This year’s global economy has been hit hard by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this difficult context, the information technology (IT) industry is one of the few areas that remains strong.Investments in the fifth generation (5G) infrastructure around the globe combined with prolonged remote working as a measure implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19, investments in infrastructure by IT companies are gaining momentum. In particular, demand for data centers is growing in order to respond to the rapidly increasing amount of information handled. For example, IDC Japan has predicted that domestic data center construction investment in 2020 will increased by 55.7% year on year to ¥183 billion (US$ 1.7 billion).

The number of the countries where R32 models account for more than half of the split-type room air conditioner (RAC) market is increasing in Asia, Oceania, and Europe. The proportion of R32 models in the entire global split-type RAC market including Japan and China is estimated to have reached over 40% in 2019.Meanwhile, the market environment for commercial-use packaged air conditioners (PACs) is not yet sufficiently ready for a shift to R32 in many countries. Mainly Japan and Europe are promoting a shift to R32 in the PAC market.Here will discuss the tends of the usage of R32 in RACs, PACs and other air conditioners perspectively.

When building a new house, many owners may be wondering what kind of air conditioning system to use. There are two main methods for air conditioning a house. One is whole house air conditioning and the other is individual air conditioning for only the rooms and zones that are being used.

Source--2020-08-04 JARN Variable Speed Compressors Provide Significant Environmental and Financial Advantages Compared to Fixed Speed Compressors.