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On 22 May 2023, the Council of the EU adopted its position (general approach) on the European Commission’s proposal for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).

Climatizacion & Refrigeracion, an international air conditioning and refrigeration trade fair held in Spain, has submitted its 2023 plan for the next edition of the fair. It will be held 14-17 November 2023.

On 15-17 May 2023, Eurovent’s decision-making bodies met in Rotterdam for its Annual Meeting to discuss issues concerning regulations, developments and the future of the association.

In order to foster its educational mission, the Cooling Technology Institute (CTI) renews its scholarship program for the 2023 school year. Apply now for the scholarship if you are a student entering college in STEM curriculum.

The April 2023 edition of the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) newsletter - including three new SRI factsheets related to the Domestic Hot Water, Electricity, and Monitoring & Control technical domains - has been released.

On behalf of the European Commission, Öko-Recherche is working on a series of analysis evaluating the implementation of the F-Gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 since 2015. The Q3/2022 report has been recently shared with Eurovent.

The six-month consultation on the restriction proposal, prepared by the Danish, German, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish authorities, opened on 22 March 2023 and closes on 25 September 2023 (23:59 Helsinki time).

Eurovent attended the 2nd stakeholders meeting hosted by the European Commission DG ENER – Unit B2 ‘Energy Efficiency’, on the ‘Technical assistance EED provisions of reporting requirements on the energy performance and sustainability of data centres’. 

During the meeting of the Eurovent Product Group ‘Evaporative Cooling Equipment’ (PG-CT) on 27 October 2022 at the Eurovent Summit in Antalya, the participants elected Laurent Petiot as Chairman and Ulf Bergmann as Vice-Chairman of the Group. 

From 04 to 08 February, the Eurovent Team is going to be at the ASHRAE Winter Conference and AHR Expo in Atlanta, USA. Both the conference and expo provide forums where manufacturers and suppliers come together to share ideas and showcase the future of HVACR technology.