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ASERCOM provides technical expertise to EU MEPs
Together with Eurovent and EPEE, the voice of the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump industry in Europe, ASERCOM, the European Association of Component Manufacturers for the HVAC&R Industry, has issued an agreed position on the phase down of F-gases in refrigerants. "ASERCOM is the technical [...]
Condensing unit: no energy label needed. ASERCOM comments on JRC review study
The Regulations on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling for Condensing Units (Regulations EU 2015/1095 and 2015/1094) are currently being revised. The second interim report has been presented by the consultants end of last year. The Joint Industry Expert Group by ASERCOM, the Association of [...]
“We want to achieve the target of decarbonisation”
European bodies and institutions are on the last mile in the discussion on how to improve the new F-Gas regulation. Given the large contribution the HVAC&R industry can make to decarbonisation, it is important to keep an eye on the actual technology [...]
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Italy towards a more sustainable refrigeration?
Italy is a bit of an outlier regarding greenhouse gas emissions in the European landscape. In contrast to the other Member States, while emissions are generally decreasing, those caused by fluorinated gases do increase – according to the Italian Greenhouse Gas Inventory [...]
ASSOFRIGORISTI: conscious protagonists of change
An Interview with Marco Oldrati, new Director of Operations of the Italian association Assofrigoristi In June, following the resignations of Gianluca Degiovanni as President and Marco Masini as Chief Operating Officer of Assofrigoristi, the Association elected its new management team: Fabio Brondolin [...]
Germany is a pioneer in the fight against Europe-wide refrigerant smuggling
The amendment of the German Chemicals Act represents an important step in the fight against illegal trade in hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Europe. The amendment to the German Chemicals Act, which comes applies on 1 August 2021, now gives the supervisory authorities extensive [...]