BNL brings back Oilheat Technical Workshop
Brookhaven National Laboratory, after a long hiatus, has brought back the popular Oilheat Technical Workshop. BNL has, for many years, conducted oilheat-related research projects at its Energy Conservation Group, which is located in the Oilheat …
Garbage in – Garbage out
That phrase, “Garbage in–Garbage out,” more commonly written as “GIGO”, always gets a laugh from first year computer students. Usually it refers to programming mistakes that yield answers that “can’t be right.” In actuality, the …
New Technologies
The oilheating industry is clearly not part of the tech boom, we have no new iPhone 5, no tablet, no video games streaming into living rooms; however, we are touched by the tech boom—it does …
Energy News: EIA predicts increased fuel usage this winter
EIA predicts increased fuel usage this winter; ECC says conservation helps Click on charts for larger version The U.S. Energy Information Administration is predicting that U.S. households are expected to use more heating fuel this winter compared …
From the Publisher…How did oil get to be a bad thing?
Was thinking about all the bad press, images, opinions and prejudices associated with oil products. In fact, the word "oil" has become to some, all that is wrong with the world today. Foreign wars, corporate greed, environmental disaster, extremists in the …
HVAC Investigators, Market Leaders in HVAC Damage Assessment for Insurance, Releases Semiannual Claims Report Exposing HVAC Claim Settlement Gaps
By HVAC Investigators Published: Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 - 5:40 am CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 23, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- HVAC Investigators (HVACi), an established market leader providing insurance carriers across the country with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) damage assessments, recently published its 2012 …
A National Treasure
Was recently at a technical conference at Brookhaven Laboratories hosted by Dr. Tom Butcher. Brookhaven is a national treasure of research and the Oilheating/HVAC industries have benefited greatly from the work done there. In case you …
EIA Winter Fuels Outlook…comments from the Energy Communications Council
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2012 – The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its 2012 Winter Fuels Outlook., including heating fuel price projections and how those prices translate into what the average residential household can …
Fuel Merchants of NJ testifies against New Jersey's new HVAC licensing regs.
Yesterday FMA testified before The Red Tape Review Commission, chaired by Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, regarding the proposed HVAC Licensing regulations which would limit a HVAC contractor to working on condensate lines only at 1 …
Bioheat® Mandate Begins in New York City
A 2010 air quality bill, signed into law by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, includes a requirement for a 2% blend of biodiesel in the heating oil used to heat the city's homes and buildings beginning this …