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New Viesmann powder coating 'improves hygiene of cold rooms'
2 September 2014 Viessmann has developed a new cold room powder coating for all surfaces of elements both exterior and interior walls, floors and ceilings. The antimicrobial coating - now avail...
5 New Models Set for Launching in 2014
-- Joining 4 Hybrid Evaporative Warm-Mist Models Introduced Earlier -- Tokyo, September 2, 2014 - Starting this month Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning & Thermal Systems Corporation, a...
Alfa Laval intends to take final step in process of moving m
01 September 2014 Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has today announced that structural changes are needed in the manufacturing in Aalborg, Denm...
Ice Energy Names Mike Hopkins President
01 September 2014 LOS ANGELES -- Ice Energy, a leading provider of distributed thermal energy storage technology, has announced Mike Hopkins as president of the company. Hopkins previously served as the company’s executive vice president of corporate development and legal and played a key role in engaging with utilities across the country and internationally. “Ice Energy is poised to become...
Schneider Electric Aids in Prop 39 Energy Efficiency Upgrade
01 September 2014 DALLAS and SAN DIEGO -- Vista Unified School District became the third of San Diego County’s 42 school districts to have its Proposition 39 Energy Expenditure Plan approved by the California Energy Commission. The school district will receive $4.7 million in funding and will utilize Schneider Electric to make a variety of energy efficiency retrofits including HVAC replacements, p...
Greenhouse gas emissions in the USA
27/08/2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reported that US greenhouse gas emissions - including CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6 - dropped by 3.4% from 6,753.0 Tg CO2 equivalent in 2011 to 6,525.6 in 2012. HFC emissions rose by 1.7% from 148.6 in 2011 to 151.2 in 2012. During the 2005-2012 period, US greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 10.0% while HFCs rose by 26.2%. &n...
Policy uncertainty threatens to slow renewable energy moment
IEA forecast sees renewable power as a cost-competitive option in an increasing number of cases, but facing growing risks to deployment over the medium term 28 August 2014 Paris The...
Early Snowthrower Demand Boosts Toro Sales
Aug 28, 2014 Outdoor power equipment maker The Toro Company reported net earnings of $50 million on a net sales increase of 11.3% to $567.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2014. In the comparable fiscal 2013 quarter, net earnings were $40.1 million on net sales of $509.9 million. In the first nine months, Toro net earnings were $163 million on a net sales increase of 6% to $1.759 billion....
Businesses believe carbon pricing will return
26 Aug 2014 A survey sent to 436 large Australian businesses found that nearly 80 per cent of respondents believe some form of carbon pricing will return. In the very first survey of local businesses since the repeal of the carbon price, respondents said carbon pricing would be re-introduced as a result of "international developments" and that a change of government would most certainly lead to a...
Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2014
27 August 2014 In 2013, renewable power capacity expanded at its fastest pace to date. Renewable power generation continued to grow strongly, reaching almost 22% of the global mix, compared with 21% i...
