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AHR Expo Seeks Most Innovative New HVACR Products
1 August 2014 WESTPORT, Conn. -- International Exposition Co., producer and manager of the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), announced that submissions for the 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Awards are now being accepted through Sept. 8, 2014. The awards are presented to companies displaying the most innovative new products at the expo. Sponsored by ASH...
Germany Tops Global Energy Efficiency Rankings; US Is 13th
1 August 2014 Washington -- Germany has placed first in a new energy efficiency ranking of the world’s major economies, followed by Italy, the European Union as a whole, China, and France, according to the 2014 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The United States ranked 13th out of the 16 nations examined. The...
All change at the top for Thermofrost Cryo
1 August 2014 Philip Sloper, managing director of wholesale distributor Thermofrost Cryo Plc, will retire on 01 October 2014, after 35 years with the company. Fellow directors Alan Wright and Steve Ma...
Viessmann purchases electronic control supplier
1 August 2014 The Viessmann Group has acquired electronic control specialist PSV (Project Service and Value). The company develops electronic controls for the heating and ventilation market and was previously a part of Italian electronic engineering group, Gruppo Giordano. The PSV purchase follows high profile acquisitions of Schuco Photovoltaics and refrigeration company Norpe. &nbs...
Regarding the Signing of a Definitive Agreement for the Cons
Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka, July 31, 2014 - Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Panasonic Corporation, and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) today announced that the parties have signed...
Panasonic and Tesla Sign Agreement for the Gigafactory
OSAKA, Japan / PALO ALTO, USA, July 31, 2014 - Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors, Inc. have signed an agreement that lays out their cooperation on the construction of a large-scale battery manufa...
SIRACH cooling technology network to visit Mitsubishi Electr
31 July 2014 Event on September 2nd for IOR group to focus on both air conditioning and heat pump technologies Air conditioning and heat pump innovation will be on the agenda on September 2nd w...
Survey reveals 84% of Britons have had difficulty sleeping d
31 July 2014 Air conditioning firm says its research points to an untapped demand for cooling, particularly rented equipment, by UK homeowners Research commissioned by North London cooling firm...
Renovate America Closes $50 Million Equity Investment
Jul 31, 2014 SAN DIEGO -- Renovate America, a leading provider of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, announced that it has raised $50 million in growth equity from new and existing investors. Renovate America partners with local municipalities to provide the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program to property owners, who use it to finance a variety of ...
NetworkThermostat Announces Cloud Service for Its Smart Ther
Jul 31, 2014 GRAPEVINE, Texas -- NetworkThermostat has announced its CloudConnect? service for the company’s Net/X? Wi-Fi and Ethernet smart thermostats. CloudConnect provides Net/X users with the convenience of remote access using the cloud with no limits on the number of thermostats or locations under the user’s management. CloudConnect also adjusts the user interface to match the device being u...
