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Press fittings pass school exam
UK: Around 20,000 Conex Bänninger press fittings have been employed in the construction of a new secondary school in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh….
Material that changes colour to save energy
USA: Researchers at Chicago University have designed a building material that changes its infrared colour and how much heat it absorbs or…
Daikin chillers to cool the High-Luminosity LHC
SWITZERLAND: Daikin has supplied a further eight water-cooled chillers to the CERN nuclear research facility for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider which…
Top floor cooling needs Haier air conditioning
CZECH REPUBLIC: Four Haier MRV S air conditioning units have been installed to combat overheating on the upper floors of a prestigious…
Panasonic AC brings a sense of community
UK: Panasonic heat pump air conditioners are providing a flexible and efficient heating and cooling solution for a local community centre in…
Carrier water-cooled chillers in OneAsia data centre
CHINA: Carrier has provided an energy efficient water-cooled chiller system for leading IT services and solution provider OneAsia’s new data centre in…
Thermoacoustic heat pump is sound development
FRANCE: A new French startup company, Equium, is reported to have developed a thermoacoustic heat pump with a COP of up to…
Could ionocaloric cooling replace vapour compression?
USA: Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been experimenting with creating a refrigeration effect by using ions…
Cheers for the beers and the AC condensate
USA: The air conditioning condensate from air conditioners at a major US airport is being used by a local brewery to brew…
Active Panasonic creates passive house
UK: Panasonic Aquarea air-source heat pumps, VRF air conditioning and heat recovery system has helped a 5-bedroom property achieve passive house energy…