Midea Inaugurates New Facility for Air-conditioning &
Refrigeration Research Institute
Oct 17th 2011, The inauguration ceremony of new
facility for Midea Air-conditioning & Refrigeration
Research Institute was held in Shunde, China. The
Institute assembles together the previous Midea Central
Research Institute and Midea Residential AC Engineering
Centre. Construction of the new facility starts from
2010, with a total investment at 400million RMB
(61.5million USD). The complex covers a land area of
40,000 square meters and contains R&D building,
laboratory building and recreation centre.
The Institute will continue to focuses on key research
and development in the air-conditioning & refrigeration
field, such as environmental friendly new refrigerant,
low frequency inverter technology of inverter AC and
renewable energy applications such as solar etc. Over
89 laboratories has been planned for the Institute,
with an estimated investment on testing facilities at
200million RMB (30.75million USD).
The Institute shall continue to pursue technology
advancement in the industry. In the past, Midea has
applied for more than 4,000 patents on air-conditioning
technologies, and has been an active participant in
drafting and amending national and industrial
standards.
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