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LG Launches New Environmental Initiative

February 03, 2012
LG Electronics USA, the North American arm of Korean LG Electronics Inc., announced plans to cut its carbon footprint in half. Following a trend set by industry giants GE Appliances and Whirlpool Corp., LG’s initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent by the end of 2020, compared to its 2007 baseline.
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CEA: Don’t Blame Electronics for U.S. Energy Use

February 03, 2012
The connection isn’t a hard one to make. Look at all the electronics added to the typical middle class U.S. home in recent years—flat-screen televisions, more and more powerful computers, tablets, Smartphones, blue-ray players, videogame systems, etc.—and concurrent rise in U.S. energy use.
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Global Competition Seeks Most Energy Efficient TVs

February 03, 2012
The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative announced its first SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition, a global competition created to encourage the production and sale of more energy-efficient electronics and appliances. The first competition, which will start next month, will focus on flat-panel televisions.
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Running Interference on Electromagnetic Interference

February 03, 2012
Here’s some helpful rules of thumb when dealing with the physics of EMI, and also seven common pitfalls where those rules might not apply, and how to deal with them.
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Nextreme Thermal Solutions

February 03, 2012
The company has developed two new energy harvesting subsystems for the plumbing and HVAC industries that use thin-film thermoelectric technology to convert available thermal energy into electric power.
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Meet the 'Justifier' - Home Energy Management and Control

December 21, 2011
Electronic home system contractors and utility observers believe that architectures which enable innovation and efficiency must include consumer-controlled energy controls and networks. Such approaches generate benefits from dynamic pricing and energy information derived from smart meter data, Web-enabled thermostats, in-home displays and other devices.
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Energy Star Label and Smart Grid

November 01, 2011
Capitalizing on the potential for smart grid: opportunities from smart grid enabled appliances
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‘Switch' to Functionality, Performance, and Energy Efficiency

August 01, 2011
As an appliance gateway, switch solutions must be multi-functional: desirable appearance, feel and sound, with optimized aesthetics, ergonomics and performance.
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Why Should OEMs Care About Smart Grid?

May 26, 2011
It is a matter of load shifting and load shedding for appliances.
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Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Advances in Polyurethane Foam Reported

February 01, 2011
The 2010 Polyurethanes Technical Conference covered sustainability advances in polyurethane foam.
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EVENTS

Energy Modeling Conference: Tools for Designing High Performance Buildings

10/02/12
Atlanta, GA
US
Contact: Jodi Scott
ASHRAE’s Energy Modeling Conference – Tools for Designing High Performance Buildings is slated for Oct. 1-3, 2012 in Atlanta. The conference will guide building design professionals about what does and does not work when using currently available modeling tools to design and analyze buildings and their energy using systems. Read More

Mostra Convegno

03/27/12
Milan
IT
Contact: INFO
From 27 to 30 March 2012 at Fiera Milano, MCE will be an international showcase of technological excellence for the quality of life. Heating, Air-conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing technology, water treatment and Components are flanked to the world of Renewable Energy, to 'need for energy saving and efficiency to meet the challenges of a sustainable prosperity for living spaces. Read More

High Performance Buildings Conference

03/12/12
San Diego, CA
US
Government agencies are focused on substantial reduction of building energy use and private efforts are underway, including from the architectural, engineering and green building communities, to fundamentally change energy-use aspects of the built environment. Read More

Thermoset TOPCON 2012

01/24/12
Westin Riverwalk
420 W. Market Street
San Antonio, TX
US
Contact: SPE
The SPE Thermoset Division is dedicated to promoting scientific and engineering knowledge relating to thermosetting materials and processing techniques. Read More

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Boost ACR Energy Efficiency with Copper MicroGroove Tubes

ON-DEMAND: Today's market is challenging manufacturers of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment to increase energy efficiency, use less materials and reduce impact on the environment. The superior heat transfer of smaller-diameter copper tubes with inner grooves is helping manufacturers meet these demands with high-performance compact coils that reduce energy requirements, transfer heat more efficiently and lower costs by using less material while using familiar manufacturing techniques.

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