Europe
ABB Demonstrates Sensors for Occupant Tracking in Smart Home
Mar 30, 2016 FRANKFURT, Germany - ABB demonstrated advanced occupant tracking sensors from PointGrab - in which ABB’s Technology Ventures arm made an investment in December 2015 - at Light+Building 2016. PointGrab uses edge-analytics connected sensors to deliver actionable occupant tracking information for smart homes and buildings. PointGrab’s embedded analytics and edge-computing device a...
Kelvion launches CO2 based air cooler
30 MARCH, 2016 Kelvion has introduced a CO2 version of its Goedhart air cooler range, complete with copper-aluminum heat exchangers The 60-bar LX versions have been designed for a range of cooling and freezing applications at operating pressures up to 60 bar with optimization to the thermodynamic properties of CO2. The new LX versions are available for the following ranges: VCI (ceil...
Final NxtHPG workshop: presentations are now available!
Mar. 30, 2016 | Breaking the barriers for the widespread use of natural refrigerants On 16 March 2016, the final workshop of the Next Heat Pump Project* (NxtHPG) took place in Milan, Italy durin...
Airedale launches compact TurboChill(TM) Water Cooled range
30 March 2016 To meet the demand for a higher efficiency yet compact water cooled chiller range, leading British manufacturer Airedale International has launched the TurboChill? Water Cooled range of ...
Inoac now available in White!
30 March 2016 Inoac is the market leader in trunking and fittings, and is now available in both white as well as ivory. Competitively priced and produced to the highest of standards, this top quality ...
Ideal Power to Commercialize Variable Frequency Drives Based
29 MARCH, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas - Ideal Power Inc., a developer of power conversion technologies, announced it has successfully tested and demonstrated a new variable frequency drive (VFD) based on its patented Power Packet Switching ArchitectureTM (PPSA). The company said its next-generation VFD is expected to raise the bar for performance and system reliability for a wide range of applicatio...
ZigBee Smart Thermostat Market to Grow at 67% CAGR to 2020
29 MARCH, 2016 LONDON - The global market for ZigBee-enabled smart thermostats is forecast to increase substantially at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 67 percent by 2020, according to a market analysis by Technavio. The growing demand for high-efficiency HVAC equipment will be a key driver for this market. Heating and cooling accounts for nearly half of total household energy consump...
Top four emerging AC trends identified
29 MARCH, 2016 A new report on the global air conditioning market has identified four key trends set to influence the market Complied by Technavio, the report provides an analysis on the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2016 to 2020. ? Increased popularity of smart thermostats Smart thermostats such as the Nest and Ecobee3 have witnessed increased popu...
Sign up for Cool Talks industry briefing - 19 May
29 MARCH, 2016 A-Gas in conjunction with the Institute of Refrigeration is hosting a FREE breakfast briefing on key issues facing service engineers and technicians - 19 May The Cool Talks Breakfast Briefing on May 19 will feature the latest developments in low GWP refrigerants, tips on how to handle glide efficiency and handy advice on preventing compressor failure. Industry experts ...
Carrier chills Battersea district heating and cooling scheme
29 MARCH, 2016 Carrier Rental Systems has supplied chillers and heating plant for a major district cooling and heating scheme in Battersea, London The project involved the supply of some 40 chi...
BSRIA launches its new Model Format for Building Services Sp
Mar 29, 2016 BSRIA is delighted to have launched its new Model Format for Building Services Specifications (BG56/2016) - available to purchase from the BSRIA bookshop. This guide, revised in 2016, is...
BSRIA publishes EU survey results
Mar 29, 2016 BSRIA has published the results of its recent EU referendum member survey which has found that over half of respondents think there’ll be a negative impact if the UK leaves the EU - speci...
