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Surveys Reveal Strong US Support for Energy Efficiency
27 May 2014 Washington -- Four out of five American consumers and energy professionals view energy efficiency as a personal priority and at least two out of three believe it could significantly reduce overall energy use if not for political squabbling, two new surveys indicate. Findings from the separate surveys, conducted by The University of Texas at Austin and the nonprofit OurEnergyPoli...
Shipments of Advanced HVAC Controls to More Than Double by 2
26/05/2014 Boulder, Colo. -- The consumption of energy for HVAC in commercial buildings is a key contributor to total global energy use, notes Navigant Research. Although advanced HVAC controls technology is mature, adoption of the newest technologies remains relatively low; however, HVAC controls retrofits can provide a convincing value proposition through reduced energy consumption in existing b...
Carrier Installs CO2 Refrigeration System in Southern Spain
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Iberica has installed a transcritical CO2 refrigeration system in a Carrefour hypermarket in the high ambient temperature environment of Valencia, Spain. The applicati...
Global frozen bakery market shows expected continued growth
22/05/2014 Showing considerable recent growth, the frozen bakery market is expected to continue expanding with bread considered worldwide as one of the leading staple foods. Factors such as availability of a variety of bakery products and quality demand of buyers have encouraged quite a few leading frozen bakery product suppliers to expand their chain globally. Frozen pizza crust co...
WaterFurnace Celebrates 30 Years, Announces New Initiatives,
May 23, 2014 Nearly 300 dealers, employees and vendors attended the WaterFurnace annual sales meeting, April 7-8, in Fort Wayne, IN, which focused on new company initiatives, upcoming products and mar...
Alfa Laval completes acquisition of Frank Mohn AS
Alfa Laval -- a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has completed the acquisition of Frank Mohn AS, following approval from competition authorities. The acq...
TICA joins NSCC giving specialist contractors an even strong
22 May 2014 The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has joined the National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) this month. Established in 1959, TICA represents the industrial hot and cold insulation industry with 153 Specialist Contractor members. It is committed to using the combined strength of its members to promote how correctly applied thermal insulation saves energy a...
Appliance Doctor Expands, Adds HVAC Services
22/05/2014 New York --Appliance Doctor, a New York City appliance service company, announced that it now offers HVAC services, including maintenance and repair on existing heating and cooling units and installation of new HVAC units, for homeowners, rental tenants, landlords, and property management companies in the Bronx and Westchester County. “We’ve offered maintenance and repair service...
Updated EnergyIQ Software Eases Building Benchmarking
22/05/2014 Berkeley, Calif. -- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has announced the addition of new features and updates to EnergyIQ, its free, web-based, energy benchmarking tool for nonresidential buildings. LBNL said these improvements help to speed and simplify energy benchmarking against a growing database of buildings. To help existing users of Energy Star Portfolio Manager ...
Global frozen food market sees further growth
21/05/2014 The frozen food market demand (vegetables & fruits, potatoes, ready-to-eat meals, meat, fish/seafood and soups) valued at USD 224.74 billion in 2012, is expected to reach USD 293.75 billion by 2019, growing at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.9% from 2013 to 2019. The global market for frozen food by products was dominated by a wide range of frozen ready meal...
What’s holding back co-generation and efficient district hea
IEA case studies reveal opportunities but also impediments for optimised electricity and thermal systems 21 May 2014 A new IEA publication spotlights two underutilised but fully implementable technolo...
Daikin Europe funds planting of 100,000 trees
May 21, 2014 Daikin Europe NV is donating ?50,000 to plant 100,000 trees despite missing its target of 100,000 ‘likes’ for its Facebook page on Earth Day 2014. The company had pledged to donate enough money to plant one tree for every ‘like’ it received on its Facebook page, if it reached its target of 100,000 on 22 April, in support of Earth Day’s Green Cities campaign. It received a total...
