Heating

Alfa Laval has introduced the AlfaNova GL50, the first heat exchanger developed specifically for fuel cell systems.

Panasonic Corporation has announced plans to accelerate its growth strategy for the air-to-water (A2W) heat pump and hydronic systems business in the European market.

Alfa Laval is now part of the First Movers Coalition (FMC), a global initiative launched by the World Economic Forum.

Record spend in R&D

Danfoss has finalised its acquisition of BOCK GmbH, a world leader in CO2 and low-GWP compressors utilised in cooling and heating applications.

Emerson has launched its new ASCO Series 262 and 263 Biodiesel Valves, the first combustion valves certified for use with biodiesel blended fuel in industrial and commercial boilers in the Americas and Asia.

Researchers from University of Birmingham have designed a novel adaptation for existing iron and steel furnaces that could reduce CO2 emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90 per cent.

Kelvion is now offering Heat Exchange as a Service with customers billed on a pay per use basis.

Fujitsu General Limited has established a joint venture, FGAHP, for the manufacture of heat pump water heating systems known as ATW within Europe.

Together with adesso and Microsoft, Kelvion has created a new feature in its heat exchanger configuration platform that will significantly improve performance.

Fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg will invest some 50 million euros ($A77.2 million) in new production facilities in Lodz, Poland.

Initiated in 2019, SWEP's global investment program now continues to add capacity in production, people and innovation.

Daikin Europe has announced the expansion of its German heat pump manufacturing base in Güglingen, Germany.

The federal government has launched a $43 million Industrial Energy Transformation Studies Program to identify opportunities to reduce energy costs and emissions in the industrial sector.

Clivet has released its new SCREWLine (WDAN-iK4 MF) series, which is a new air cooled multifunction heat pump for outdoor installation.

Panasonic Corporation will invest $US143.6 million (145 million euros) in its Czech plant by the fiscal year ending in March 2026 to strengthen the production of air-to-water heat pumps (A2W).

ARENA has provided $838,000 in funding to Hardwick Processors to install a 1 MW (thermal) demonstration scale heat pump and to upgrade the electrical supply system at its meat processing plant in Victoria.