China
BCIA Awards open for nominations
25 - August - 2011 The Building Controls Industry Association is now taking nominations for its 2012 BCIA Awards. The awards programme aims to "acknowledge and celebrate business and professional excellence across the entire building controls arena". Award categories are: Independent Systems Installer of the Year, Best Service & Maintenance Provider, Technical Innovation of the Year (Projects ...
Report: Chinese Low Voltage AC Motor Revenues to Triple by 2
Aug 18, 2011 The Chinese market for low-voltage integral horsepower a.c. motors will nearly triple in revenues from 2010 to 2016, to reach $7.9 billion in 2016, according to a forecast from IMS Research. Unit shipments are expected to grow annually at double-digit rates, reaching 22.6 million units in 2016. Growth will be driven by local power-saving legislation mandating sales of higher-efficienc...
4.2 Water-source and Ground-source Heat Pumps in China
Government Policies by Professor Huang Hu, HVAC&R advisorIn 2006, the Chinese Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Finance released their ‘implementation opinions’ on the application ...
2.3 China
Policies Energy-efficient air-to-water (ATW) heat pump water heaters are one type of energy-saving product that is being strongly promoted by the Chinese government. In May 2011, a propo...
TCL to Construct Production Base in Wuhan
On July 13, Dongsheng Li, president of TCL Group and mayor of Wuhan City, attended a ceremony to sign the TCL home appliances production bases and strategic cooperation agreement. According to TCL, th...
LG Provides Chillers for Nuclear Power Stations
According to LG Air-conditioner (Shandong), after winning the project for the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, LG won the bids for the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant, Pakis...
New National Standard on Server Room ACs to Implement Soon
The newly amended Chinese National Standard GB/T 19413-2010 (Unitary Air Conditioners for Computer and Data Processing Room) was announced on January 10, 2011, and will take effective on October 1, 2011. Source information revealed that Guangdong Shenling Air-conditioning Equipment was one of the companies drafting the standard. The new standard will replace the previous 2003 edition of the...
Shenzhen Can Build 1 GW Virtual Power Station with Cold Stor
Shenzhen recently introduced an innovative electricity load management model. Using cold storage technology, the excessive electricity generated at night can be stored and utilized during daytime, equivalent to building a virtual power station. As revealed at the Shenzhen Cold Storage AC Energy- saving Applications Seminar, all the central air conditioning projects, including those under construct...
Midea Introduces New Screw Chillers
Midea continues to introduce new central air conditioning products. On May 30, Midea Central AC released a new inverter screw chiller, integrating the water/ground-source heat pump, inverter and flooded evaporator into one unit and featuring ultra-high partial-load and full-load efficiency. According to the company, the new chiller’s coefficient of performance (COP) can reach as high as 8.5. ...
Midea Releases New Technology Using New Refrigerants
On July 13, the New Environmentallyfriendly Refrigerant Key Technology Appraisal Conference was held at the Midea Research Center in Shunde, Guangdong Province. At the appraisal meeting, key technolog...
