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AHRI to share results of its Low-GWP Programme
October 10, 2013 The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) will share the results of its Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program (AREP) a day before the start of th...
Rinnai launches London sales office
14 - October - 2013 Rinnai has opened a new London sales office in response to escalating demand for its condensing and high efficiency gas fired continuous flow water heaters in the capital and the S...
ACS gains Green Gateway Award from Mitsubishi Electric
14 - October - 2013 Air Conditioning Solutions (ACS) has received an award from Mitsubishi Electric for its work with the Connells Group on R22 replacement, as part of the new Green Gateway Awards. M...
Logic4Training offers future proof renewables qualifications
14 - October - 2013 Logic4training, the building services engineering training provider, has upgraded all of its installation and maintenance renewables courses to nationally recognised QCF qualifications. The Qualifications and Credit Framework is a more flexible way for candidates to learn and is recognised by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), which is crucial for installers...
Thomson Reuters Names Honeywell A World’s Most Innovative Or
14 October 2013 For the third consecutive year, Honeywell has been selected as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators in 2013 by Thomson Reuters. The proprietary program recognizes the 100 most innovati...
Eemax Acquires Tankless Water Heater Company EcoSmart
14 October 2013 Waterbury, Conn. -- Eemax, a manufacturer of commercial, industrial, and residential electric tankless water heaters, has acquired EcoSmart, a growing consumer brand of residential electric tankless water heaters based in Miami. “Adding to our team of proven experts, this acquisition will further Eemax’s position as the leading solutions provider in water heating,” said Kevi...
Commercial Refrigeration Industry Is in the Midst of a Shift
14 October 2013 Baltimore -- Danfoss hosted its 20th EnVisioneeringSM Symposium, “The Climate and Energy Nexus in Commercial Refrigeration,” in Baltimore. Participants included commercial refrigeratio...
Higher Prices This Winter for Homes That Heat with Natural G
14 October 2013 Washington -- According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook, the EIA expects higher prices this winter for homes that heat with natural gas, propane, and electricity. Home heating oil prices are expected to be lower than last winter. Forecast temperatures are close to last winter with the Northeast about 3 percent colder an...
Combining thermal energy storage and heat pumps
11/10/2013 A borehole thermal energy storage (TES) system, used in conjunction with heat pumps is designed to heat and cool buildings at the north campus of the University of Ontario (UOIT) in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The system has been operating since 2004 and integrates heat pumps which operate alternatively in heating or cooling mode and the borehole TES which also includes ground-base...
Ed Davey hopeful of energy investment
14 October 2013 Britain’s energy sector is close to securing tens of billions of pounds in investment from the Far East, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said on the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme. He said a “massive” wave of investment in nuclear and other technology from China, Japan and Korea would help secure the UK’s future power supply. A deal to build new reactors at Hinkley Point in So...
