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Japan scientists launch freeze-dry animal sperm bank
12/12/2013 Japanese scientists have launched a sperm bank for endangered animals that uses freeze-drying technology. The team at Kyoto University’s Institute of Laboratory Animals Graduate School of ...
Johnson Controls Partners with Hyatt Regency Guiyang to Beco
New property leads with reduced energy, water and recycled materials Guiyang China, December 13, 2013 -- Johnson Controls, the global leader in building technology and services, recently helped Hyatt...
MPs visit Ravenheat's Yorkshire HQ
12 December 2013 Ravenheat’s award-winning flue heat recovery system, Energycatcher, which can help to reduce home heating bills by up to 52%, got the thumbs up from two senior politicians last week w...
Data Center Cooling System Wins Best Technology Award
Dec. 12, 2013 Sheffield, England -- Iceotope announced that the application of its data center cooling system at the University of Leeds has received the Best Technology Innovation award from the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Data Centre program. A large user of high performance computing (HPC) for its research, the University of Leeds’ Iceotope system has been installed in a lar...
Agilis Energy and Trane Leverage Energy Analytics Decision S
Energy analytics uses smart meter data to improve energy and operational efficiency Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 8, 2013 -- Agilis Energy and Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions...
British made sliding door system gets supermarket trial
10 December 2013 A new sliding door system for freezer and cold-rooms manufactured in the UK currently being trialled by supermarkets. The DropTrac system is a single hood design for all slidin...
ARPA-E Announces $30 Million for Fuel Cell Development
10 - December - 2013 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $30 million in Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) funding for a new program focused on the development of intermediate-temperature stationary fuel cells to enable low-cost distributed power generation. ARPA-E’s Reliable Electricity Based on Electrochemical Systems (REBELS) program will develo...
SmartWatt Expands Multi-Measure Energy Efficiency Group
9 - December - 2013 Albany, N.Y. -- SmartWatt Energy, an energy efficiency firm that provides turnkey solutions for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients and utilities, has expanded its Multi-Measure Group, adding staff across divisions at its nationwide offices. In the Commercial, Industrial & Institutional Division, Ryan Urschel has joined SmartWatt as project engineer II ...
Building Automation Systems Market to Surpass $100 Billion A
9 - December - 2013 Boulder, Colo. -- Building automation systems (BAS) increasingly form the foundation for advanced energy management products and services in the buildings sector, states Navigant Research. The automation of HVAC, lighting, fire and life safety, and security and access controls, supported by integration with building management systems (BMS), promises to improve energy efficienc...
IIR TPTPR conference highlights
05/12/2013 During the 4th IIR International Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants held in Delft, the Netherlands, in June 2013, within the 3rd meeting of the IIR Working Party on Life Cycle Climate Performance Evaluation, two presentations dealt with the comparison of possible alternative refrigeration systems and refrigerants in the Dutch supermarket/food ...
Service Clinic: Why and How to Test HVAC Blower Motors
Dec. 6, 2013 Fan motors are the unsung “heart” of HVAC equipment. They work unobtrusively and quietly for years, often under tough conditions. They don’t need a lot of love, but they do need periodic ...
Don’t ‘Just Do It’ Without a Stategic and Tactical Plan
Dec. 6, 2013 When it comes to HVAC contractors, the old Nike marketing slogan didn’t get it completely right. Certainly, there are times the admonition to “Just Do It” is an important motivator. Howev...
