Latest Energy Conservation News
BDR Thermea training centre hosts BPEC ‘Train the trainers’ courses
BDR Thermea’s Dartford training centre is hosting a series of solar thermal ‘Train the trainer’ and ‘Catch-up train the trainer’ courses for awarding organisation BPEC. Paul Cullen, BPEC’s Business Development Manager, explains: “To make sure that BPEC courses are delivered to the most up-to-date and highest possible standard, and also to continue to meet the requirements of MCS bodies, BPEC has now mapped its solar PV and solar thermal traini... [more]
Geberit will be present at Ecobuild
Geberit will be at Ecobuild 2012 in March with a stand packed full of excellent examples of the lengths it goes to in offering ease of installation combined with durable, high quality products. Taking centre stage at Ecobuild will be Geberit’s UP320 concealed cistern, the first of its kind to require no tools to maintain. Boasting a number of innovative features, the cistern which is fitted into the Duofix framing system, has been updated to e... [more]
Climate Center launches a new range of low Global Warming Potential refrigerants, including HFO blends
A new range of high efficiency, low and reduced Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, including a new generation of HFO (hydro-fluoro-olefins) blends has been introduced by Climate Center. The new range offers replacements for many of the HFC and HCFC refrigerants currently in use which have high GWPs, such as R404A, R22, R134a and R410A. While these refrigerants are known to be efficient, they suffer from high GWPs, in some cases a... [more]
InstallerLive 2012 announced new dates : 14-16 October at the NEC Birmingham in 2012
InstallerLive, the only national show dedicated to plumbing, heating and renewable installers working in the domestic and commercial sector, will run from 14-16 October at the NEC Birmingham in 2012. EMAP , show organisers announced these new dates in response to visitor and exhibitor feedback. InstallerLive will again open on a Sunday which proved incredibly popular for visitors and exhibitors this year but end on a Tuesday, with opening time... [more]
Energy price war : gas bill cuts and ways to enhance savings
A new energy price war has broken out with announcements from two major energy suppliers that they will cut their gas prices. British Gas has cut its electricity prices by 5%, while SSE has said it will cut gas prices by 4.5% in March. These follow an announcement on wednesday 11th from EDF Energy that its gas bills will be cut by 5% after a decline in wholesale prices. It is thought the other energy firms will follow suit with similar price c... [more]
Other Energy Conservation news and reviews
LAWRENCE: Students learn about energy conservation
Standing in front of 20 students in Danielle Barusâ 1st-grade classroom at the Slackwood Elementary School, college students Ellis Liang, Stefany Farino and Taylir Sanchez asked the children who could describe energy.
Scottsboro BOE to enter energy conservation plan
The Scottsboro City School Board is looking to increase it's green initiative by participating in a districtwide energy conservation plan.
Industrial energy conservation: Where does the reasoning begin?
Industrial energy conservation, “Where does the reasoning begin?”, as one of my engineering professor’s would say. Most industrial plants today have “low hanging fruit” opportunities that can readily be identified and will deliver quick payback with small investments.
Bipartisan agreement on energy conservation has disappeared at the state capitol
Ellen Anderson's ouster as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission this week is the latest sign that bipartisan support for renewable energy sources has largely disappeared at the state capitol.
New energy conservation plan to be charted out in AP
The Andhra Pradesh Government has directed the Energy Co-ordination Cell to prepare a comprehensive action plan for awareness campaign for energy conservation in various sectors both at the demand and supply side in the transmission networks.
City touts energy conservation, jobs
A series of energy-efficient projects by the city have contributed to the stimulation of the local economy, city officials said today.
Ingenious Energy Conservation Comic Challenge Inspires Kids to Conserve Electricity
GUELPH, ONTARIO-- - Editors note: There are two photos and a video associated with this press release. Quick Facts- The Guelph Hydro Energy Conservation Comic Challenge encourages Grade 5 students to design comic strips demonstrating how to conserve electricity. Students create their comic strips using Bitstrips, an educational tool licensed for use by all publicly funded schools in ...
Energy Conservation in Our Artificial Habitats
The outside world may be unforgiving, but science and technology has made comfortable artificial environments with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). HVAC has made it possible for us to live almost anywhere on the planet. Las Vegas was once a barren desert, but is now teeming with people, lights, and imported water.
Energy conservation makes sense, and it could make the Muscatine School District some dollars, too
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Sometimes, you have to spend money to make money, and that may be the case when it comes to saving money in energy costs in the Muscatine Community School District.
Desktop PDU offers features that foster energy conservation.
As 8-socket/outlet PDU, SPDU-108L delivers socket level energy monitoring with billing-grade accuracy, combined with intelligent remote power switching, to help conserve energy. Users can configure, monitor, and control PDU via Web interface, which provides socket level, real-time updates on power, energy, true RMS current, phase angle, power factor and voltage, frequency, and temperature. PDU ...
