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DENSO announced it has opened an Electrification Innovation Center at its plant in Anjo, Aichi, Japan. The move supports the company’s aggressive development and production of electrified automotive products, systems, and technologies. electric vehicles DENSO has long developed and produced key products for electric vehicles, including inverters and motor generators used in hybrid vehicles and battery packs in mild hybrids, also known as stop-start technology. As part of its efforts to...

DrivingDigital transformation has been part of everyday lives for some time now. In addition to processes and products, services are also moving into the virtual space with increasing frequency, in the construction industry, too. Wilo, the Dortmund-based technology specialist, is going online with its new Building Information Modelling (BIM) Portal, in order to virtually design projects in building services and water management. Functional and technical properties Building Information Modelli...

Armstrong Fluid Technology is sponsoring a Virtual Summit, designed to help building owners and operators create and maintain healthy indoor spaces in today’s challenging environment. Entitled “Healthier Buildings for a Greener Future - Improving Air Quality in Buildings Post-COVID”, the discussions will focus on indoor air quality, sustainability, energy savings and occupant comfort. The first session of the virtual summit, Risk Reduction in the MUSH Sector, will feature a pa...

Electrolux announces a plan to replace all high-impact greenhouse gases in all of its appliances by 2023 at the latest, as part of its commitments to the United Nations global Cool Coalition initiative. The plan, which helps Electrolux deliver on its objective to significantly reduce its climate footprint over the coming decades, is one of the actions taken under the company's Better Living Program. As global temperatures rise, the transformation of cooling technology will make a big contributi...

ABB is collaborating with its global strategic partner, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), on jointly developed technology to significantly reduce the energy consumption of high-performance supercomputers, while at the same time increasing their computing capacity and reliability. Answers to some of society’s most pressing challenges are buried in massive amounts of data. The world’s top research centers use supercomputers to find answers to some of the most complicated problems such...

A number of American manufacturers of heating, cooling, and water heating products, and equipment, members of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), joined more than 750 contractors and distributors, from across the country, in asking the US Congress to extend and expand existing tax credits for home energy-efficiency improvements. In a letter to the US House and Senate leadership, the companies, which represent some 2.4 million American jobs, requested the extension...

GE Appliances (GEA) will negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement in 2020 with approximately 3,800 production and boiler house workers at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Negotiations will take place in Louisville. The union representing Appliance Park production employees is the IUE-CWA, and the union representing boiler house employees is SEIU-32BJ. The year 2020’s contract negotiations have been delayed due to the COVID-19 situation and subsequent travel and meeting...

At Baxi Heating, they are doing whatever they can to continue to provide the very highest level of customer care and support that they can during this difficult period. The company’s highest priority is the safety of all their valued customers and colleagues. They recognize the uncertainty that coronavirus has caused, and they also know that the heating industry has an important role to play - people still need heating and hot water. The company’s thoughts are with everyone who has...

Interxion, a European provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation data center services and a Digital Realty company, announces it has reduced its cooling system energy consumption by 20% during the first year of an ongoing project with data center optimization specialist, EkkoSense. The project – which commenced last February – has been designed to focus on thermal monitoring and airflow optimization, increasing cooling capacity and reducing the energy cost of cooling equipmen...

Airedale International is pleased to welcome new hire Clayton D’Souza to the UK sales team, where he will work alongside the existing account managers to strengthen ties with consultants, contractor and end-users in the Midlands area. Clayton is an experienced engineer, specializing in technical sales in the data center and infrastructure industries. He graduated from Cranfield University in 2011, completing an MSc in Engineering Management of Manufacturing Systems. Significant growth pl...

Smart buildings innovator Igor announces the general availability of Nexos Intelligent Disinfection. The solution pairs ultraviolet (UV-C) lighting with Internet of Things (IoT) controls to enable widespread, automated disinfection of surfaces. According to Igor Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dwight Stewart, the patent-pending solution was inspired by the need for confidence in this time of uncertainty and risk. "As more spaces reopen, intelligent disinfection becomes even more crucial,"...

Thin Air Energy, a globally renowned provider of energy storage and LED lighting technology solutions, has announced two new breakthrough products in the COVID-19 era. The first product is TORCH UVc, a germicidal, anti-viral product that emits ultraviolet light in the UVc spectrum, where germs and viruses are killed. Germicidal and anti-viral products It has a novel feature, which is believed to substantially increase germ killing effectiveness. The second product is GEIGER UVc, which is a dev...

Quality control, product performance and safety are topics which are being focused on more and more in a world driven by price competitiveness. Although manufacturers run stringent quality control and performance tests in-house, third-party testing and certification serves as a means to verify and ensure that the data published by manufacturers is unbiased and attested. ‘HVACR Leadership Workshop’  During this webinar, the seminars aim to deliver an understanding of the princi...

DENSO Corporation (DENSO) and Certhon Group (Certhon) announced that they established on May 29, 2020, DENSO AgriTech Solutions, Inc., a sales company focused on providing innovative horticulture solutions. agricultural products The joint venture will offer customers DENSO’s agricultural products, such as the Profarm T-cube, and Certhon’s horticulture products and services. Moreover, it will provide next-generation turn-key horticulture solutions, including agronomy consulting and...

AET Flexible Space systems have featured personal user control for thirty years, highlighting the advanced and user led design of their underfloor systems and this latest feature only serves to improve comfort cooling for office workers, by allowing individuals to take control of their environment. Underfloor AC systems Underfloor air conditioning systems are commonly used in office environments, utilizing the plenum beneath a raised floor as the ventilation zone. Fully conditioned air is supp...

Resideo Technologies, Inc., a globally renowned provider of home comfort and security solutions, has announced that Phillip Theodore will join the company as Chief Transformation Officer, effective June 1, 2020. Operations and transformation Theodore brings more than 30 years of operational and transformation experience working across a broad array of industries. He will work closely with Resideo’s leadership team and its Board to advance Resideo’s Financial and Operational (F&...

The cost of household energy has risen many times faster than average household incomes since 2004, according to a study. Power companies are struggling to keep up. In order to offset some of the peak demands of heating and cooling, electric providers are offering incentives to reduce energy consumption. One of the many incentives being offered are rebates for products that help diminish electric consumption. The installation and use of evaporative coolers are often rewarded with substantial re...

Aaon, Inc., announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to make up purchases of shares of the company’s common stock. This is in accordance with a pre-arranged stock repurchase plan adopted by the company and also in accordance with the guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at prevailing market prices, depending on market con...

Johnson Controls is honored to be ranked #18 among the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2020, for environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 141 ESG transparency and performance factors in eight pillars: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society, and ESG performance among the 1,000 largest, U.S. public companies. George Oliver, Chairman and CEO said...

Daikin Industries, Ltd. added new content entitled “Expert Ventilation Methods for Offices and Stores” on their company website that summarizes useful information in English on ventilation of offices and stores in Japan. Because of the epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ventilation has been gaining attention. In the “Ventilation Awareness Survey” conducted by Daikin, approximately 80% of the respondents said that their “Interest in ventila...

Reliable Controls announced that Michael Osborne, the company’s Firmware Manager, accepted the appointment of BACnet Chair. Developed under the auspices of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), BACnet is an American national standard, a European standard, a national standard in more than 30 countries, and an ISO global standard. BACnet has been an international standard since 2003, and has 877 listed products from 180 manufacturers, with o...

During these unprecedented times, Sensaphone remains committed to helping stop the spread of COVID-19. The health and well-being of the company’s employees, customers, suppliers and partners are of the utmost importance right now, and the company has taken aggressive measures to ensure everyone they work with stays healthy and protected as possible. Sensaphone products are used in countless hospitals and clinics to monitor blood, vaccines, tissue samples, and medicines to ensure that they...

During its 63rd meeting, the General Assembly of the Eurovent Association defined a new vision for the future of the European HVACR industry. Mr. Naci Sahin starts the final year of his second election term as President of Europe’s Industry Association for Indoor Climate (HVAC), Process Cooling, and Food Cold Chain Technologies. Eurovent Annual Meeting Different than usual earlier events, the Eurovent Annual Meeting, originally planned to take place in Hamburg, Germany, moved online in...

The BDH sees the billion-dollar Corona reconstruction package presented by the EU as a great opportunity for climate protection. "There is no doubt that this EU recovery plan is a big step towards the economic reconstruction of Europe," said Uwe Glock, President of the Federal Association of the German Heating Industry, BDH. “But let's take the great opportunity to link the Recovery Plan and the European Green Deal with one another from the outset,” demands the BDH President. Promo...

Resideo Technologies, Inc., a globally renowned provider of home comfort and security solutions, has announced that it has selected Anthony L. (Tony) Trunzo to serve as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective June 8, 2020. restructuring programs "Tony's skills are a perfect match at this critical time in Resideo's transformation," said Jay Geldmacher, President and CEO of Resideo Technologies, adding "Tony has the ability to combine strong operational excellence and financial discipline fro...

Vitodens boilers purchased by Viessmann Trained Installers between January 2020 and February 2021 can receive exclusive rewards, from boots to boilers. Viessmann has launched the “What you really want” sales promotion to enable installers to exchange points for a multitude of professional products. Installers can register any Vitodens boilers up to 150 kW to earn and accrue points that can be redeemed against a collection of the most popular and practical items from all previous pro...

Adcock was appointed by CBRE to carry out the maintenance F-gas checks on Arup’s climate control equipment at their head office. During the visit, Adcock’s engineers spotted leaking condenser coils and swiftly organized the delivery of new coils and associated scaffolding to complete the job. The engineers replaced 12 condenser coils with a total of 132 kg of R134a refrigerant being used.

Applied Comfort Products has made some internal changes to benefit not only the environment, but also the people who put their heart and soul into each PTAC that comes off the production line.  The goal is to be kinder to the environment and continue to make the production process smarter. production efficiency Improving production efficiencies not only means increased unit output but also reduces the use of resources such as hydro and natural gas. Streamlining production has reduced the...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in digital transformation, energy management, and automation solutions, has announced a series of informational webinars that explore the strategies, tools and technologies to face the challenges in the energy industry. Interactive, digital webinars The webinar series includes 9 interactive, digital webinars, led by industry experts advising utilities industry professionals on how to incorporate the latest technologies to create more efficient...

Reliable Controls is pleased to announce the official release of new SPACE-Sensor EnOcean and SMART-Sensor EnOcean Accesspoint wireless devices. The SPACE-Sensor EnOcean delivers a wireless temperature sensor solution made easy with the energy harvesting technology of EnOcean. The SMART-Sensor EnOcean Accesspoint opens the door for integration of a wide variety of EnOcean wireless sensors and output devices with the Reliable Controls system. ideal wireless applications SPACE-Sensor EnOcean fea...