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2013.12.19

Over 100,000 New Ecoline Compressors Sold Worldwide

Bitzer celebrates another milestone. The specialist for refrigeration compressors is proud to announce the production of the 100,000th New Ecoline reciprocating compressor at its Schkeuditz plant in G...

2013.12.23

Alfa Laval wins SEK 90 million water treatment order in Aust

20/12/2013 Alfa Laval -- a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling -- has won an order from a leading Australian energy company to supply a unique water-treatment syst...

2013.12.22

EnTouch Expands EMS to Manage All Energy-Critical Systems

20/12/2013 Richardson, Texas -- EnTouch Controls, a leader in energy management services, has announced an upgrade to its system that will allow restaurants, convenience stores, and retail locations to manage all energy-critical equipment in a facility. When used with EnTouch HVAC and lighting controls, business owners can reduce energy bills by 15 percent or more and quickly react to equipment pe...

2013.12.23

CSG and Energysavvy Create Home Performance Portal for Nyser

20/12/2013 Westborough, Mass. -- Conservation Services Group (CSG) and EnergySavvy have collaborated on a new program management portal that is designed to enhance communication among homeowners, contractors, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA’s) Home Performance with Energy Star(R) program. The New York Home Performance Portal has been developed to increas...

2013.12.23

US Solar Industry Records Second Largest Quarter Ever

20/12/2013 Washington And Boston -- GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries AssociationR (SEIAR) has released U.S. Solar Market Insight: 3rd Quarter 2013, which indicates the U.S. installed 930 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaics (PV) in the third quarter, up 20 percent over the second quarter, and 35 percent over the third quarter of 2012. This represents the second largest quarter in the histor...

2013.12.07

Central A/C and Heat Pump Shipments Jump 23 Percent in Octob

20/12/2013 Arlington, Va. -- Combined United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 363,465 units in October 2013, up 23.3 percent from 294,678 units shipped in October 2012, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 25.8 percent, to 243,692 ...

2013.12.08

Quality in Geothermal Installations

Some notable failures in the design and installation of geothermal systems (both shallow depth horizontal and vertical borehole techniques) for heat pumps led a proposal at the November geothermal congress this year in Germany for a unified code of practice. Eight organizations signed up to the proposal and the first draft is expected early next year. The Code will cover design, installation, docu...

2013.12.13

HFCs in Retail Refrigeration

In their annual survey of the supermarket refrigeration sector in Europe, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) says that the number of HFCfree installations continues to rise: a 24% increase in the United Kingdom compared to 2012, around 590 stores in the rest of Europe using hybrid systems and another 1,000 using HFCfree solutions. Many of the largest retailers across Europe aim to use HF...

2013.12.09

Cyber Attack Risk for ACR Systems

A targeted attack from computer hackers who are capable of taking over control of centralized air conditioning and building energy management systems and embedding viruses is already a reality. Cyber security is a new discipline which has evolved to protect installations against this risk. Hugh Boyes writing in the CIBSE Journal instances some of the possible threats: altering control settings, in...

2013.12.10

Airedale in Moscow

UK-based ACR products manufacturer Airedale has signed a memorandum of understanding with Apek-S (Moscow) to establish a permanent presence in Russia to promote Airedale products and installations as well as offering sales, commissioning and service. The two companies have been working together for the last 10 years, designing and managing installations including close control and large infrastruc...