the tedious bureaucratic process of registering photovoltaic systems, fuel cell heating devices, and electricity storage systems with the respective grid/network operator but also allows trade partners to save valuable time that can be used for their core business. Trade partners als...

Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air, a plumbing and HVAC company serving residential and commercial locations in California and Arizona, announces it has purchased Velavi Heating & Cooling, Inc., a home services company in Norwalk, California, in an effort to expand its HVAC offerings into the greater Los Angeles area. The expansion will allow Rooter Hero to offer heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services to Los Angeles residents in addition to the plumbing repair, installation & d...

EnergySolutions LLC announced that it received unanimous approval from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) to acquire the Kewaunee Power Station from Dominion Nuclear Projects Inc.  “We appreciate the PSC’s careful and detailed consideration of this matter. We also appreciate the PCS’s focus on safety and adherence to the commercial principles underlying Dominion’s acquisition of Kewaunee 17 years ago,” stated Ken Robuck, President and CEO of En...

Lindab's Innovation Prize is a prize awarded to a company, individual, or organization that can demonstrate an innovative and sustainable product or service, with commercial and/or socio-economic potential that can be put into practice. The winner receives SEK 30,000 as prize money. The 2022 winner is EnergiSystems Tellus AB. Energy efficient  Tellus Energi's system is used in new construction to greatly reduce energy consumption. The system absorbs renewable energy from the atmosphere by...

Project, launched back in 2017, connects a mix of UK property types via a digital platform to test next-generation heat and controls systems along with new delivery approaches. More than 1,000 UK homes have now been connected to the Living Lab concept that provides real world testing of next-generation building controls and low carbon heat solutions. The concept, which has been developed by the Energy Systems Catapult innovation agency, has seen these different types of homes being connected wi...

  Trane® by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, and the State of New Mexico announced the completion of the state’s first-of-its-kind State Buildings Green Energy Project (SBGEP), a decarbonization-focused initiative, and the State of New Mexico’s largest state-owned renewable energy project to date, targeting more than 30 aging buildings in Santa Fe. sustainability makeover While helping the state to reach its 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal, annual...