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Saint Lucia reaffirms commitment to reducing greenhouse gase
September 15, 2014 The Saint Lucia Government is aiming to significantly reduce HCFCs by Jan. 2015 through coordinated education and training programs. It successfully phased out ozone depleting CFCs ...
Canada's Smartcool achieves 20 per cent energy reduction on
27 August 2014 Vancouver energy efficiency specialist hails results of compressor optimisation trial for refrigerated trailer with food distribution firm and now is looking to improve overall fuel consumption Vancouver energy efficiency specialists Smartcool Systems has proclaimed its beta testing with a Florida-based food distribution firm a success, optimising compressor runtime by an ave...
Fujikoki’s Factory in Mexico Starts Production
Since its founding in 1949, Fujikoki has led the industry as a pioneering manufacturer of automatic controls for refrigeration and air conditioning use. The company has been developing new products, r...
Ucan Underwater Heater for Humidifiers
Ucan’s Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) underwater heater powerfully heats water when the heating element is in the water. In the air, however, its output drops to 1/13th that of the electric cu...
Successful IEA Heat Pump Conference Held in Canada
The 11th International Energy Agency (IEA) Heat Pump Conference held in Montreal (May 12-16) was a great success with the theme of ‘Global Advances in Heat Pump Technology, Applications and Market’. &...
Canadian Housing Starts Expected to Edge Down
21 August 2014 Economic and demographic fundamentals will steer the Canadian housing industry through the second half of 2014 and into 2015, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the country’s national housing agency. "Recent trends have shown an increase in housing starts, which is broadly supported by demographic fundamentals. However, our latest forecast calls for starts...
Mexico and California sign climate and clean energy pact
By Megan Darby 29 July 2014 Mexico and California have formally agreed to collaborate on climate action in a historic pact signed on Monday. California governor Jerry Brown inked the memorandu...
ecobee Appoints Osama Arafat as Co-CEO
13 August 2014 TORONTO -- ecobee announced that Osama Arafat has joined the company as co-chief executive officer. As co-CEO, Arafat will be responsible for leading the product strategy, engineering, and customer care teams and will co-lead the organization with Stuart Lombard as the company prepares for growth as well as the introduction of a new smart thermostat product. “ecobee is growin...
AHAM Canada New Chair is Doell of Samsung Electronics Canada
Jul 31, 2014 The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers Canada (AHAM Canada) named Warner Doell, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Digital Appliance Business, Samsung Electronics Canada In...
New ISO Energy Management Standards Are Expected to Drive Im
30 July 2014 SANTIAGO, Chile -- Members of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee gathered in Santiago, Chile, to discuss new energy auditing and management standards. The committee, TC 242, led the development of the ISO 50001 energy management standard, which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program builds on to verify energy saving...
