Danish Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010

Opened to the public since May 1st, the Danish pavilion at EXPO 2010 has been giving visitors the opportunity to experience some of the best aspects of Danish city life through direct interaction. Some of Copenhagen’s best attractions like the city bike, the harbor bath, playground settings, a picnic on the roof garden and the opportunity to see the authentic H.C Andersen’s Little Mermaid are all can be experienced here in the pavilion. Like a... 

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces CFdesign 2010 Fully Supports NX 7

Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that the recent Winter release of CFdesign 2010 fully supports NX 7. NX users are able to conduct computational fluid dynamic (CFD) studies seamlessly from the NX 7 environment. The Winter release of CFdesign 2010 leverages the synchronous modeling tools found within NX 7 and provides even tighter integration with CFdesign’s multi-scenario design study environment. CFdesign... 

GE Hybrid Water Heater

Now that the new GE® Hybrid Water Heater has been the first water heater to be ENERGY STAR® rated and first to be listed on the U.S. Department of Energy‘s website, it has reached yet another milestone. This new energy efficient heat pump electric water heater will reduce energy expenses up to 62%, saving as much as $320 annually on energy bills.* After air heating and cooling, home water heating is the largest in residential energy consumption.... 

Abengoa Solar Signs Contract with PG&E to Supply Solar Power in California

Abengoa Solar announces the signing of a power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to supply the electricity generated by the new solar plant “Mojave Solar.” The project will generate 250 megawatts (MW) of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and is to be located in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, between Barstow and Kramer Junction, approximately nine miles northwest of Hinkley, and 100 miles northeast... 

Cat C175 Engine, Refined Drive Train and Efficient Body Designs for 797F Mining Truck

First as the Cat 797, then as the Cat 797B, the design of the largest Cat mining truck has proven its productivity, durability and low cost of operation through more than 10 years of service in the world’s most challenging mining operations. Now, the 797F, with 4, 000-horsepower (2983 kW) and rated payload capacities to 400 tons (363 tonnes), combines the strengths of its predecessors with a new engine, redesigned operator station and custom... 

SuperLite ll-XL 45 – 45 Minute Transparent Wall Solution

SuperLite ll-XL 45 is a fire resistive, technically advanced glazing product that blocks radiant heat transfer to meet ASTM E119 requirements. SAFTI FIRST was the first to provide this new technology to the USA in 1982. SuperLite ll-XL products have been tested to the stringent wall standard and therefore are considered a “transparent wall.” Fire resistive glazing allows for greater design flexibility while other fire protective glazing... 

Taco Rolls Out TC Series Pumps

Taco introduced the TC Series – single stage, double suction, vertical split case pumps for use in heating, air conditioning, pressure boosting, cooling water transfer and water supply applications. The TC Series’ top suction and discharge makes this product line the ideal choice for minimizing installation footprint in tight mechanical rooms. TC Series pumps are available in 1160 and 1760 RPM in bronze fitted and all iron versions. Standard... 

Franklin Electric Taking Bold Steps into the Water Gardening Industry

Franklin Electric, a global leader in the production and marketing of water and fuel pumping systems, takes bold steps into the competitive water gardening industry. The financially strong, US-based company is investing heavily to prove their commitment to growing the water gardening and outdoor living markets while providing energy efficient and environmentally safe products. In less than three years, Franklin Electric acquired two respected industry... 

Pulse-Pure Water Treatment System

Evapco, international manufacturer of heat-transfer products, offers the Pulse-Pure non-chemical water treatment system for cooling towers. Pulsed, time-varying electromagnetic fields are used to control scale (through precipitation—even at high cycles of concentration), biological growth (through agglomeration and electroporation), and as a result, corrosion (at rates the same as typical chemical water treatment), and water use. Treatment chemicals... 

IP68-rated convection heater for difficult applications

Intertec announces a compact new convection electric heater that has been designed for temperature maintenance or control in harsh environments such as wells, tunnels, water and wastewater plants, pulp/paper mills, rendering/food processing environments, and any dusty or wet process conditions. The heater has been optimized for reliability, through features including a fully potted and factory-sealed design, and is rated to IP68 — allowing it to...