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2013.08.27

Homefix: Changing filters in an air conditioner

Aug 27, 2013 Q: Every year I have to call a repairman just to change the filters in my air conditioner. There are two filters on top of the fan, one on either side of the fan. To get them out I would ...

2013.08.09

French court orders ban on Mercedes cars lifted

A top French court has ordered the government to allow the sale of new Mercedes-Benz cars using a type of air-conditioning chemical deemed too polluting by European law. Aug 27, 2013 By Thomas HUBERT (text) An interim court ruling issued on Tuesday gives the French government two days to allow Mercedes-Benz’s new models into the country, after the administration banned them over the fluid used in ...

2013.08.28

Better boiler control could cut business energy bills by 30%

27 August 2013 Inefficient boilers, where water is re-heated unnecessarily, mean business energy costs can be more than 30 per cent higher than they should be, according to ENER-G Controls.   “Your typical boiler is unintelligent and will often fire up unnecessarily, when there is still sufficient heat within the system”, ENER-G Controls general manager Steve Berry said. “When this happens th...

2013.08.28

Pipe Center collaborates on UK’s largest new build and refur

27 August 2013 Pipe Center is delivering a major supply contract for Lorne Stewart as part of the final phase of a project to modernise accommodation for service personnel across the UK.   The pr...

2013.08.29

Danfoss Hosts Illinois Congressman Kinzinger to Discuss Ener

26 August 2013 Rep. Kinzinger’s visit to Danfoss’ facility in Loves Park, Ill., included tour of variable frequency drive and solar inverter production areas   Danfoss recently welcomed Illinois ...

2013.08.28

Infrastructure Upgrades at Racine Unified School District Sa

District receiving Trane Energy Efficiency Leader Award   Racine, Wis., Aug. 26, 2013 -- Leaders at Racine Unified School District recently completed major facility upgrades to aging and outdated systems to improve the learning environment in the district’s four middle schools and 11 elementary schools.   The infrastructure upgrades implemented by Trane, a leading global provider of indo...

2013.08.10

What can Russia do to increase the use ammonia as a refriger

26 August 2013 In fulfilling its international commitments under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987), the Russian Federation is phasing out ozone depleting hydrochl...

2013.08.28

Chr. Hansen Dramatically Reduces Risks with Emerson myREEFER

Aarhus, Denmark, Aug. 23, 2013 - Chr. Hansen, a global supplier of bioscience based ingredients to the food, health and animal feed industries that ships cultures around the world, says it  is re...

2013.08.28

Ice Energy Supplies Thermal Energy Storage for Calif. Grid

Aug 26, 2013 Glendale, Calif. -- Ice Energy has announced full deployment of a regional energy storage program contributing capacity toward Southern California Edison’s state mandated 50 MW of energy storage. The company said 33 Ice Bear thermal energy storage systems, the first of which came online in November 2012, are in place helping meet summer peak a/c demand with efficient, clean capacity a...

2013.08.30

American Energy Solutions Changes Name to Acumen Energy Solu

Aug 26, 2013 Leawood, Kan. -- American Energy Solutions, a provider of comprehensive energy management strategies, has announced a new company name, Acumen Energy Solutions, to more accurately reflect its position as an international energy service company. The company serves multi-site facilities and commercial, industrial, and institutional customers across the United States as well as in Canad...