Flash Defrost Can Reduce Supermarket Cooling Energy Costs by Up to 20 Percent
January 5, 2015
Frigesco has been awarded new UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) funding of £102,000 to develop a flash defrost system for use in air-source heat pumps (ASHPs). Flash defrost can reduce supermarket cooling energy costs by up to 20 percent. Field trials in working supermarkets are currently underway.
While Gee and HARDI’s leaders remain committed to keeping the government on the straight and narrow, his passion remains HARDI’s growing role within the industry.
Department Seeks Technologies That Provide Significant Energy Savings
November 27, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $5 million in funding to develop and demonstrate new residential energy efficiency solutions, and to support building energy efficiency research at universities and colleges.
Center Is One-Stop Shop for Energy Efficiency Program Administrators and Home Performance Professionals
November 17, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new resource, the Better Buildings Residential Program Solution Center, to share proven methods for reducing energy waste in residential buildings.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the availability of $9 million in funding to encourage investments in energy-saving technologies that can be tested and deployed in offices, shops, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, and other types of commercial buildings.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $5 million in funding for nine projects that will advance the development of combined heat and power (CHP) and renewable energy technologies at facilities across the federal government and help meet energy efficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas reduction goals.
The DOE, AHRI asserts, did not follow proper protocol when promulgating the WICF final rule and issued energy-conservation standards that many in the industry feel are unfair, not technologically feasible, and unnecessarily burdensome to HVACR manufacturers.
States Required to Update Codes to Meet or Exceed 2013 Standard Within 2 Years
October 2, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a ruling that establishes the 2013 standard as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes.
Oct. 22. Meeting is Open to the Public and Available to Attend Via Webinar
October 2, 2014
The discussion will focus solely on the mechanics of measuring the relevant values and the downstream calculations needed to rate the efficiency of WICF refrigeration system basic models that are either sold as mixed or matched systems.