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Magnetic refrigeration specialist win international engineer
28 November 2013 Cooltech, the French-based developer of magnetic refrigeration technology has added an innovation award from The Institution of Engineering and Technology to its Highly Commended at t...
India and Saudi Arabia blamed for stalling progress on a glo
28 November 2013 The Indian and Saudia Arabian governments have been blamed for throwing a spanner in the works of the move towards global HFC phase-down at the recent Warsaw climate talks Environmental lobbyist the Environmental Investigation Agency said most countries came to Warsaw looking to take near term action on HFCs, but a decision that would have accelerated international cooperat...
Fan specialist ebm-papst celebrates 50th anniversary
28 November 2013 The company credited with the invention of the EC fan amongst other innovations celebrates with an illustrated timeline Click on the attached file to read the the illustrated histor...
Climate Center urges industry to get ahead of F-Gas changes
28 November 2013 Climate Center urging customers not to wait for the impending review of F-Gas regulations to review refrigerant options. The European Commission is finalising new controls on t...
Headline News Volume 201
============================ eJARN.com Headline News Date: 2013 December 4, Volume 201 http://www.ejarn.com ============================ * China’s Chiller Market According to the statistics of the China Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association (CRAA) member companies, the industry manufactured a total of 238,350 chillers in 2012. Only 2,100 units of reciprocating chillers were manuf...
HFC phase-down talks at stalemate
28 November 2013 MEPs and member state negotiators appear unlikely to reach a deal at a final round of negotiations this week on a timetable for phasing out HFCs. According to European Voice Dutch Green MEP Bas Eickhout, who is leading negotiations for the Parliament, said: “It’s going to be tough, there’s still a huge gap between the positions. If I just look at the official mandate now on...
Energy Management Lease Program Eliminates Upfront Costs
28 November 2013 Boston -- Powerhouse Dynamics, creator of the eMonitor(TM) enterprise energy and asset management system, has launched a system leasing program. Multi-site operators of small commercial facilities can now take advantage of the energy savings offered by the eMonitor with little or no upfront investment. eMonitor customers include restaurant, convenience store, and retail chains, as...
HEI Releases New Edition of Standards for Shell and Tube Hea
28 November 2013 Cleveland -- The Heat Exchange Institute (HEI) has announced the release of the fifth edition of Standards for Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers. The fourth edition of the standard was released in 2004 and reaffirmed in 2008 as Standards for Power Plant Heat Exchangers. However, with the addition of the HEI Plate Heat Exchanger Section in 2011, the HEI changed the title Standards for...
Solar PV Installations Worldwide to Double by 2020
28 November 2013 Boulder, Colo. -- Despite waning government support, the threat of international trade wars, and high-profile bankruptcies, the solar photovoltaic (PV) market continues to grow, according to a report from Navigant Research. The firm forecasts that annual installations of new solar PV capacity will more than double, in terms of capacity, by 2020, growing from 35.9 gigawatts (GW) in...
Conference debates heating sector’s role in reaching EU ener
28 November 2013 The Association of the European Heating Industry’s conference, “Heating in the spotlight: delivering energy efficiency”, brought together industry leaders and stakeholders to debate h...
