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Viessmann purchases electronic control supplier
1 August 2014 The Viessmann Group has acquired electronic control specialist PSV (Project Service and Value). The company develops electronic controls for the heating and ventilation market and was previously a part of Italian electronic engineering group, Gruppo Giordano. The PSV purchase follows high profile acquisitions of Schuco Photovoltaics and refrigeration company Norpe. &nbs...
SIRACH cooling technology network to visit Mitsubishi Electr
31 July 2014 Event on September 2nd for IOR group to focus on both air conditioning and heat pump technologies Air conditioning and heat pump innovation will be on the agenda on September 2nd w...
Renovate America Closes $50 Million Equity Investment
Jul 31, 2014 SAN DIEGO -- Renovate America, a leading provider of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, announced that it has raised $50 million in growth equity from new and existing investors. Renovate America partners with local municipalities to provide the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program to property owners, who use it to finance a variety of ...
DOE to Provide $14 Million in Funding to Develop New Buildin
Jul 31, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $14 million in funding for research and development projects that support the advancement of early-stage, breakthrough energy efficiency technologies for buildings and homes. Seven incubator projects will be funded with nearly $6 million to improve HVAC, water heating, sensors and controls, and building energ...
Emerson to build $40m innovation centre
July 30, 2014 USA: Emerson Climate Technologies is to build and support an hvacr r&d and innovation centre at the University of Dayton, Ohio. The centre on nearly five acres of University-o...
Beijer Ref buys remainder of SCM Frigo
July 30, 2014 SWEDEN: Refrigeration group, Beijer Ref AB, is acquiring the remaining 49% of the shares in the Italian SCM Frigo Group. Beijer Ref acquired a majority shareholding in SCM Frigo, ...
New ISO Energy Management Standards Are Expected to Drive Im
30 July 2014 SANTIAGO, Chile -- Members of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee gathered in Santiago, Chile, to discuss new energy auditing and management standards. The committee, TC 242, led the development of the ISO 50001 energy management standard, which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program builds on to verify energy saving...
Government closes Green Deal Home Improvement Fund six weeks
29 July 2014 Despite only having launched on 9 June, the Government has already closed its Green Deal Home Improvement Fund for applications, citing ‘overwhelming popular demand’ for its decision. According to the DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change), a surge in applications means that the allocated budget has already been reached. DECC says that all applications received prior to the f...
Johnson Controls new air-cooled ammonia chiller for UK ice r
29 July 2014 Aware of the environmental impacts of HCFCs and in order to comply with the EU-mandated phase out of HCFC’s , Live Active Leisure (LAL), a UK-based leisure company active for nearly 40 ye...
HRP and Samsung extend air conditioning agreement
29 July 2014 HRP and Samsung have announced that they have extended their distribution agreement for Samsung Air Conditioning products in the UK. As a strategic partner, HRP will provide a comp...
