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Survey by Emerson Climate Technologies Shows Some HVAC Contr
Aug 29, 2014 ST. LOUIS -- While a number of HVAC contractors remain uninformed about changes in energy efficiency regulations coming in 2015, some are thinking ahead to how these changes will affect their businesses. A survey by Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. finds that 40 percent of commercial contractors and 42 percent of residential contractors in the North see upsell opportunities, while on...
NY-GEO to Represent Geothermal Heat Pump Interests in New Yo
Aug 29, 2014 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Geothermal heat pump (GHP) stakeholders have announced a new trade association to help increase market penetration and sales in New York state - the New York Geothermal Energy Organization (NY-GEO). “Our intent is to play an active role in quality assurance for the industry while raising the profile of GHPs among consumers through fresh, new marketing effor...
HVAC Service Franchises Industry Forecast to See Growth
Aug 29, 2014 NEW YORK -- The HVAC service franchises market has seen improved performance over the last two years, and can expect industry growth to 2019, according to a report from IBISWorld. As IBISWorld notes, after the housing bubble burst, both nonresidential and residential construction plummeted, pushing industry revenue down from 2009 to 2010. Furthermore, demand for maintenance and...
Adaptive Frequency Drive Increases Trane Chiller Efficiency
Aug 29, 2014 Trane, a global HVAC brand of Ingersoll Rand, enhanced its Optimus helical rotary water-cooled chiller with an Adaptive Frequency drive (AFD). The AFD adjusts motor speed based on ...
Transcritical CO2 system with ejector saves energy
28/08/2014 Since July 2013, the first installed and operating transcritical CO2 system with ejector has registered 15% energy savings by reducing internal losses. This system, installed at the supermarket Migros Bulle in Switzerland, has proven to save 60,000 kWh of electricity equivalent of 9,200 kg of CO2eq reduction. In fact, introducing an ejector into a vapour compression system result...
Greenhouse gas emissions in the USA
27/08/2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reported that US greenhouse gas emissions - including CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6 - dropped by 3.4% from 6,753.0 Tg CO2 equivalent in 2011 to 6,525.6 in 2012. HFC emissions rose by 1.7% from 148.6 in 2011 to 151.2 in 2012. During the 2005-2012 period, US greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 10.0% while HFCs rose by 26.2%. &n...
Ammonia Test Facility Opens in Chicago Suburb
28 August 2014 A new ammonia test facility for industrial refrigeration offers the equivalent of a 25,000 ft2 cold storage facility for use by the research and development team at Parker. Located in B...
Mitsubishi Electric expands into new offices in south west
28 August 2014 Following the growth of its operations in the South West, Mitsubishi Electric is expanding into new offices within Bristol’s northern business district. Vantage Court is within e...
Study Says 70 Percent of Internet of Things Devices Vulnerab
28 August 2014 PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP has announced the release of its Internet of Things State of the Union Study, which indicates that 70 percent of the most commonly used Internet of Things (IoT) devices exhibit serious vulnerabilities to attack by hackers. As the report notes, “As the number of connected IoT devices constantly increases, security concerns are also exponentially multipl...
Energy Storage Saves School District $5 Million in Utility C
28 August 2014 FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, has released the results of St. Lucie School District’s (SLCSD) energy cost reduction strategy using ice-enhanced cooling. Over the past seven years, the district of 40,000 students and 5,000 employees has installed CALMAC’s IceBank(R) energy storage tanks in 15 schools to cool students and employees. The SLCSD energy ma...
