Everything happening in the world of cooling and fresh air: launches, innovations and market trends.
The world of cooling devices moves fast: ever-quieter fans, more efficient portable air conditioners, more economical compressor coolers, new generations of insulated containers. In this category, our team breaks down the news that actually matters to you: launches from the big brands (Dyson, Dometic, Klarstein, Rowenta...), real technological innovations and the underlying trends of the domestic and portable cooling market.
At the IFA 2026 trade show in Berlin, Samsung and LG unveiled their new generation of home cooling appliances: an air conditioner that adjusts its airflow to your position in the room, a fridge that understands a full sentence and anticipates when its door will open. Behind the word AI, here is what is genuinely new, and what is still marketing.
Published on 5 September 2026 by Christophe
Europe is coming out of a record-breaking summer. While fans sold out in every shop, one appliance took the strain in silence: the fridge. Its climate class, that two-letter code marked SN, N, ST or T, explains why some of them gave up.
Published on 20 August 2026 by Pierre
France has just cut VAT on installing a reversible air-to-air heat pump from 10% to 5.5%. It echoes a rule the UK has applied since 2023, and both use the same test: the unit has to be permanently fixed. Portable air conditioners are excluded on both sides of the Channel.
Published on 14 August 2026 by Christophe
A notice posted at Shanghai airport went around the internet: Air France-KLM does not accept portable air conditioners, in the cabin or in the hold. This is not an airline whim, it comes down to the refrigerant inside.
Published on 11 August 2026 by Guillaume
Nearly 1.9 million fans and air conditioners sold in a fortnight, shelves cleared before lunchtime and prices climbing steeply: the summer of 2026 has pushed the cooling market to breaking point. Here is what it means if you need to equip your home right now.
Published on 5 August 2026 by Christophe
Ever more compact variable-speed compressors, natural refrigerants, no sensitivity to tilt: the compressor fridge is steadily winning ground from the absorption fridge in vans and campervans. Here’s a look at a trend that’s here to stay.
Published on 4 August 2026 by Pierre
EcoFlow, Anker, and soon Bluetti: power station brands are moving into electric coolers, building in a removable LFP battery. How it works, the real-world benefits and the limits of this 2025-2026 trend.
Published on 1 August 2026 by Yoni
Our compressor cooler range has grown from 8 to 17 models, from the compact Alpicool K25 to the dual-zone Dometic CFX5 95DZ. Here's how to find your way around by budget, capacity and use case.
Published on 1 August 2026 by Gilles