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Tiana Maclin, marketing specialist, Regal Beloit, demonstrates the Genteq Electrand Wand for the Ensite motor. - The ACHR News

Regal Beloit Highlights FER Compliance With New Products

Genteq Ensite motor recognized at innovation awards

February 25, 2019

Regal Beloit Corp. has become an expert in FER compliance by redesigning its products to meet the new standards, including the Genteq^® Ensite^® motor, DEC Star^® blower assemblies, and a new electronically commutated motor (ECM) to provide FER compliance for entry-level fans. These products were on display at the 2019 AHR Expo.

Department of Energy and FER - Rheem Furnace - The ACHR News

DOE Puts the FER in Furnaces

Good news for ECM motors: Furnace energy ratings could finally kick in this summer

Robert Beverly

February 25, 2019

When Independence Day rolls around this year, many manufacturing leaders will fire up the grill with a sigh of relief. Not only will they have the day off, but they will enjoy the first day of freedom from what has been five years of preparations for the first national efficiency standards for furnace fans.

DOE Seeks Comments on Standards Withdrawal for Residential Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters

November 8, 2018

Comments are due by Jan. 30, 2019.

DOE Announces $11.4M to Advance Efficient Drilling for Geothermal Energy

November 7, 2018

The awardees will focus on early-stage R&D projects exploring innovative technologies for drilling geothermal wells that show the ability to reduce non-drilling time, improve rates of penetration, and identify methods to accelerate the transfer of geothermal drilling and related technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace.

AHRI Supports DOE General Counsel Nomination

August 15, 2018

AHRI has a longstanding, close relationship with the DOE, an agency that maintains federal energy efficiency standards for many of the products and equipment manufactured by its member companies.

Setting the Standard for Sensor-Driven HVAC Control

University of Alabama looks to reduce energy usage with improved sensors

Samantha Sine

April 9, 2018

Supported by the Saving Energy Nationwide in Structures with Occupancy Recognition (SENSOR) program of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)…

Simplicity, Reliability Highlight Embraco’s New Product Offerings

Embraco’s Plug N Cool introduces the industry to plug-and-play refrigeration

Herb Woerpel

February 26, 2018

Embraco is aiming to keep things simple for HVACR contractors. This is evidenced through its Plug N Cool refrigeration system as well as its FMFT Bivolt and FMX compressors.

KeepRite Focuses on Energy, the Environment, and Regulations

Ron Rajecki

February 26, 2018

At the KeepRite Refrigeration booth, the focus was squarely on energy, the environment, and the regulations related to both.

FER Standards Require Electronically Commutated Motors

Regulations likely to create a shift to electronically commutated motors

Ron Rajecki

January 29, 2018

The DOE published a final rule (79 FR 38129) prescribing the standards for residential furnace fans July 3, 2014, which stated the prescribed energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.

DOE Announces 2017 Housing Innovation Award Winners

This year's winners include 26 homes across 5 housing categories

November 30, 2017

The Department of Energy's Housing Innovation Awards recognize the nation's top builders taking housing to the next level through our Zero Energy Ready Home program