eJARN News
Calls for installers & advisors to support Green Deal
28 March 2014 According to the latest Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Green Deal statistics, 162,096 assessments were lodged up to the end of February 2014, up 12 per cent from the end of January. ? In response to the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council’s (HHIC) comment on the Green Deal needing installer support to survive, NAPIT calls for installers and advisors to get behind th...
St. Lucie, FL School District Wins Trane Energy Award
Mar 31, 2014 Leaders at St. Lucie County School District in Fort Pierce, FL, expect new infrastructure upgrades to save $5 million a year, cutting energy costs 30 to 40%. Previously ranked 60th out of the 67 Florida school districts listed by county and ranked for energy usage, St. Lucie County is now ranked 18th. ? The district reduced annual utility costs from more than $12 million to less than ...
Evapco Opens Steam Condenser Laboratory for Testing
A new air-cooled steam condenser test laboratory will include a wind tunnel to evaluate ACC heat exchanger performance for the full-size (more than 35’ tall) bundles required for many power plant applications. Evapco designed, built and commissioned the laboratory, which is located in the Wilson E. Bradley Research & Development Center at the company headquarters in Taneytown, Md. According to th...
New Russian decree puts an end to the construction of ODS pr
28 March 2014 More concretely decree No. 228 of 24 March 2014 foresees the following prohibitions: From 1 July 2014, the design of facilities for the production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) or products containing these is prohibited ? From 1 January 2015, the construction of such facilities for the production of ozone-depleting substances or products containing these is prohibited, while th...
United Technologies Building & Industrial Systems Advocates
March 28, 2014 BEIJING, China UTC Building & Industrial Systems, the world’s largest provider of building technologies, including its industry-leading brands such as Carrier, Otis and Chubb, demon...
Philips to Establish Research & Innovation Hub in Africa
Mar 28, 2014 Royal Philips has established am Africa Innovation Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, which it says underlines the company’s commitment to invest in Africa. The Africa Innovation Hub will work both on the creation of new inventions and on bringing these inventions to the market. ? The Philips Africa Innovation Hub will do application-focused scientific and user studies to address key challenges, ...
Energy efficiency is no longer the realm of the rich and pow
Hubbard Products, the manufacturer of Energy Technology Product Listed (ETPL) refrigeration condensing units says that it offers the broadest range of high-efficiency equipment of any maker to suit a ...
Building Automation Systems Are Being Transformed by Digital
March 28, 2014 Boulder, Colo. -- The automation of various building systems - including HVAC, lighting, fire and life safety, and security and access controls - promises to improve energy efficiency and optimization, as well as enhance the comfort and health of occupants. Building automation systems have reached a tipping point, says Navigant Research, where embedded computing and digital communic...
New $10 Million Fund to Finance Energy Storage Projects
March 28, 2014 Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Santa Clara, Calif. -- TIP Capital, a leader in equipment financing and asset management solutions, and Green Charge Networks (GCN), a provider of intelligent customer-sited energy storage, have announced a program to offer zero-down financing for GCN’s retail, municipal, and industrial customers. The initial commitment will consist of a $10 million fund...
DiversiTech Is WinWholesale’s HVAC Vendor of the Year
March 28, 2014 Dayton, Ohio -- WinWholesale has named DiversiTech Corp. as its 2013 HVAC Vendor of the Year. Jim Kirby accepted the award for DiversiTech at WinWholesale’s Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase Awards Dinner at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. DiversiTech supplies products to WinWholesale local companies representing the Winair, Winnelson, ...
