Chillventa – the exhibition for energy efficiency, heat pumps and refrigeration

JARN estimates that in 2016, the refrigerated display case market reached 782,000 units in the United States, 712,000 units in Europe, and 350,000 units in China. According to the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), the Japanese market scale of refrigerated display cases surpassed 312,000 units in 2016.

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The UK government has launched an inquiry into F-gas emission policies and the future of the F-gas regulations post-Brexit. “The UK’s F-gas reduction targets are set and monitored by the EU. With Brexit looming, businesses need clarity on how the UK will reduce F-gas emissions and on who will ensure the Government meets its targets,” Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary Creagh said. As part of the EU, the UK is bound to the F-gas regulation (517/2014) and its attendant phase down target to reduce HFC use and sales by 79% by 2030. The UK is also party to the UN’s Montreal Protocol which, through the Kigali Amendment, plans to cut HFC use by a similar amount by 2036. The Kigali Amendment could be seen as a ‘back stop’ if the UK operates outside of the EU’s regulatory regime, but UK withdrawal from the EU raises several issues. Source: COOLING POST

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According to findings by the IEA, German citizens reduced their energy costs by $580 (almost €500) in 2016 and if no energy efficiency measures had been undertaken since 2000, German households’ energy-related costs would have been 27 per cent higher. This means that in total, German households cut energy-related costs by $45 billion (€38.3 billion) in 2016.

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