The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced it will present test results of the second phase of its Low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program (AREP) during a one-day conference on Jan. 21, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, the day before the start of the ASHRAE Winter Conference.

Daikin Applied has been awarded a national contract by The Cooperative Purchasing Network’s (TCPN’s) lead government agency, Region 4 Education Service Center. With this contract, schools, states, and local governments now have more options as they seek the latest HVAC equipment and solutions.

Honeywell announced that its new Solstice® refrigerant for supermarket refrigeration has been named a finalist for the R&D 100 Awards, sponsored by R&D Magazine.

A-Gas International announced that A-Gas Americas has bought Refri-Claim®, the reclamation division of ICOR International. Refri-Claim is a certified U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refrigerant reclaimer.

The National Association of Oil & Energy Service Professionals (OESP) announced it will co-host its annual trade show with two other industry groups, Pennsylvania Petroleum Association (PPA) and Atlantic Region Energy Expo (AREE), May 22-26, 2016 at Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut.

In support of the president’s goal to double U.S. energy productivity by 2030, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz unveiled a strategic plan laying out a path businesses, state and local governments, consumers, and other stakeholders can use to achieve this goal.

The global building energy software market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.24 percent over the period 2014-2019, according to a report by Technavio.

BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, announced that its Predictive Energy Optimization™ (PEO) platform will serve as the technology powering Xcel Energy’s Building Optimization Pilot Program.

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, announced that the California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Liebert® DSE thermal management system with the EconoPhase Pumped Refrigerant Economizer for use in California data centers.

The United States solar industry surpassed 20 gigawatts (GW) of total operational solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity during the second quarter of this year, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Q2 2015 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report.