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Tadpole improves efficiency and reduces energy consumption, CO2 emissions and energy bills

According to figures from OFGEM and the Centre for Sustainable Energy, an average household emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per year from a gas ‘space and water’ central heating system and improving efficiency by 30% could reduce this by almost one tonne per year. If just 10% of the 13 million UK homeowners with a gas boiler heating system improved efficiency by 30% the net reduction of CO2 emissions could be over 1.25 million tonnes a year. 61-year ... [more]

HVAC Spanish book help employers communicate with their Spanish-speaking employees

A new book called HVAC Spanish is on the market to help employers communicate with their Spanish-speaking employees. HVAC Spanish, published by LAMA Books and written by Leo Meyer, is an on-the-job reference book that is small enough to fit into a pocket and contains 88 pages of commonly used HVACR terms, including safety phrases. The book translates terms from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. According to the publisher, there were 8... [more]

Range cooker provide domestic hot water and four zones of energy-efficient underfloor and radiator heating

Bob and Marion Reason are using an oil-fired range cooker to provide mains pressure domestic hot water and four zones of energy-efficient underfloor and radiator heating for their stone cottage in Cornwall. Honeywell wireless controls, cylinder thermostats and control valves are used throughout to maximise comfort, energy efficiency and speed of response. “The entire installation was provided by the bespoke heating specialist, Stove Shop,” sa... [more]

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GE - Appliances & Lighting receives fifth straight EPA/DOE ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded GE - Appliances & Lighting the ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award for the fifth straight year. GE – Appliances & Lighting has more than 775 ENERGY STAR-qualified high-performance household lighting and appliance products that help curb energy spending and reduce greenhouse gas and other harmful emissions.

Kapton® Heating Elements come in densities up to 5 W/in.² (ThomasNet)
Available in sizes up to 12 x 26 in. and voltages up to 300 V, Kapton® Heating Elements can operate continuously from -319 to 392°F. Flexible units are produced through highly automated process that allows standard resistance densities of 100 W per in.² with nominal 0.001 in. thick Inconel®. Watt densities of 10-20 W/in.² are possible in controlled applications. Standard thickness is 0.007 in ...

Climate Change as an Act of Faith? (Discovery Channel)
There's no question that 2009 was an interesting year for the science and politics of climate change. Both this report and this one provided new syntheses of the issue, two of the most recent summaries of an ongoing and growing ...

Repairs delay is cold comfort for elderly (Hampshire Chronicle)
COLD pensioners who say they are living in “ice boxes” will not get their heating system fixed — until the summer.

Officials warn of household dangers during Burn Awareness Week (Independent Tribune)
Burn injuries are one of the most expensive catastrophic injuries but can be easily prevented. Simple precautions can be followed to keep families and their homes safe.