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Study Sees Narrowing Cost Gap for Renewables in the West
5 - September - 2013 Golden, Colo. -- A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation in the western United States could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. The report, “Beyond ...
BPI Seeks Comments on Residential Air Distribution Standard
5 - September - 2013 Malta, N.Y. -- Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced that its BPI-3300-A-201x: “Standard for Residential Building Air Distribution System Energy Performance” is available for public comment through Sept. 30. The standard was developed to improve the energy efficiency of residential air distribution (duct) systems within the context of whole-house home ...
Arkema to build 1234yf plant
5 - September - 2013 Arkema has announced that it is building a 1234yf low global warming potential refrigerant gas production plant, with start-up expected in 2016. The company says that Forane 1234yf refrigerant gas will serve the future needs of the global automotive mobile air conditioning industry, meeting the required regulations. Arkema believes that car manufacturers have not...
Behold the 9-day fresh strawberry: new approach to slowing r
04/09/2013 A research team from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Components and Health Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., and Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) in Columbia, S.C., h...
Coleman Introduces Ductless Products
Serve a special need in room additions and in computer server room applications Sep. 5, 2013 Johnson Controls’ Coleman brand of comfort products has released a space-saving solution that delivers heat...
Heat Wave Keeps AC Repairmen Busy
Sep 5, 2013 As a dangerous heat wave brought triple digit heat to Southern California on Wednesday, air-conditioner repairman Tyler Spinner became a popular guy with his customers. "They’re very excited to see me," Spinner said. Spinner, who works for Amber Air Conditioning, said he was booked solid for the next week. On Wednesday, he was helping Dwain and Val Delgado, who just moved into a hom...
Carlyle Group Invests in Chinese Warehouses
Deal is the Latest Private-Equity Investment in China Logistics Sep 4, 2013 BY CHAO DENG Shanghai-U.S. private-equity firm Carlyle Group CG -1.02% is tying up with a real-estate investment manager and a large Chinese developer of logistics warehouses to invest $400 million in 17 warehouses in China, underscoring interest in the country’s logistics sector. Carlyle said on Thursday that it and The ...
Students Showcase Sustainable, Innovative Practices As Part
Sep 4, 2013 Atlanta--This year, in addition to the Student Design Competition, ASHRAE asked students to think outside the box with the new Applied Engineering Challenge, which invited students to desi...
NATE and APR Supply Offer Certification Testing in Philadelp
4 - September - 2013 Arlington, Va. -- North American Technician Excellence (NATE), in partnership with APR Supply Co., is offering NATE certification testing in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 2013, at 1 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Room 123. Technicians can prepare for the NATE exams by attending a four-hour course immediately preceding the testing session, hosted by APR Supply...
Efficiency of Geothermal Attracts Nonresidential Users
4 - September - 2013 Mountain View, Calif. -- With heating and cooling accounting for 40 to 50 percent of power consumption in nonresidential buildings, it highlights the need to increase energy efficiency in these buildings, and geothermal heating and cooling may hold the key, according to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan. “Geothermal heating and cooling is an excellent way to cons...
