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Combining thermal energy storage and heat pumps
11/10/2013 A borehole thermal energy storage (TES) system, used in conjunction with heat pumps is designed to heat and cool buildings at the north campus of the University of Ontario (UOIT) in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The system has been operating since 2004 and integrates heat pumps which operate alternatively in heating or cooling mode and the borehole TES which also includes ground-base...
Drake Landing Solar Community Receives IEA Solar Award
Oct 9, 2013 Edmonton, Alberta -- The Drake Landing Solar Community in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada has received the 2013 International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) Programme Solar Award. The award recognizes significant achievements in solar thermal development and reductions in market barriers. ATCO Gas and Sterling Homes accepted the award on behalf of the partners, whi...
Mexico's Eduardo Ganem Takes Over Leadership of Multilateral
Oct 1, 2013 Mr. Ganem was most recently Deputy Chief Officer of the Montreal Fund, and has served the Multilateral Fund Secretariat in different capacities since 1991. Nairobi, 1 October 2013 - Mexic...
RDM wins international award for refrigeration installation
30 September 2013 Control and monitoring company Resource Data Management (RDM) has won a major international award for its contribution to a pioneering refrigeration project in New Zealand. The grou...
Cuba Committed to Eliminating HCFCs
17 September 2013 Cuba is working on the progressive elimination of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs ), a powerful greenhouse gas that is one of the substances most harmful to the atmosphere’’s protect...
Sisil celebrates 50 golden years of trust and reliability
September 11, 2013 Sisil, Sri Lanka’s locally-made refrigerator which has become an endeared household name over the yearscelebrates its golden anniversary this year. The Sisil fridge, at 50, is regarded around the country by many as almost a family member withstanding season after season and year after year dutifully and tirelesslywatching an entire generation grow up, get married and restart the...
