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DOE Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Pertaining to Test Procedure for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers

August 19, 2016

DOE will host a public meeting on Monday, September 12, 2016 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm in Washington, DC.

DOE Issues a Notice Changing the Comment Period Pertaining to Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment

August 19, 2016

Comments submitted between the close of the original comment period (August 1, 2016) and the start of the reopening will be deemed timely filed and there is no need to resubmit.

Siemens Joins Building Technology Crowdsourcing Community

Company to collaborate with DOE to explore new ideas in smarter buildings and energy efficiency

August 17, 2016

Siemens has announced an open-technology challenge with JUMP, a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and five national laboratories. The online crowdsourcing community focuses on bridging the gap between cutting-edge building technology ideas and the marketplace.

First Ever CHP Plant at a US Army Installation Opens

Combined heat and power generates on-site electric power and useful thermal energy

August 16, 2016

The U.S. Army has debuted a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. This new CHP plant is the first of its kind at an Army installation, and represents an innovative public-private partnership.

DOE Announces $15M to Protect Critical Infrastructure

Money will enhance the culture of security within DOE’s utility members’ organizations

August 15, 2016

Over the next three years, DOE funding will be used by APPA and NRECA to develop security tools, educational resources, updated guidelines, and training on common strategies that can be used to cultivate an improved cyber and physical security culture.

Appeals Court Denies AHRI Petition Regarding Commercial Refrigeration Standards

August 9, 2016

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) responded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its lawsuit, filed in 2014 with AHRI member company and Midwest manufacturer Zero Zone, which challenged DOE’s 2014 efficiency standard and test procedure rulemakings for commercial refrigeration equipment.

DOE Invests $16M in Innovation

Funds will help businesses move promising energy technologies to the marketplace

August 1, 2016

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced nearly $16 million in funding to help businesses move promising energy technologies from the DOE’s National Laboratories to the marketplace.

DOE Publishes a Final Rule Pertaining to the Enforcement of Regional Standards for Central Air Conditioners

July 15, 2016

The effective date of this rule is Aug. 15.

Bo Erickson, vice president of sales and commercial distribution, Manitowoc Ice

Efficiency on the Rocks

Products being redesigned in light of new efficiency standards, refrigerant changes

Ron Rajecki

July 4, 2016

The most commonly heard three-letter term in the ice machine business used to be “ice.” Now, it has been joined by “EPA” and “DOE,” which both are garnering as much attention as the actual end products.

Portable Rules Spark Confusion

Manufacturers uncertain about the impact of pending DOE regulations

Kimberly Schwartz

June 27, 2016

In addition to the final determination stating that the DOE will now regulate portable air conditioners, the agency also issued new rules for test procedures for portable air conditioners and is currently developing energy conservation standards for these units.