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DOE Announces Funding to Develop New Power Plant Cooling Tec
1 June 2015 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $30 million in funding for 14 new projects aimed at creating highly efficient and scalable dry-cooling technologies for thermoelectric power plants. The projects are funded through ARPA-E’s new Advanced Research In Dry cooling (ARID) program. “These new projects e...
MCAA, MSCA Revise Model NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Program f
29 May 2015 (MCAA) and the Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) have revised their Model NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Program for Service to make its contents consistent with recent revisions to the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (NFPA 70E - 2015). The model program outlines electrical safety procedures for those who wo...
Transformative Wave Announces Canadian Patent for Its CATALY
29 May 2015 KENT, Wash. -- Transformative Wave announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued patent approval on the company’s CATALYST technology, marking the fourth overall patent for the product. The first patent was awarded in August 2013 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, followed by a second U.S. patent in January 2015, and the Australian Intellectual Property Offi...
The Jordan Co. Acquires DiversiTech
29 May 2015 New York -- The Resolute Fund III L.P., a private equity fund managed by The Jordan Co., announced that it has acquired DiversiTech Corp. in partnership with the existing management team from the company’s shareholder group, led by longtime chairman, Charles Lipman. Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, DiversiTech is a leading manufacturer and distributor of HVACR products for the ...
Neutrons provide first images of refrigerant flow
28/05/2015 Researchers at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have captured undistorted snapshots of refrigerants flowing through small heat exchangers, helping to further elucidate characteris...
Titus Introduces the Revolution TFX Air Handling Unit
29 May 2015 Titus HVAC, a leader in air management, introduces the RevolutionTFX air-handling unit (AHU). This air handler expands the contractor’s ability to meet the wide range of retrofit challenge...
Trane Showcases Trane Building Advantage(TM), Tracer(R) Conc
Attendees learn about the benefits of building controls and automation solutions Fort Worth, Texas, May 28, 2015 - Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a bran...
Survey Shows Energy Star Brand Awareness Continues to Grow
28 May 2015 WASHINGTON - The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) has announced that results from its National Awareness of Energy StarR survey for 2014 shows continued growing strength for the Energy Star brand. In 2014, 89 percent of households recognized the Energy Star label when it was shown to them. This constitutes an increase of 48 percent since CEE first conducted the survey in 2000. &n...
Hypertherm Offers Free Plasma Cutting Curriculum and Grant P
28 May 2015 HANOVER, N.H. - Hypertherm announced it is reinforcing its commitment to welding schools and training programs by making all 10 hours of its American Welding Society (AWS) SENSE approved curriculum available for free download to instructors. At the same time, the company is launching a new educational grant program designed to place Powermax systems in North American schools. Hy...
Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems Stan
28 May 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 14 QMref -201x, “Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems” as a new industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of June 29, 2015. &...
