eJARN News
New Icemaker Efficiency Standards Are a Step in the Right Di
March 10, 2014 By Joanna Mauer, Technical Advocacy Manager, Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) Late on Friday, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed new efficiency standards for com...
PHEX+ exhibition targets buyers and specifiers
12 March 2014 PHEX+, the plumbing and heating exhibition, takes place at Alexandra Palace in London on 20 and 21 May this year. Whether visitors are responsible for installing, specifying or purchasing domestic and/or commercial products exhibitors from both the domestic and commercial sectors will be present to help and will be showcasing the latest technology and developments in the sect...
Toshiba's new leak detection technology isolates pipework se
12 March 2014 Toshiba Air Conditioning has added a further development to its award-winning refrigerant leak detection and management system, enabling system to carry on working while leak is isolated...
European Parliament gives overwhelming vote to F-Gas refrige
12 March 2014 The new F-Gas regulations, “one of the most ambitious pieces of legislation that the EU has developed in recent years”, have been adopted with an overwhelming majority by the Plenary ses...
EP Plenary adopts F-Gas revision: heat pump industry ready t
Strasbourg, 12 March 2014 -- The European Parliament cleared the way for finalising the F-gas file by adopting the consolidated text in today’s plenary session. As such it is very likely that the Regu...
Army Awards 20 Contracts for Renewable Energy
12 - March - 2014 Huntsville, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the award of 20 base contracts to companies for renewable energy-related technologies. The contracts, including 15 for solar energy, three for wind energy, and two for biomass energy, are part of a $7 billion large-scale renewable and alternative energy power production contract. The base contracts enable t...
EGIA Financing Surpasses $1 Billion for Energy Efficiency an
12 - March - 2014 Sacramento, Calif. -- Through its GEOSmart Financing Clearinghouse, the Electric & Gas Industries Association (EGIA), a national nonprofit energy efficiency and renewable energy contractor association, announced that it has exceeded $1 billion in funded loans for energy efficiency upgrades and solar projects. Due to the buying power of its large national contractor net...
European Parliament ratifies partial ban on F-gases
12 - March - 2014 The European Parliament has adopted an agreement struck in December to phase-down the use of F-gases. Members of the European Parliament voted 644 in favour, with 19 opposing and 16 abstentions. The move has been welcomed by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) as a significant step forward for the climate. Clare Perry, head ...
Ice cream market in India
10/03/2014 According to a new report from Euromonitor International, ice cream in India is expected to see current retail value growth of 20% in 2013, down from 22% in the previous year due to an incr...
Modern cryosurgical techniques and devices
11/03/2014 The use of cold temperatures to freeze cancer cells dates back to James Arnott’s first experiments in England using crushed ice and sodium chloride to freeze breast and uterine cancers arou...
