When To Say “Bye-Bye” To Your Old HVAC System
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, home heating and cooling typically accounts for slightly more than half of all energy consumed in most residences (54%). This figure can be considerably greater for homes with …
100 Million Solar Heating & Cooling Systems in the US, That's the Goal
from SustainableBusiness.com News When we hear about the huge growth of solar installations in the US, the talk is mostly about solar PV, but there's enormous potential in solar thermal - used for heating and cooling.Currently, there's 9 gigawatts …
Independent Technologies, Inc. Relocates Headquarters Office
Blair, NE – Independent Technologies, Inc. (ITC), a leading design and manufacturing company of customized communication products announced that they have moved their headquarters office to a new location in Blair, NE. The address of the new …
Ozden Karakurt Joins Field Controls
Ozden Karakurt has accepted the position of Regional Sales Manager with Field Controls. Karakurt manages all sales activities in the Southeast and interacts directly with distributors, contractors, and representative agencies to lead expansion in that region. “Ozden …
New Yorkers: Don't Read this Column
With all due deference to Billy Joel, we are not in a New York State of mind, this month. Despite growing up and spending the formidable years of my life in the Big Apple, there …
Necessity is the mother of invention (Primary/Secondary Pumping)
Primary/Secondary pumping…It seems to have become the “catch-phrase” of the hydronics industry over the last few years and rightly so. Its applications are virtually endless and the benefits of this piping technique have solved many …
Highlights from the Southern New England Energy Conference
On September 19-20, the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association (CEMA–formerly ICPA*), the Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association (MEMA–formerly MOC**) and the Oil Heat Institute of Rhode Island (OHILI) jointly sponsored the first Southern New England Energy Conference. …
OESP Road Shows 2014
OESP, the National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals, invites you to mark your calendar for the OESP Road Show events in 2014. The first event will take place at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut …
Stephen Cole, Pensotti Boilers, 1953-2013
BANGOR – Stephen P. Cole, 59, died Sept. 20, 2013, at a Bangor hospital. He was born Oct. 19, 1953, in Washburn, the son of Gerald and Eleanor (Porter) Cole. Stephen graduated from Washburn High School, …
A record pace for year-to-date production of biodiesel
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported a record pace for year-to-date production of biodiesel. For the month of August, the EPA reported 148 million gallons of biodiesel production, which puts volume at nearly 916 million gallons so far …