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Panasonic is delighted to announce the grand opening of its brand-new UK premises, dedicated to the HVACR+ market, which includes its largest UK training center, kitted out with fully functioning units for hands-on experience. Panasonic’s heating, cooling and refrigeration staff attended an Opening Ceremony on Friday, May 6, 2022, where Enrique Vilamitjana, the Managing Director of Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions Europe, officially declared the new premises in Welwyn Garden City...
Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has introduced its YKEA range, the latest air conditioner designed specifically to provide reliable environmental control for server rooms. The indoor and outdoor units come in five capacities ranging from 2.5 kW – 7.1 kW and now can offer outstanding energy efficiency with an improved SEER of up to A+++ SEER in comparison to its predecessor the TKEA. Stable cooling operation Developed to keep server rooms at the optimal temperature, Panasonic&r...
If one want to stop climate change and break the dependence on expensive fossil fuels, it is needed to switch from gas and oil to renewable energy. Plenty of proven solutions can ease this transition in the building heating sector. Even if one is not in a position to install a heat pump or pellet boiler right now, one can still slash the heating bill with the smart solutions provided by the ViCare app. Geofencing The heat doesn’t have to be on when nobody is at home. That’s w...
Austrian sensor manufacturer - E+E Elektronik presents its first digital temperature sensing element in the form of the TEE501. It impresses with a measurement accuracy of up to ±0.2 °C and a wide temperature range. The small DFN enclosure with integrated pull-up resistors facilitates the design-in of the sensing element. The TEE501 sensing element is suitable for temperature measurement in an operating range of -40 °C to 135 °C. Multi-point temperature adjustment as a factor...
At NADCA, June means it’s renewal time. It’s time to renew NADCA membership. Membership dues are payable annually, and the June 30 deadline is quickly approaching. When renewal invoices arrive, users might find themselves asking, “What am I getting in return for my annual membership dues? Why should I renew ? It's actually quite simple. It’s an incredibly powerful thing to be part of an association, and just about every profession has one. Membership benefits&...
The HVAC industry will have to wait on the upcoming Energy Bill for details of any additional financial or regulatory incentives that may be introduced to shift the United Kingdom (UK) to low carbon heat. Lord Callanan, the UK Business and Energy Minister, says the country’s planned transition to low carbon heat systems will be a ‘gradual transformation’, rather than a more drastic industry revolution. The UK Business and Energy Minister said that important systems, such as h...
Aircuity, the pioneer in creating healthy and sustainable buildings, announces the installation of its ventilation optimization platform in the new headquarters of global architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), located at 7 World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City. SOM selected the Aircuity platform for its ability to optimize ventilation and deliver a healthier and more productive indoor environment, along with Aircuity’s continuous indoor air quality (IAQ) analytics th...
Users decided to part ways with their old air conditioning (AC) system. It is not always an easy decision to make. But now, users can get ready for a new era of home comfort, with lower utility bills and improved indoor air quality (IAQ). Did users know upgrading the AC can reduce the electricity bill by up to 50 percent, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE)? Oversized air conditioners The next step is finding the perfect make and model for the home needs. Their team at Tassio Tempe...
Johnson Controls-Hitachi has introduced a new Wall Mount indoor mini-split unit as the newest addition to its PRIMAIRY P300 line of high-efficiency, single-zone commercial mini-split systems. This energy-efficient and cost-effective ductless heating and cooling solution is designed to meet the unique needs of small to mid-size spaces such as shops, restaurants, and classrooms. “The new Wall Mount PRIMAIRY indoor unit intelligently optimizes the comfort in a space while reducing sound leve...
During the 66th Annual Meeting of Eurovent, Francesco Scuderi has been appointed to the position of Secretary General of the Eurovent association. He succeeds retiring Felix Van Eyken and will be supported by new Deputy Secretary General of Eurovent, Stijn Renneboog. The European Industry Association for Indoor Climate (HVAC), Process Cooling and Food Cold Chain Technologies (Eurovent) has been preparing for a generation change, since its General Assembly 2017, which assigned Francesco Scuderi...
With the new Adminprofi, Viessmann now offers its trade partners a reliable and time-saving solution for the installation and commissioning of electricity-based energy systems. This not only considerably simplifies the tedious bureaucratic process of registering photovoltaic systems, fuel cell heating devices, and electricity storage systems with the respective grid/network operator but also allows trade partners to save valuable time that can be used for their core business. Trade partners als...
A new powering change white paper published by Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, highlights how much more can be done to address the UK’s high levels of energy waste, at a time when every penny counts for UK businesses and consumers. With energy prices set to remain high for several years, and increases in energy price caps impacting consumers, one often overlooked solution is to reduce the high levels of energy waste produc...
Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air, a plumbing and HVAC company serving residential and commercial locations in California and Arizona, announces it has purchased Velavi Heating & Cooling, Inc., a home services company in Norwalk, California, in an effort to expand its HVAC offerings into the greater Los Angeles area. The expansion will allow Rooter Hero to offer heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services to Los Angeles residents in addition to the plumbing repair, installation & d...
Project, launched back in 2017, connects a mix of UK property types via a digital platform to test next-generation heat and controls systems along with new delivery approaches. More than 1,000 UK homes have now been connected to the Living Lab concept that provides real world testing of next-generation building controls and low carbon heat solutions. The concept, which has been developed by the Energy Systems Catapult innovation agency, has seen these different types of homes being connected wi...
Trane - by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator - is pleased to announce that the City of Des Peres, Mo., has reported a nearly 70% improvement in the cleanliness of surfaces at The Lodge Des Peres recreation center thanks to indoor air quality enhancements installed at the popular location. Early in the pandemic, the City teamed up with Trane to conduct an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessment at City Hall, the public safety building, and The Lodge Des Peres to ensure key measures were...
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS), a globally renowned supplier of Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat-pump and air-conditioning systems, held its 2021 Diamond Leadership Conference, at the Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne, in Key Biscayne, Florida, USA, from March 11 to 15, 2022. The conference recognized distributors for their outstanding performances. 2021 Diamond Leadership Conference Keynote speaker, economist Robert Genetski, spoke to the group o...
In a significant technical and commercial development, Green Point UK, BITZER UK’s specialist services arm, has extended its remanufacturing operation to include transcritical carbon dioxide-based compressors. Will Pribyl, Green Point UK’s General Manager, said “We have been aware for a while of an emerging need among UK customers for a certified remanufactured option, as a growing number transcritical CO2 units come to the end of their working lives.” Remanufacturing o...
Kanomax is exhibiting at the upcoming Semicon West at Booth #1360! Hybrid SEMICON West 2022 connects the entire extended electronics supply chain - in one place, at one time. It’s the smart way to reconnect with contacts, customers, and partners, plus drive the business forward. when Main Conference: July 12-14, 2022 where In-person and virtual Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA Who Should Attend? Business and technology pioneers, researchers, and industry a...
Kanomax USA is exhibiting at the upcoming Process Heating & Cooling Show 2022, at Booth #217! Process Heating & Cooling Show The inaugural Process Heating & Cooling Show is a place for anyone involved with industrial heating and cooling processes. The effective application of heat, or the removal of it via cooling, are critical, transformative step during the manufacturing processes of many products. This event will bring together numerous industries in the process industries...
Biden administration standards for manufactured homes will boost the efficiency of more than half of new units, but in a major shortcoming, will require little improvement for smaller models, leaving future low-income residents with high energy bills. single-wide models The long-awaited standards from the Department of Energy (DOE) will require a majority of new manufactured homes (often known as mobile homes) to have significantly more insulation than they must today, as well as other energy-...
Study of hundreds of people concludes that commitments in the latest low carbon incentive for homes will not be enough, in order to address cost challenges associated with heat pump adoption. Funding from the UK Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) will be insufficient to address UK consumer concerns, about the cost of installing heat pumps, a public survey of 500 people has concluded. DG Cities’ survey on public attitudes towards heat pumps DG Cities said feedback from its la...
Air Systems Cleaning Specialist (ASCS) certifications must be renewed by June 30 each year, and NADCA requires six (6) Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for ASCS renewal. NADCA has different options for renewal. Annual Meeting & Exhibition Webinar To earn required CECs, many technicians attend Fall Technical Conference or Annual Meeting & Exhibition each year, where they can earn all the CECs required for certification renewals. But for techs who can’t make it to an even...
Prospective renters would be more likely to choose an energy-efficient home if they could compare rental units’ energy costs, according to a first-of-its-kind experiment. The study, published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), shows that local or state policies requiring landlords to disclose efficiency information in rental listings could help tenants find lower-cost housing and spur building owners to make energy-saving improvements. Energy costs ...
Alex Guichard, the Vice President of Product Marketing at Phononic, was recently interviewed by Laser Focus World to discuss Phononic’s thermoelectric cooling technology for LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging). This remote sensing method uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges, acting as ‘the eyes’ for autonomous vehicles. The automotive LiDAR industry is a very crowded market with numerous startups jockeying for top position. Phononic’s LiDAR TECs T...
Carrier Transicold has achieved another industry milestone by surpassing 1.5 million container refrigeration units sold. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold-chain solutions. “On any given day, Carrier Transicold container refrigeration units help protect more than US$ 11 billion worth of perishable food and medicine traveling around the world,” said Tim White, President - Refr...
Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, and Discovery Education, a worldwide edtech pioneer, announce they have teamed up to launch a multimedia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education experience for students in grades 5 to 10. The multifaceted learning program includes interactive tools, resources, and volunteers to engage and inspire students to learn, think, and solve the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, like climate change and food waste, through...
EnergySolutions announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of its majority ownership interest to TriArtisan Capital Advisors (TriArtisan). In November 2021, EnergySolutions announced that TriArtisan, an existing shareholder, would acquire the remaining ownership interest in EnergySolutions from its then-current majority owner, Energy Capital Partners. Final terms of the transaction were not disclosed. long-term stability EnergySolutions CEO, Ken Robuck, said, “We are ple...
When starting renovation work, residents are confronted with numerous regulatory certifications as well as energy labels. But do they know how to decipher the impact of the energy label when making their purchases? The purpose of the energy label is to make consumers aware of their heating appliances. So they can determine by themselves the level of consumption of the product they want. What is the energy label? The label makes it easy to evaluate products according to their energy consumptio...
EDF in the UK, Britain’s biggest generator of zero-carbon electricity, has entered into a strategic investment and partnership with Clacton-based CB Heating to advance its heat pump offering for its UK customers and help upskill engineers across the country. end-to-end installation The strategic investment means EDF will partner with CB Heating for its customer's heat pump installations, offering EDF’s 3 million customers an end-to-end installation journey through CB Heating&...
For home owners who are hanging out inside on a warm spring or hot summer day, they would want to do so in a chill and cool environment. If it does not feel as comfortable as usual, the air conditioner may be blowing out warm air. If when checking out a vent, it is not cool air that home owners are feeling, then there can be a variety of reasons behind this issue, such as: Check the thermostat: An easy fix is that the thermostat got readjusted to a different temperature. Take a moment to tak...
