SPECIAL FEATURES AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT RECOVERY This month: Air conditioning news, net zero cooling, heat recovery commissioning Five cooling firms judged to be on path to net zero New report looks for commitment Climate Action Pathway for Net Zero Cooling Five cooling companies have been necessary to achieve net zero carbon, say the Carbon Trust and Kigali Cooling Cooling Suppliers: Whos Winning the Race to Net Zero?, 90% of suppliers measured The analysis scored 54 cooling The report found cooling suppliers to have strong climate commitments, others, behind the curve, despite the nation having a commitment to carbon leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero-carbon recovery, as part of the goal to reach net-zero greenhouse Whos joined the Race To Zero? Joined: Prices for HFC refrigerants used in air conditioning systems have stabilised despite continued growth in demand, according to a recent European price monitoring survey. ahead of this years latest phase down in line with EU legislation was the main factor in driving demand, but over the whole year there was a slight dip in prices, according to the report from German consultancy ko-Recherche. Figures for the survey were provided by 74 companies from 12 EU member states and included refrigerant producers, distributors, manufacturers, and end users. Prices of R134a and R410A continued to fall at producer level, while prices from distributors, manufacturers and service companies dropped slightly or remained stable, the report said. R404A was also slightly down at all stages of the supply chain and the cost of new alternatives remained mostly unchanged or decreased slightly. Close to ready to join: Hawco for Haier Johnson Controls The report is a snapshot study of commitments, looking at their readiness Refrigerant prices remain steady Ready to join: Haier HVAC Solutions has announced Under the new partnership, the HVAC-R supplier will sell the complete range of Haier Toshiba heat recovery air con system installed at London college north London has had a high-performance Toshiba heat recovery air conditioning system installed at its main teaching block on its www.cibsejournal.com May 2021 63 CIBSE May 21 pp63-64 AIRCON News.indd 63 23/04/2021 16:12