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Ingersoll-Rand to buy Frigoblock for 100m Euro
December 9, 2014 IRELAND: Ingersoll-Rand, parent company of Thermo King, is set to acquire Germany’s largest refrigerated transport company Frigoblock for 100m Euro. Frigoblock manufacture...
Meyer joins Bitzer management
December 9, 2014 GERMANY: Helmut Meyer, managing director of Bitzer’s Finnish subsidiary Lumikko Technologies has been appointed Bitzer’s chief sales and marketing officer. His appointment is p...
Low charge ammonia shapes the future of Refrigerated Warehou
9 December 2014 Advancement in low charge ammonia technology was a key discussion point at the 34th International Association for Cold Storage Construction (IACSC) Conference & Expo celebrated in ...
Alfa Laval wins SEK 85 million energy-efficiency order in So
Dec 9, 2014 Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a petrochemical plant in South K...
New Carrier Transicold UK Training Videos Help Operators Max
Dec 8, 2014 Warrington, England Carrier Transicold UK is helping customers get the most value from its range of refrigeration units by creating a suite of training videos. The videos are intended for ...
Ingersoll-Rand set to acquire FRIGOBLOCK
09 December 2014 Ingersoll-Rand plc has entered into an agreement to acquire FRIGOBLOCK for 100m Euro. The acquisition is expected to be completed during the first half of 2015, subject to regu...
IEA Releases New World Energy Outlook
09 December 2014 LONDON -- Events of the last year have increased many of the long-term uncertainties facing the global energy sector, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014). It warns against the risk that current events distract decision makers from recognizing and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system....
Contractors Invited to Grand Opening of Source 1 HVAC Supply
09 December 2014 MILWAUKEE -- Johnson Controls announced that it will celebrate the grand opening of its newest Source 1 HVAC Supply Center in Tampa, Florida, on Dec. 10. Contractors are invited to at...
Building Energy Efficiency Startup Closes New Financing Roun
09 December 2014 BOSTON -- Essess Inc., which has developed a mobile thermal imaging technology and data analytics program to identify and quantify energy losses across numerous buildings, has completed a new financing round, which brings the total amount raised by the company since its founding to $10.75 million. The company said it closes this financing round having recently completed fie...
Domestic refrigerator temperatures over the years
08/12/2014 A recent article by J. Evans et al. from London South Bank University reports on the changes in domestic refrigerators in the UK based on the last detailed survey carried out in 1991 and on a comparison with more recent figures. The 1991 survey showed an overall mean temperature of 6°C, with 70% of refrigerators operating at average temperatures above 5°C. The 2014 survey,...
