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Sainsbury’s goes for sustainable CO2
22 January 2015 UK: Sainsbury’s is using sustainable CO2 made from waste sugar beet in the refrigeration system at its new Portishead store. Opened at the end of October, the ￡15m Portishead s...
Frascold sets up US subsidiary
22 January 2015 USA: Italian compressor manufacturer Frascold has established a subsidiary company in Seattle to look after the US and Canadian markets. Frascold USA will be headed by Kristian Ellefs...
Emerson plans low GWP compressor launch
22 January 2015 USA: Emerson Climate Technologies says it will launch a range of scroll and semi-hermetic compressors for the emerging low GWP R404A alternatives later this year. With high GWP ...
Stony Brook Receives Grant to Create Energy-Saving Air Condi
22 January 2015 STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- A Stony Brook University research team has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to develop a smart air conditioning vent capable of modulating airflow distribution, velocity, and temperature, designed for commercial or residential use. Led by Ya Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Depa...
Regional Standards and Effects on HVAC Industry to be Covere
22 January 2015 CHICAGO -- The new regional efficiency standards for residential split system and packaged central air conditioners will be discussed during a free AHR Expo session, “New 2015 Regional Standards and the Effects on Different Areas of the HVAC Industry,” scheduled for 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at the AHR Expo, being held at Chicago’s McCormick Place, in room S106a. The rati...
Almost Half of HVAC Contractors Not Prepared for 2015 Effici
22 January 2015 ST. LOUIS -- With new air conditioning energy efficiency regulations now in effect, contractors in regions where SEER minimums are increasing will need to help their customers and suppliers understand the new efficiency requirements. However, a survey from Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. has found that 48 percent of contractors are still unaware of the regulations or unsure of ho...
Mexichem Appeals ITC Ruling on Import of Refrigerant Gases f
22 January 2015 TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico -- Mexichem announced that its subsidiary, Mexichem Fluor, has appealed the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that the import of Chinese refrigerants does not harm the U.S. refrigerant gas industry. The appealed ruling stated that the import of refrigerant gases from China, specifically R-134a, also known as HFC-134a or 1,1,1,2 -Tetrafluor...
Facility services provider ISS acquires GSH
22 January 2015 ISS has acquired the UK, Ireland and European activities of facilities company GSH Jeff Gravenhorst, Group CEO, ISS A/S, said: “This is the right company in the right market at ...
Worcester, Bosch Group announces cashback promotion
January 22, 2015 Worcester, Bosch Group has launched a cashback cylinder promotion, which also includes the chance for installers to win a trip to Britain’s most famous race track. Under the sc...
Energy efficiency measures reach one million homes milestone
January 22, 2015 According to new figures from the DECC, by the end of November last year the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Green Deal package had delivered new boilers, windows and insulation to 1,021,000 homes, four months ahead of its March 2015 target. The new figures were revealed in today’s (22 January) statistical report on the Government’s home energy efficiency programmes, co...
