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J & E Hall launches Graduate Internship Scheme
2 December 2013 J & E Hall has launched a Graduate Internship Scheme for students wanting to work in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. The company has recruited two graduates from Portugal, Tiago Gomes and Nuno Alves, who will spend six months in the UK as interns learning about J & E Hall and developing a greater understanding of the industry. The initiative is suppo...
IEA members share energy policy success stories
New book showcases best practices, with emphasis on electricity and energy efficiency 2 December 2013 One of the principal aims of the IEA is to share experience, allowing countries, members an...
Johnson Controls and Hitachi Announce Global Air Conditionin
Johnson Controls together with new joint venture will create world’s largest commercial air conditioning provider MILWAUKEE and TOKYO -- (December 3, 2013) -- Today Johnson Controls, Inc., Hitachi, Lt...
Ingersoll Rand Completes Spinoff of Allegion
Swords, Ireland, December 2, 2013 -- Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, has completed the spinoff of the company’s commercial...
New Software Tackles Building Efficiency, Occupant Comfort
2 - December - 2013 Washington -- A new software application created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) could improve the efficiency of commercial buildings by allowing occupants to interact with buildings more directly. The new Building Agent (BA) application allows facility managers to quickly diagnose and adjust for problems based on di...
Johnson Controls Announces Price Increase on Frick Brand
2 - December - 2013 Milwaukee -- Johnson Controls has announced a price increase of 3 percent on FrickR brand industrial refrigeration products. Impacted products include compressor packages, vessels,...
Emerson Photo Contest Searches for Thermostat Works of Art
2 - December - 2013 St. Louis -- Emerson Climate Technologies has announced the launch a contest, starting today, via social media for contractors and homeowners to share photos of thermostat works o...
IoR plays key role in new European learning programme
2 - December - 2013 The Institute of Refrigeration is involved in a new European learning programme called REAL Alternatives that will address skills shortages among technicians working in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector. The focus will be on carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrocarbon and HFO refrigerants. It will improve knowledge in the service and maintenance of these ...
Daikin UK plants trees to offset carbon
2 - December - 2013 Daikin UK has donated funds for almost 10,000 trees to be planted at a wilderness reserve in northern Scotland, as part of its efforts to offset the environmental impact of its bus...
Operating behaviour of CO2 Booster
October 16, 2013 Postulating that the operational safety and efficiency of compressors can be significantly improved by using innovative and new technologies in their development and construction, Oliver Javerschek and Tobias Hieble demonstrate it through empirical and simulated results. Introduction The operating conditions of a CO2 compressor in a combined booster refrigeration system are...
