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DOE to Provide $14 Million in Funding to Develop New Buildin
Jul 31, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $14 million in funding for research and development projects that support the advancement of early-stage, breakthrough energy efficiency technologies for buildings and homes. Seven incubator projects will be funded with nearly $6 million to improve HVAC, water heating, sensors and controls, and building energ...
Emerson to build $40m innovation centre
July 30, 2014 USA: Emerson Climate Technologies is to build and support an hvacr r&d and innovation centre at the University of Dayton, Ohio. The centre on nearly five acres of University-o...
Beijer Ref buys remainder of SCM Frigo
July 30, 2014 SWEDEN: Refrigeration group, Beijer Ref AB, is acquiring the remaining 49% of the shares in the Italian SCM Frigo Group. Beijer Ref acquired a majority shareholding in SCM Frigo, ...
New ISO Energy Management Standards Are Expected to Drive Im
30 July 2014 SANTIAGO, Chile -- Members of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee gathered in Santiago, Chile, to discuss new energy auditing and management standards. The committee, TC 242, led the development of the ISO 50001 energy management standard, which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program builds on to verify energy saving...
Government closes Green Deal Home Improvement Fund six weeks
29 July 2014 Despite only having launched on 9 June, the Government has already closed its Green Deal Home Improvement Fund for applications, citing ‘overwhelming popular demand’ for its decision. According to the DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change), a surge in applications means that the allocated budget has already been reached. DECC says that all applications received prior to the f...
Johnson Controls new air-cooled ammonia chiller for UK ice r
29 July 2014 Aware of the environmental impacts of HCFCs and in order to comply with the EU-mandated phase out of HCFC’s , Live Active Leisure (LAL), a UK-based leisure company active for nearly 40 ye...
HRP and Samsung extend air conditioning agreement
29 July 2014 HRP and Samsung have announced that they have extended their distribution agreement for Samsung Air Conditioning products in the UK. As a strategic partner, HRP will provide a comp...
Apple and IBM Partner to Offer Mobile Solutions for Commerci
Jul 29, 2014 CUPERTINO, Calif., and ARMONK, N.Y. -- Apple(R) and IBM have announced a partnership with the goal of improving enterprise mobility through a new set of business apps that bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhoneR and iPad(R). The companies said the partnership aims to address key business mobility challenges through four core capabilities: ? More than 1...
Samsung opens training centre
29 July 2014 Samsung UK has opened a new training centre in Chertsey, Surrey to complement its existing training centre in Mansfield. Don Shin, Samsung vice president sales and marketing (home applian...
DYSK celebrates a decade and unveils ambitious plans for gro
28 July 2014 Air conditioning distributor DYSK, celebrating a decade in business, has unveiled ambitious expansion plans for the future. Developments include the appointment of new staff, diversification into fresh areas, and the creation of a new air conditioning training centre north of London. The Toshiba distributor began trading in 2004 from modest offices in Harpenden. Since th...
United Technologies looks to build cooling portfolio with fi
28 July 2014 Carrier Corporation’s parent company aims to drive synergies with bid for French HVAC specialist United Technologies Corporation is bidding to acquire a 46.1 per cent stake in 256 million Euro turnover French HVAC specialist CIAT Group, a move which would see increased synergies with UTC subsidiary Carrier Corporation. The bid for the equity, owned by diverse French...
Toshiba Conducts Demonstration Experiment at Smart City Proj
Toshiba is taking part in the summer season demand response (DR) demonstration experiment for buildings starting July 1 as part of the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP). Participating in the YSCP are...
