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2014.04.22

LG Door-in-Door Refrigerator Called One of Year's Most Innov

Apr 21, 2014 LG Electronics’ 4-Door French-Door Refrigerator with a Door-in-Door configuration was named as one of the 30 Most Innovative Products for 2014 by Better Homes and Gardens: Kitchen + Bath ...

2014.04.22

Final Commercial Refrigeration Rule Published

Apr 21, 2014 A final rule, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on April 21, revises and reorganizes test procedures for commercial refrigeration equipment (CRE) to clarify terms, procedures, and compliance dates, with an aim of improving repeatability and removing ambiguity from testing.   The scope of the category "commercial refrigeration" is quite broad, and some of the clarif...

2014.04.10

Revised F-gas Regulation formally adopted by EU Member State

18/04/2014 The revised Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), endorsed by the European Parliament in March 2014 was adopted on April 14, 2014 by the EU Council in which Member States ar...

2014.04.22

Cold chain improvements for the export of Ecuadorian product

18/04/2014 On March 11, The Ministers of Foreign Trade, Francisco Rivadeneira and of Interior, Jose Serrano, agreed on improving the conditions in which the anti-narcotics police checks the products at the port of Guayaquil so that they don’t interrupt the cold chain. The Ministers agreed, in a tour that they took of the courtyards of the Narcotics police in the port of Guayaquil, to find the bes...

2014.04.10

New refrigerant leak detection and isolation technology

17/04/2014 Toshiba has introduced a system which will automatically isolate a specific section of air conditioning pipework in the event of a leak.   Conventional approaches shut down the entire ...

2014.04.21

MHI to Sell Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery Business Assets

-- Management Resources to be Shifted to Energy Storage System Products -- Tokyo, April 18, 2014 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded an agreement with Delta Electronics, Inc., a l...

2014.04.21

Commission refers Poland to Court for failure to comply with

16.04.2014 The European Commission has decided to refer Poland to the EU Court of Justice for failing to notify to the Commission what penalties have been put in place in case the EU rules for companies and personnel undertaking certain activities with fluorinated gases are not observed. Poland has also not yet notified the national certification bodies that should train and certify the relevant s...

2014.04.21

NYSERDA’s HVAC Business Partners Program Doubled Its 2013 Go

April 17, 2014 Albany, N.Y. -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that its HVAC Business Partners program has more than doubled its 2013 project goal for implementing the national ANSI/ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 180 for Quality Maintenance (Standard 180 for QM).   The HVAC Business Partners program trains commercial HVAC contractors on how to profit fro...

2014.04.21

Reliant and EnTouch Offer Energy Management to Texas Busines

April 17, 2014 Houston -- Reliant has teamed up with EnTouch Controls to bring energy management systems to Texas small and medium-sized businesses. Through an easy-to-use controller, business customers have the potential to reduce their electricity usage by 15 percent, according to EnTouch.   When customers sign up for the Reliant Business Smart Controls plan, they will receive the IntelliTo...

2014.04.21

NRG Acquires Roof Diagnostics Solar

April 17, 2014 Princeton, N.J. -- NRG Energy Inc. has announced the acquisition of Roof Diagnostics Solar (RDS), to support and expand the company’s residential solar business. NRG said RDS will complement its network of independent solar installers and dealers and significantly increase the ability of NRG to meet the growing demand for residential solar services. Terms of the transaction were not...