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Prospects for the establishment of a sustainable cold chain
04/02/2015 A new study “The prospects for liquid air cold chains in India" by Birmingham Energy Institute (BEI) emphasises that feeding 8 billion people by 2030 is the ‘here now’ global challenge and that we need to develop more sustainable cold chains. As an example, it suggests liquid-air cold chains as sustainable solutions for India. The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) es...
Construction output growth picks up
February 3, 2015 According to the latest figures from the Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) output and new business growth in construction has rebounded from the lows seen in December. Up at 59.1 up from 57.6 in December, the index points to an accelerated expansion of overall business activity at the start of 2015. All three main areas of construction activity have pi...
Manor Refrigerated Cabinets and coolsuredoors achieve third
2 February 2015 Manor Refrigerated Cabinets and coolsuredoors, both trading divisions of Manor Concepts Limited, have been awarded ISO 14001 certification. This means that three ISOQAR certifications...
CPA predicts construction growth but election doubts could s
2 February 2015 According to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association (CPA), construction output is predicted to increase by 5.3% in 2015 and by 17.8% by 2018. However, growth is expected to slow in the medium-term due to election uncertainty and capacity constraints. Private house building is forecast to rise by 10.0% in 2015 and 20.2% by 2018, while commercial offic...
Prototype wine cooler using magnetic refrigeration
29/01/2015 A prototype wine cooler using magnetocaloric technology has been presented at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The magnetocaloric heat pump incorporated within the Haier w...
Clean Energy Investment Increases 16 Percent in 2014
Jan. 29, 2015 LONDON and NEW YORK -- World clean energy investment increased strongly in 2014, jumping 16 percent, boosted by demand for large-scale and rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on the back of its greatly improved competitiveness, and by the financing of a record $19.4 billion of offshore wind projects. According to data published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, global inves...
Carrier Launches Velando(R) Compact Space Freezer: an Advanc
Jan 28, 2015 COLOGNE, Germany Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Europe has launched a new freezer that offers retailers a combination of modern design, modularity and best-in-class energy efficiency. T...
Fridge technology exceeds energy standards
Jan. 26, 2015 USA: Emerson says it has retrofitted a glass door reach-in cabinet that far exceeds proposed new US energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment. Faced with ...
French food banks lack cold storage.
22/01/2015 For the last 30 years, food banks have been fighting food waste. With changing lifestyles, the nature of the donations to the French food bank "La Banque Alimentaire" has changed, leading to a larger share of fresh products and frozen foods. But positive and negative-temperature transport and storage capacities have not kept up with the trend. The food stores are not always well...
Honeywell’s Lyric Family Expands to Include Home Security
01/22/2015 More Sharing Services The 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held this month in Las Vegas and much of the buzz coming out of this year’s show focused on the Internet of ...
Portable HEPS Purifier
22 January 2015 Looking for a powerful, stand alone air purification system? Our portable HEPS Purifier can fit the bill. We offer a portable HEPS air purifier for premises where our small vent systems are not installed. The powerful, standalone system: ? Removes all air particles larger than five microns ? Removes tiny allergens that can only be seen by a microscope ? Destroys toxic chemic...
Johnson Controls named to 2015 Global 100 Most Sustainable C
The only top sustainability performer in the auto components sector MILWAUKEE, Jan.22, 2015 --Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, is again being included in the Corporate Knights 2015...
