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Tag: air conditioning
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Mitsubishi Electric adds WiFi to air conditioner ranges
Mitsubishi Electric has announced that its MSZ-AP Series, MSZ-EF Series, and MFZ-KW Series will now have built-in WiFi connectivity.
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Demand response: cause for DRED?
Demand response programs for residential air conditioning have raised concerns, but are they as scary as they seem?
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Maximising residential AC efficiency: lessons from the field
Madison Talarico uses a case study to highlight how HVAC technicians can help customers improve their energy efficiency.
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We speak to AIRAH SA Apprentice of the Year JD Singh
We speak to Janamdeep (JD) Singh, Stud.AIRAH, winner of the 2024 AIRAH SA Apprentice of the Year award and the Airefrig scholarship award.
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Haier releases integrated solar range
Global HVAC company Haier has unveiled its new range of solar PV panels, inverters, batteries and EV chargers at the All Energy trade show.
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ARC: Refrigeration a first-choice career
Australians are increasingly turning to refrigeration and air conditioning as a career of first choice, according to the ARC.
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Hisense wins Canstar air conditioning award
Hisense has won the Canstar Blue award for best air conditioner, recognised for overall satisfaction and value for money.
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The evolution of the fridgie’s toolbox
What can we expect from the toolbox of the future? We spoke to three HVAC&R technicians from around Australia to find out.
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Seeley ramps up production of Braemar Dominator series
Seeley International is ramping up production of its Braemar Dominator series after initial success on the market.
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Daikin announces new floor-standing R32 units
Daikin Australia has launched its new range of R32 floor standing split systems, which comes in six models ranging from 2.5kW to 6.7kW.
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Gold medal backflip: Olympics to provide air conditioning
The US team is the latest to announce that it will provide air conditioning for athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Milieu Labs unveils zoning and monitoring systems
Milieu Labs has announced the release of its new ZoneMate and Service Dashboard solutions, which provide HVAC zoning and remote monitoring.
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Report shows dangers of heat in the home
A report by the Australian Council of Social Service has shown that prolonged exposure to heat is detrimental to human health and wellbeing.
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Sponsorship needed for award-winning NT students
Three award-winning year 12 students from Darwin need to raise $30,000 to bring their HVAC breakthrough to the world stage.
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Central and eastern Australia brace for intense heatwave
Temperatures are expected to hit nearly 50°C in parts of central and eastern Australia on Thursday and Friday
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EU Parliament approves HFC phase-out by 2050
In a historic vote on Tuesday, the European Parliament chose overwhelmingly to support rules that will ban HFCs by 2050.
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AC testing standards ‘inadequate’, says RMI
With the world predicted to soon face the hottest year on record, clean energy not-for-profit the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has highlighted the need for better air conditioning testing standards and performance ratings. According to RMI, today’s testing standards and performance ratings are more aligned with the climate profiles of the global north, which experience […]
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Social media provides data on heat-vulnerable regions
New research into social media data at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has provided insight into what motivates people to buy air conditioners worldwide. With temperatures rising around the world, more and more people globally regard air conditioning as an essential part of living. But AC units are also likely to increase energy consumption. […]
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AC based on air-cooled photovoltaic-thermal system
Scientists in China claim to have developed a photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) air conditioning system that uses an air-cooled condenser and a PV/T condenser combined in series. The research was published recently in Applied Thermal Energy, a technical journal. Researchers from Hebei University of Technology say they have designed the photovoltaic-thermal air conditioning system, whose novelty arises from using […]
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Air conditioning costs to cause discomfort
Melbourne-based startup Conry Tech is highlighting the increased costs of air conditioning this year, and predicts this will bring mainstream attention to what is typically an invisible issue. Conry Tech CEO and co-founder Sam Ringwaldt, M.AIRAH, estimates that power bills for air conditioning will be over $12.4 billion in 2023, given recent energy price rises. […]