eJARN News

2013.07.31

Watsco Achieves Record Sales and Profits in Second Quarter

July 30, 2013 Miami -- Watsco Inc. reported results for the second quarter and for the six months ended June 30, 2013, noting that the second quarter saw the highest sales and greatest profits in company history.   For the second quarter, earnings per share (EPS) increased 29 percent to a record $1.48 per diluted share and net income increased 31 percent to $51 million.   Operating incom...

2013.07.31

Johnson Controls joins AutoHarvest Foundation’s Innovation A

Plymouth, Mich. (July 30, 2013) -- Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, seating components, interiors and electronics, recently joined the Innovation Advisory Council of the AutoHa...

2013.07.31

Sainsbury’s cuts CO2 and energy bills with solar installatio

30 July 2013 Sainsbury’s has installed 100,000 photovoltaic solar panels (22 mWp) across 210 stores - enough to cover 35 football pitches.   These will help reduce Sainsbury’s total CO2 emissions...

2013.07.31

New Commissioning Air Systems guideJuly 2013

July 30, 2013 This new guide (BG49/2013) now replaces Commissioning Air Systems (AG 3/89.3) and Commissioning of VAV systems in buildings (AG 1/91). It explains how to commission ducted air distributi...

2013.07.31

Benefits of ductless air conditioners

July 29, 2013 by Dan Gualdoni When the summer heat is on, it can be tough to keep your house cool. Most people turn to central air or a window unit to stay comfortable.   A ductless air condition...

2013.07.31

Air coolant row empties Mercedes showrooms in France

Jul 30, 2013  (Reuters) - July is never the best month for car sales but Oussama Kaddoura, a Daimler Mercedes agent for the past 30 years, has rarely seen one as bad as this. France’s move to outlaw sales of several Mercedes models for using an air-conditioner coolant banned by the European Union not only stops him delivering cars already on order, but is also scaring new clients away from h...

2013.07.31

Cheaper, Safer Alternatives Available For Air Conditioner Re

Jul 31, 2013 Augusta, Georgia - Ken Ponder, President of Choice Refrigerants says, "There are many alternatives today as opposed to using R-22 in existing equipment." These old air conditioners need ...

2013.07.30

topic: OPEN Energy Technology Bulletin

The OPEN Energy Technology Bulletin circulates news of activities, findings, events and publications originating within the IEA Energy Technology Network. Its particular focus is on news from entities coming under the guidance of the IEA Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT). Through the OPEN Energy Technology Bulletin, the IEA seeks to generate broader cross-fertilisation of energy t...

2013.07.24

ebm-papst: AxiTop -- Less noise and more efficiency

For refrigeration and cooling equipment, the heat generated in the circulation process has to be transferred to the ambient air via a heat exchanger. To accomplish this, fans move cool air through a h...

2013.07.31

Segen to stock Panasonic heat pumps

29 - July - 2013 Renewable energy products distributor, Segen, has agreed a deal with Panasonic Heat Pumps to stock the Aquarea High Temperature 9kW and the 12kW air source heat pumps. Pansonic’s Aquarea High Temperature provides output water temperatures of 65°C with the heat pump alone, so targets UK installers looking for a heat pump that operates at high temperatures. Both the 9kW and 12kW un...