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The agreement between Orca Energy and Carrier is part of Carrier’s renewed emphasis on geothermal heating and cooling solutions. 

Poole and Kent Corp. donates $1,500 to the MCERF; more HVAC commercial contractor news briefs.

Fresh-Aire UV names Aaron Engel vice president of business development; Mitsubishi Electric names new vice president of supply chain management; more HVAC manufacturer news briefs. 

EPA announces it will not be increasing efficiency standards for GHPs listed in its Energy Star program; more HVAC organization news briefs. 

Lennox Intl. Inc. reports revenue for the third quarter at $955 million, up 6 percent from the third quarter in 2014; more HVAC financial reports.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) applauded the decision of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol (MP) to work toward an amendment in 2016 to include HFC refrigerants in the treaty’s purview, with a goal of working toward a schedule to phasedown their use across the globe.

IKEA has announced plans to install a solar power system atop its Las Vegas store opening summer 2016. Panel installation will begin this winter, with completion expected in spring for what will be the largest single-use rooftop solar array by a retailer in the state of Nevada.

Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, has developed a new system for saturated steam and condensate piping. Designed for commercial and industrial steam applications, the system features the Style 870 rigid coupling, a line of fittings, and pipe preparation tool roll sets to process the new OGS-200 groove profile.

A new market study from BSRIA shows that data center traffic will grow at a 23 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), reaching 8.6 zettabytes by 2018. Cooling within the data center is a fundamental function of its smooth and efficient operation.

Hyatt Hotels Corp. has announced a new relationship with Bloom Energy, a fuel cell manufacturer. Hyatt Regency Greenwich has been selected as the recipient of Hyatt’s first 500kW fuel cell, which will provide up to 75 percent of the hotel’s energy load, generating significant cost savings.