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2015.11.29

DOE Announces Nearly $23 Million in Funding to Bring New Sol

27 November 2015 Washington - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $22.7 million for 23 projects designed to significantly reduce the costs of solar energy systems across a variety of technologies. The new projects will promote the next generation of products, services, and manufacturing processes to help boost the deployment and reduce the cost of solar energy across the United State...

2015.11.29

NEMA Publishes 2016 Edition of Electrical Standards & Produc

27 November 2015 ROSSLYN, Va. - The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published the 2016 edition of its Electrical Standards & Products Guide (ESPG), a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products. NEMA said that the ESPG is used by government, military, and private buyers who work in cons...

2015.11.29

9 Reasons for Every HVAC Contractor to be Thankful

27 November 2015 It’s Thanksgiving. Here are nine things every HVAC contractor should be thankful for. 1. Your Business is Located in America While the United States is not as free as it was when you were born, it remains one of the best places on earth to start a business. Whether you were born here or got her as fast as you could, you should be thankful for the combination of freedom, rel...

2015.11.28

DOE Reports Says Clean Energy Technologies Are Accelerating

26 November 2015 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its 2015 Revolution…Now report, which details the state of several clean energy technologies in the U.S. Building upon past reports, it shows a significant increase in deployment and a decrease in cost of clean technologies including solar and wind. “We are experiencing a clean energy revolution in the United Sta...

2015.11.28

Fort Drum Tests New High-Performance Insulation Technology

26 November 2015 FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Fort Drum is the site of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that will test a new high-performance insulation technology for buildings designed to retain heat indoors more effectively and with greater cost savings. Energy loss - specifically, wall-related heat loss - is estimated to cost the U.S. Department of Defense about $200 million annually and acc...

2015.11.28

$158,000 to aid R22 switch to ammonia

25 November 2015 USA: The US EPA has awarded $158,000 to Rutgers University to help the food industry in Newark reduce its releases of refrigerant R22. The funding will enable Rutger to provide...

2015.11.26

Service Finance Co. Announces New Partnership

November 25, 2015 BOCA RATON, Fla. - Service Finance Co. (SFC), a service provider that originates, underwrites, and services financing for the purchase of HVAC, solar, insulation, and more, announced that it has closed a significant minority equity investment from Flexpoint Ford LLC, a private equity firm. SFC said the partnership will provide it with additional resources to accelerate growth. Th...

2015.11.26

Enerquip Adds New Distributor, Affiliated Steam & Hot Water

November 25, 2015 MEDFORD, Wis. - Enerquip, a designer and fabricator of stainless steel and high alloy shell and tube heat exchangers, has added Affiliated Steam & Hot Water to its team of distributors and manufacturer representatives to meet its plans for continued growth. “We benefit from Affiliated Steam & Hot Water’s extensive sales coverage which encompasses Illinois, Indiana,...

2015.11.26

Thread Group Launches Product Certification

November 25, 2015 SAN RAMON, Calif. - Following the release of the Thread 1.0 technical specification for the connected home, the Thread Group has launched the first phase of its product certification program. Led by the group in conjunction with UL, the program provides testing for products that use Thread to help ensure that they work together securely out of the box. More than 30 products and c...

2015.11.26