ACR Journal

December 2020 | January 2021 NEWS 08 The Heat Pump Association has released a new report outlining the steps it believes the UK Government must take to shape future policy and decarbonise the heating industry. Published shortly before the Government announced its 10-point plan to tackle climate change, including the installation of 600,000 heat pumps every year by 2028, the HPA report aims to substantially shake up the existing frameworks and introduce regulatory, impactful, and meaningful changes in the heating sector, paving the way for mass deployment of low carbon heating. GrahamWright, Chairman of the HPA, said: “This report could not come at a more pertinent time. The push for a Green Recovery from Covid-19 has put the UK in a unique position to be able to develop new and innovative policy that works to tackle the negative eects of the pandemic whilst working towards net zero. The regulations suggested in this paper undoubtably oer the Government a road to recovery for the heating industry that is green and saves energy and money for the UK.’’ The full report is available at http://ow.ly/m8zE50ChUvH HPA PUBLISHES NEW REPORT ON THE ROAD TO NET ZERO Daikin expands circular economy programme Daikin says the expansion of its circular economy programme will prevent 250,000kg of virgin refrigerant being produced yearly. In 2019, Daikin UK introduced the use of reclaimed refrigerant allocated to VRV IV+ systems and VRV IV S-series units during production, as part of its Partner with Confidence programme. The initial quantity of reclaimed refrigerant allocated to these units avoided more than 300,000 tons of CO2eq from being generated in the production of virgin refrigerant. Daikin Europe is now expanding its approach to all VRV units manufactured and sold across Europe from this month (November 2020) under the LooP by Daikin initiative. TF plans further expansion TF Solutions has announced plans to increase its branch network across the UK. Following the recent opening of a new Crayford branch, Managing Director Andy Cherrill said: “Over the next 12-24 months we are looking at opening a number of branches in several new areas across the UK - including our first branch in Scotland. “Although our network already covers all of the UK, our new locations will further enhance our service and support making us even more accessible for our customers.” No opening dates or specific locations are being released at the moment but says it is proud to be sending a message of growth and positivity to its customers and to the HVAC industry. The recently opened TF Solutions branch in Crayford ALMOST 7,000 ‘ATTEND’ CHILLVENTA ESPECIAL More than 6,800 participants from 113 countries took part in October’s virtual Chillventa eSpecial event. The Chillventa CONGRESS featured 30 presentations, with 75 product presentations, over 300 roundtables held by 207 exhibitors and more than 6,800 active participants from 113 countries at the eSpecial, generating over 100,000 instant messages and 1,200 video calls. Organisers reported feedback as ‘incredibly positive’ as they began preparations for the next scheduled event in 2022. news.indd 8 03/12/2020 11:50