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2015.01.20

Hydraulic shock caused huge ammonia leak

January 16, 2015 USA: Hydraulic shock is said to have been the cause of an ammonia leak in 2010 at a chicken refrigeration plant that affected 153 workers and sent 32 to hospital.   The cause was...

2015.01.03

Bosch Acquires Climatec, Strengthening Its Energy and Buildi

16 January 2015 FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Robert Bosch North America Corp. has acquired Climatec LLC, a leading provider of energy efficiency, building automation, security, and life-safety solutions...

2015.01.19

ONICON Acquires Greyline Instruments

16 January 2015 LARGO, Fla. -- ONICON Inc., a Harbour Group company, designer and manufacturer of flow meters and energy measurement systems, has announced the acquisition of Greyline Instruments Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Greyline designs and manufactures ultrasonic flow meters and level sensors that utilize Doppler, transit time, and area velocity technologies. The ...

2015.01.19

nomos Introduces Internet of Things Automation Solution to C

16 January 2015 LAS VEGAS -- nomos system AG has introduced three products that the company says provide universal automation for a seamless path into the Internet of Things (IoT) market. According to nomos, its products break down the barrier of incompatible technologies, giving businesses and consumers alike full advantage of automation and IoT.   According to Gartner, more than 4.9 billion...

2015.01.03

Cool-Therm rolls-out Cloud monitoring for Turbomiser chiller

16 January 2015 Cool-Therm Ltd has announced it is now able to monitor and diagnose the performance of its Turbomiser chillers via the Cloud and GSM.   The company says that Turbomiser chillers a...

2015.01.08

Natural Refrigerants Surge at Chicago Expo

Shecco’s new Guide to Natural Refrigerants at the 2015 AHR Expo can help attendees navigate the massive event.   From January 26 to 28, more than 80 companies offering products or services using natural refrigerants will exhibit at the AHR Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago.   That’s a significant increase from last year’s Expo, and further proof of the evolving North American market for...

2015.01.08

Policy is sometimes contradicting itself

Jan. 16, 2015 | Energy efficiency - easier said than done An old proverb says, "Don’t sell the skin till you have caught the bear". This seems to be good advice in the whole energy efficiency debate. ...

2015.01.04

The role of industrial heat pump applications according to P

Jan. 16, 2015 An interview from Mr. Paul Hodson, Head of Unit of Energy Efficiency, DG Energy explaining what is the contribution potential of industrial applications to the energy and climate  a...

2015.01.19

Emerson Climate Technologies Prepares for Leadership Transit

Ed Purvis Moves Up to Emerson COO; Bob Sharp Named New Business Leader of Emerson Climate   St. Louis, Jan. 14, 2015 - Emerson Climate Technologies, a business segment of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), wil...

2015.01.04

The French frozen food market

15/01/2015 Total consumption (including foodservice as well as retail channels) amounted to an estimated EUR 9.1bn in 2013, of which the retail sector was worth approximately 60%.   Volume sales of frozen foods in France were worth in excess of  2 million tonnes in 2013, or nearly 32 kg per capita. However, the category declined by more than 2% in volume terms during the last year, refle...