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said, “I need high efficiency, high qualChina, From Page 6 “Our innovation cycle keeps us ahead ity and low cost. That’s what I’m hoping of domestic suppliers,” said an executive to find in China. I think they are starting of a European firm doing business in to fill that market.” China. “But they are gaining ground.” In 2000, China ranked fourth among Said the representative of another for- nations in energy consumption at 40 eign firm, “We operate in a niche market. quadrillion Btu annually. By 2020, it is Even though it is huge, it is extremely expected to follow only the U.S., with competitive, and each year it gets more annual consumption at 100 quadrilcrowded. We need the focus to continu- lion Btu. Its current per capita energy ally be on quality and energy.” use is 1800 kWh/capita/year compared As the world’s leading overall ex- to 18,000 kWh/capita/year for the U.S. porter, it was no surprise that German With a gross domestic product of more firms were well represented at CR Expo. than 7%, twice that of the U.S., it is no Among them were Ziehl-Abegg, maker wonder that energy efficiency is high on of fans and drives and Kriwan, manufac- the list of objectives for China’s governturer of compressor sensors. ment. The German compressor manufacReacting to escalating energy costs and turer Bock presented products that it be- urban skies grey from pollution, governlieves respond to trends towards energy ment officials are moving quickly. The savings and natural refrigerants in the Standardization Administration of China is setting a new miniChinese market for mum level for airsupermarket coolconditioning equiping. “It is precisely ment beginning the investment area in 2009. The obof energy-intensive jective is to reduce refrigerating equipenergy consumpment that is increastion by 15% to ingly the focus of 25%. At CR Expo, supermarket operators’ interest. In ASHRAE and the Chinese Associaparticular, the goal here is not just to Visitors to the Danfoss stand were eager to tion of Refrigeration reached an agreelower energy costs see the company’s new products. ment allowing the and thus the CO2 emissions, but also to convert existing association to submit translated ASHRAE equipment to operate with environmen- standards to the Chinese government for tally friendly refrigerants in the next few use in forthcoming regulations. As early years,” said a Bock executive. as 2006, China released a Green Building Bock exhibited its EFC system, a plug Evaluation System to promote the concept and play solution for need-appropriate of sustainable buildings. The China of tospeed control of refrigerating compres- day is racing to improve its building stock sors with frequency converters, and Bock through glazing, insulation and shading ATEX compressors, which are designed with companies in each of those sections especially for explosion-endangered posting impressive annual gains. environments. The company said it reThe consumer is also shaping the AC ceived many inquiries about compres- market in ways never before experienced sors using various natural refrigerants in China. Research by China’s State and the semihermetic light-construction Council indicates that consumer prefHG compressors made entirely of alu- erence has progressed from the days of minum for mobile use. simple temperature adjusting functions There was no escaping energy ef- to automatic cleaning and sleep friendlificiency at CR Expo. But, buyers still ness. Most importantly, improved living were looking for a bargain. standards are making the Chinese AC A consulting engineer from Malaysia See China, Page 13 August 2008 www.info.hotims.com/16017-18 ASHRAE Journal 9 http://www.dedietrichboilers.com http://www.info.hotims.com/16017-18

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ASHRAE Journal - August 2008 Contents Commentary Industry News Letters Meetings and Shows Maintain to Sustain—Delivering ASHRAE’s Sustainability Promise Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation: Current Best Practices Improving Humidity Control With Energy Recovery Ventilation Single- or Two-Stage Compression Data Center Cooling: Using Wet-Bulb Economizers Building Sciences InfoCenter Practical Pointers Products Emerging Technologies Washington Report People Special Products Classified Advertising Advertising Index

ASHRAE Journal - August 2008

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