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European Heat Pump Best Practice Guide now Published
Jul. 12, 2013 The European Heat Pump Best Practice Guide jointly conducted by EHPA and Delta Energy & Environment presents the heat pump ecosystem: European best practice examples showing pathways...
Report: Hisense May Be Planning More South Africa Plants
Jul 12, 2013 Chinese appliance and consumer electronics maker Hisense opened a plant to make TVs and refrigerators in South Africa last month, and, according to media reports, is already beginning dis...
New DOE Rule Boosts Efficiency for Federal Buildings
12 July 2013 Washington -- The Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new rule requiring new federal buildings to meet higher energy efficiency standards. The rule applies to buildings for which design begins on or after one year after publication in the Federal Register. It updates the baseline federal commercial standards to the 2010 version of ASHRAE Standard 90.1, which DOE determined woul...
GSA Cuts Building Energy Intensity by Nearly 25 Percent
12 July 2013 Washington -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it continues to save taxpayer dollars by increasing energy efficiency according to its sustainability and energy performance scorecard for fiscal year (FY) 2012, specifically reducing the energy intensity of its buildings by almost 25 percent. GSA uses the Office of Management and Budget scorecard as a benchma...
Design Guide Published on District Cooling Systems
12 July 2013 Atlanta -- A newly published book from ASHRAE provides design guidance for all major aspects of district cooling systems. District Cooling Guide includes guidance on central chiller plants, chilled-water distribution systems, and consumer interconnection. District cooling systems are commonly used to serve applications like cities, educational campuses, major medical facilities...
Headline News Volume 182
============================ eJARN.com Headline News Date: 2013 July 16, Volume 182 http://www.ejarn.com ============================ * Estimated China domestic air conditioner market size in 2012 is 37.8 million units, 7.8 % decrease compared with 2011. http://www.ejarn.com/news.asp?id=24477&classid=3 1. LG Introduces 17 SEER Mega Inverter Line LG Electronics USA has introduced a new series o...
Mitsubishi's Livingston expansion celebrates 20 years in Sco
12 July 2013 UK: Mitsubishi Electric’s factory in Livingston is set to become one of the Japanese air conditioning and heat pump manufacturer’s centre of design excellence following the opening of a n...
Domestic RHI a boost for heat pump industry
12 July 2013 UK: The domestic heat pump industry has received a boost following the publication of the financial incentives that will be available under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). Energy and Climate Change minister Greg Barker has confirmed that the tariff levels will be 7.3p/kWh for air source heat pumps and 18.8p/kWh for ground source heat pumps. The new RHI for household...
￡3.3bn bid for Invensys
12 July 2013 UK: Controls company Invensys has confirmed a ￡3.3bn bid has been received from French company Schneider Electric. The Schneider Electric hq in Paris The Board of Invensys has indicate...
Johnson Controls Identifies Energy Savings at LEED Gold Rate
LEED Gold building fine-tuned for improved operations, reduced energy costs Milwaukee -- July 11, 2013 -- Johnson Controls, a global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficien...
