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United States, Canada, and Mexico Submit North American HFC
May 9, 2014 Today the United States, Canada, and Mexico submitted an amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are rapidly increasing in the atmosphere due to rising demand for refrigeration and air conditioning, and as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances. The proposed amendme...
Australia: hydrocarbon advantages mean they here to stay
09 May 2014 The use of hydrocarbons offer a number of advantages in addition to climate benefits, including greater energy efficiency, faster pull-down time and reduction in head pressures. A number of Australian end-users have experienced these performance benefits, and their associated cost savings, leading to a growing demand for information and training on hydrocarbon technologies. Comp...
Whirlpool Corp., Purdue University Partner to Renew Home as
May 9, 2014 Benton Harbor, Mich. -- An energy-inefficient, late 1920’s vintage bungalow in West Lafayette, Indiana, will become a living laboratory for resource-efficient remodeling and net zero research thanks to a combined effort by the Whirlpool Corp. and Purdue University. Whirlpool engineers are working with Purdue University to transform an off-campus house into a net-zero energy, wat...
Oregon Institute of Technology Recognized for Use of Geother
May 9, 2014 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) for boosting its use of clean energy at the first campus in America to be heated by geothermal energy, achieving a major milestone toward its goal of making all seven schools in the Oregon University System carbon-neutral by 2020. Partially through DOE support, the Klamath Falls campus...
Europe Regulation Schedules Banning of F-Gases in Appliances
May 9, 2014 New refrigerator and air-conditioner use of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) is now scheduled for phase-out in Europe under a regulation just adopted by the Council of the European Union. The regulation is intended to facilitate reduction of F-gas emissions in the EU by two-thirds of current (2014) levels by 2030. Use of F-gases in some new equipment, like cold appliances ...
Join the refrigerant debate, sign up to RAC’s F-Gas Question
9 May 2014 With the implications of the industry-changing legislation still being worked out, make sure you sign up to RAC’s F-Gas Question Time, sponsored by Daikin, for the latest information and op...
New Cibse President calls for engineers and government to de
9 May 2014 The new president of the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers, Peter Kinsella, has called on members to ensure that buildings deliver on the performance benefits that are promised and for goverments to set mandatory minimum standards Cibse President Peter Kinsella has used his inaugural speech to call for improvements in the way building performance is sustained thro...
Headline News Volume 221
============================ eJARN.com Headline News Date: May 11, 2014, Volume 221 http://www.ejarn.com ============================ * The United States (Rotary Compressors -Global Market) In 2013, 1.2 million units of rotary compressors were exported from China to the U.S. market. Rechi topped the export manufacturers on a volume basis. Qingan is expanding its sales in the United States. h...
PORT PC: Heat pumps emerge from the shadows of other RES tec
May. 09, 2014 | The Polish Ministry of Economy has published a Decision on the method of calculating final gross energy consumption from renewable sources and the amount of electricity and heat from such sources. As such, this Decision is the first unambiguous document in Polish law, according to which a substantial part of the heat provided by heat pumps is derived from renewable sources. It may...
U.S President Increases Federal Commitment to Energy Efficie
April 9, 2014 Under 2011 White House energy efficiency commitments, Honeywell energy services helped cut Rock Island Arsenal JMTC energy use by approximately 35%. U.S. President Obama confirmed...
