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Panasonic to Beef Up Cold Chain Business
Panasonic is going to beef up the cold chain business centering on commercial refrigeration units such as supermarket display cases. The company aims at expanding the sales from this business to about...
Export of Household Appliances from Anhui Hit Record High in
Increasing brand awareness over household electrical appliances produced in Anhui has stimulated robust growth in export. Hefei Customs announced on May 26 that export value of household electrical appliances from this province came to RMB 1.35 billion (US$ 218) in April with 10.8% year-on-year growth. This export value hit record high on a single month bases.cialiscialislevitraorder generic levit...
DOE Offers $4 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energ
July 24, 2014 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a loan guarantee solicitation, making as much as $4 billion in loan guarantees available for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gases. The Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Projects Loan Guarantee Solicitation is intended to support technologies that are replicabl...
International Societies Form Indoor Environmental Quality-Gl
July 24, 2014 ATLANTA - A new alliance has been established that seeks to serve as a global source for information, guidance, and knowledge on indoor environmental quality (IEQ). A memorandum of understanding creating the Indoor Environmental Quality-Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) was signed by ASHRAE, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), th...
Appraisal Institute Supports USGBC, Says Green Homes Do Sell
July 24, 2014 CHICAGO -- The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, has announced its support for a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) report that finds green labeled homes can sell at higher prices. According to the report, a green label adds an average 9 percent price premium, according to a study that analyzed 1.6 million homes sold...
Global outrage as Australia cans carbon tax
17 July 2014 After a thwarted attempt last week, the Australian senate has repealed a levy on climate polluters Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said the carbon tax was bad for business Pic: Fo...
Whirlpool Launches Hybrid Heat Pump Dryer
Jul 22, 2014 Whirlpool Corp. unveiled a dryer with hybrid heat pump technology, designed to regenerate energy during the drying cycle to reduce energy consumption while providing dryer speed and performance flexibility. Typical dryers use large amounts of energy when venting hot, moist air. The Whirlpool-brand HybridCare dryer is a ventless heat pump dryer that uses a refrigeration system t...
Cleaver-Brooks Acquires Two Texas-based Boiler Companies
22 July 2014 Cleaver-Brooks has acquired two Texas-based boiler sales and service companies: Holman Boiler Works, which operates 12 regional offices in six states, and Affiliated Power Services (“APS”), with offices in Dallas, Houston and Corpus Christi, TX. “These are two outstanding companies.” said Jeff Fox, Chairman and CEO of Harbour Group. “The sales, service, rental, design and...
Electrolux Sees Continued Improvement in European, North Ame
Jul 21, 2014 Electrolux reported net sales of SEK 26,330 million (approx. US$3.8 billion) in the second quarter of 2014, down from SEK 27,674 million in the second quarter of 2013. Net sales in 2Q 20...
Bosch Refrigerators with Low Energy Consumption
The most economical Bosch A+++ efficiency class refrigerators use half as much energy as an energy-saving light bulb. Bosch set out to manufacture ultra-energy efficient refrigerators and has n...
