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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...
DOE Funds Projects to Develop New HVAC Technologies
Aug 26, 2013 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced 12 projects to develop new HVAC and insulation technologies as well as open source energy-efficiency software to help homes and commercial buildings save energy and money. These projects will receive an approximately $11 million DOE investment, matched by about $1 million in private sector funding. “Energy efficien...
U-Line Seeks to Expand in European Markets
Aug 26, 2013 Wisconsin-based refrigeration appliance maker U-Line took steps to expand its business outside the United States by employing key consultants in Dublin, Ireland and Barcelona, Spain. Sean Drumm will be the company’s European consultant, based in Dublin,, working with U-Line to help establish importer relationships with a focus in the UK, additional European markets, as well as and so...
Mitsubishi’s $3500 Air Conditioner Uses Infrared To Cool You
August 26, 2013 Summer is nearly behind us here in the northern hemisphere on this planet we call earth, which means we’ll soon be using our air conditioners for one last time prior to switching to he...
Passive Houses Gaining Popularity In The U.S.
August 26, 2013 For my entire life, I never owned a working air conditioner, and I used a standing fan to keep myself cool the whole time (it consumed only 50 watts), and Jamaica is pretty hot. Electr...
Alliant Energy initiates appliance cycling for participants
August 26, 2013 Alliant Energy’s Iowa electric utility will cycle air conditioners for participating customers across the entire state today. Weather conditions are such that from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., customers enrolled in the Appliance Cycling program will have their air conditioner cycled in 15-minute intervals to reduce overall energy usage. Participating residential customers have opted in...
Samsung Electronics Unveils New System Air-conditioner
August 26th, 2013 Seoul, Korea- On August 25, Samsung Electronics released a new system air-conditioner designed to make it easier for users to change the position of the controller by applying a new ...
EPA Kicks Off 2013 Energy Star National Building Competition
Aug. 23, 2013 Washington -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the 2013 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams from more than 3,000 buildings across the country are competing to see who can most reduce their buildings’ energy use. The competition specifically targets wasted energy in commercial buildings and motivates businesses to improv...
UK: Additional action to make the green deal work!
Aug. 23, 2013 | Energy-efficiency squads will visit UK households. "Sending installers out to properties street by street is the latest stage of the green deal scheme to curb rising bills", says Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent to theguardian.com Squads of insulators and energy-efficiency experts are to be sent house to house around the UK, in the latest stage of the government’s bid to pl...
U.S. DOE Plans Open Appliance Teleconference/Webinar
Aug 23, 2013 The U.S. Department of Energy scheduled a Sept. 12, 2013 open teleconference/webinar on appliance standards. The teleconference/webinar will include an update on Commercial HVAC, Water Heating, and Refrigeration Certification Working Group efforts. It will also include: * Development of minimum efficiency standards for appliances and equipment. *&n...
