Teenage student in Philippines invents air con with air as medium

Maria Yzabell Angel V. Palma, a student in the Philippines, was recognised in April this year for her invention of a Freon-free air…

ATMOsphere Asia 2018

Last updated on 24 September, 17:00 GMT.

Episode 4 — Teenage student invents eco-friendly air conditioner

A weekly video series brings you the latest updates from the world of environmentally friendly refrigerants — natural refrigerants.

METRO opens its first climate friendly store in Russia

The METRO store uses an environmentally friendly refrigerant exclusively called CO2.

Shipping company invests in 2,000 environmental cold containers

The Mediterranean Shipping Company, a Geneva-based logistics company, will lease 2,000 containers chilled by Carrier Transicold’s NaturaLINE CO2-based refrigeration system.

EU industry group flags illegal refrigerant trade

EU HVAC&R industry group AREA has warned of growing illegal imports and black market trade in refrigerants in some European countries.

Industry supports $3.5M expansion of Arkansas training program

Arkansas-based Northwest Technical Institute will expand its ammonia accreditation / training center to help fill job openings.

Study: Thermal energy storage could improve warehouse cooling

Viking Cold Solutions finds its system cuts peak period energy consumption by 43% and peak demand by 29% at frozen food distribution center.

‘Hothouse Earth’ threat: HFC phasedown to mitigate risk

A new study describes how the HFC phasedown could help mitigate the risk of uncontrollable climate change.

Indonesian pharmaceutical giant installs green tech

Large Indonesian pharmaceutical company PT Phapros installed and commissioned two propane refrigerated chillers at its production facility in Semarang, Central Java.