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Phononic, a developer of solid-state cooling and heating technology, announced it has raised $30 million in new funding. The company said the funding will be used to grow its sales and marketing organization for expansion of its solid-state products within existing and new markets.

Enphase Energy Inc. has unveiled its Enphase Home Energy Solution with IQ™, what the company calls a next-generation integrated solar, energy storage, and energy management offering.

Winsupply Inc., one of the largest distributors in the nation handling plumbing supplies, HVAC products, and more, has opened two new companies along the Eastern seaboard: Winsupply of Absecon, in New Jersey, and Winsupply of Rockland, in Maine.

The Qualcomm Smart Campus in San Diego is adding smart digital sensing technology from Current, powered by GE. GE and Qualcomm announced that Current’s sensors, microservices, and intelligent LED infrastructure will help drive more energy efficiency and operational savings.

In different parts of the country, people discuss gray-water recycling and rainwater capture to minimize the millions of gallons of water required to cool large data centers. But the simple answer in many climates, said Sandia National Laboratories researcher David J. Martinez, is to use liquid refrigerant.

The global ZigBee home automation market is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26 percent from 2016 to 2020, according to a report from Sandler Research.

The Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. has announced the hiring of two additional staff members and a reorganization. Dan Manole, Ph.D., has joined AMCA as the new director of certification. John Cowie, Ph.D., has joined AMCA as advocacy manager.

The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced the Jon Siemen Memorial Scholarship Program to help industry professionals in attaining BPI certification. The scholarship has been developed to honor Jon Siemen, BPI technical relations representative, who passed away in March 2015.

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) announced that Jose De La Portilla of Lennox HVAC Learning Solutions has been awarded the 2016 Golden Toolbox Award. The award recognizes an industry professional who demonstrates outstanding service, support, and advocacy for technician certification.

Source Refrigeration & HVAC announced that it has partnered with management to acquire Refrigeration Solutions Inc. and Advanced Refrigeration Systems (together, RSI). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.