Hot water generation and supply news articles 
ADEY searches for eco-inventors
2012 could be a life-changing year for the winner of a nationwide search for potential ‘eco-inventors’ working within the heating and plumbing industry. The competition has been devised by magnetic filtration pioneer ADEY Professional Heating Solutions, and is open until 31 January 2012. Entries are sought from heating professionals, installers and apprentices who believe they have an original idea for a product, tool or appliance for the h... [more]
BPEC VENTILATION COURSE
Johnson & Starley, has announced initial 2012 Training Days for installers covering boiler, warm air heating and ventilation technology, including BPEC courses. The company is also recognised by CIBSE as a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) course provider. Courses are run at the company’s Head Office Training Centre in Northampton. The BPEC (British Plumbing Employers Council) Domestic Ventilation Systems two-day course is designed ... [more]
Zenex GasSaver can reduces domestic gas consumption for domestic hot water by up to 40 percent
A solution to deal with high gas bills is to install the Zenex GasSaver, an energy saving device which reduces domestic gas consumption required for domestic hot water by up to 40%. With average gas consumption bills of £850 per household, the Zenex GasSaver can reduce the bills by up to £220 per year. At a time when gas and energy prices are dramatically rising, consumers, many with stretched household budgets, are now being offered the chan... [more]
Mitsubishi Electric's new Packaged Hydrobox brings more flexibility to the Ecodan air source heat pump range
Designed specifically to integrate with the Ecodan units and a third party cylinder, Mitsubishi Electric's new Packaged Hydrobox offers a flexible and adaptable heating solution for retrofit or new build. The Packaged Hydrobox provides hydraulic components with a simplified graphical user interface to ease control and provide energy efficient space heating. The Hydrobox is pre-plumbed and wired for faster installation and is also compatible wi... [more]
Danfoss heat pump supplies hot water and space heating requirements to MP home
The Hon MP for North West Leicestershire Andrew Bridgen's 581 sq m property named The Willows was built near Swadlincote in Derbyshire. When he commissioned his new-build home, he was keen to utilise a renewable energy system that would reduce his carbon footprint and lower his energy bills. The property is fitted with a ground source heat pump from Danfoss Heat Pumps UK to supply all of its hot water and space heating requirements. The proje... [more]
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Power demand-supply gap again surges to 4,500MW level
LAHORE: The shortfall in electricity supply and demand again surged to 4,500-megawatt level on Sunday after hydel power generation dipped to 3,973 MW because of abnormally low water flow in River Indus and the Tarbela reservoir hit dead level, a Spokesman National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd said.
Honda Unveils Demonstration Test House that Features Honda Smart Home System
Tokyo, Apr 23, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). The house features HSHS, which comprehensively controls in-house energy supply and demand, and helps manage both the generation and consumption of energy for the home such as heat and electricity, while ...
MOM Brands™ Joins The Sustainability Consortium
MOM Brands today announced its membership in The Sustainability Consortium , an independent global organization that creates sustainability standards for consumer products. The Consortium is made up of 75 retailers, suppliers, non-profits and government agencies.
Fitch Rates the Board of Public Utilities City of Springfield, MO Lease Obligations 'AA'
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Springfield, Missouri's approximately $70 million lease/purchase agreement obligations .
Japan faces a long, hot, nuclear-free summer
Is Japan — and particularly the Kansai region — going to have enough electric power to get it through peak summer demand? The Meteorological Agency's three-month projection for May through July, posted on its website (www.jma.go.jp/jp/longfcst/000_1_10.html) hedges its bets. For the four main islands, the agency sees a 20 percent chance of an unseasonably cold summer, a 40 percent chance of ...
Jason Dufner enjoying time in the spotlight with second win in a month
In a world where Tiger Woods no longer reigns, Jason Dufner is taking his turn in the spotlight with his second victory within a month.
Fukushima resort to tap spa for own power, revival pitch
A group of baby-boomer residents from a spa resort section of the city of Fukushima is aiming to restore the area's popularity — which is suffering amid the prefecture's nuclear crisis — by introducing a geothermal power-generation system that uses water from the hot springs. Located in a mountainous area of the city some 15 km west of JR East's Fukushima Station, the Tsuchiyuonsen resort ...
AORA's tulips: Solar energy in bloom
A groundbreaking development in electrical generation technology: AORA's innovative solar plant utilizes the sun, saving water and producing energy around the clock.
S.Africa battles to keep blackouts at bay
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - It is five o'clock in the evening in South Africa and the computer dials at the nerve-centre of state electricity firm Eskom are cranking towards the red as millions of people get home and turn on their heating, hot water and cookers. In the next two hours, demand will jump sharply, pushing the grid towards its limits and a repeat of the emergency rolling blackouts ...
EGS Takes Geothermal Global
As ancient as the earth itself, unharnessed geothermal energy most often bubbles to the surface in geological hot spots long known for geysers and naturally-boiling mud pots.
