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MARKET RESEARCH
Global demand for PCMs projected to hit $1.47 billion by 2019
The global demand for advanced phase change materials is expected to reach $1.47 billion by 2019. The latest research report on the industry by Markets and Markets attributes the growth to increasing demand for advanced PCM in several areas, including thermal energy storage, building/construction, HVAC, cold chain, shipping, packaging/transportation, textiles and electronics.
The main types of advanced PCMs are salt hydrates, paraffins and biobased compounds. “Biobased PCM is estimated to have the highest CAGR from 2014 to 2019,” the report said. “Prices of biobased PCM are also likely to fall significantly during the same period.”
http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/advanced-phase-change-material-pcm-market-1087.html
AWARDS
Amsterdam is home to world’s most-sustainable building

The 430,000-square-foot building was designed by PLP Architecture of London. Its energy-efficient design includes passive temperature control, Ethernet-powered LED lighting, 44,000 square feet of rooftop solar panels and an aquifer thermal energy storage unit 500 feet below ground that generates all energy required for heating and cooling.
Seattle building wins ASHRAE technology award
A three-story Seattle office building is one of nine projects recognized for innovative design with an ASHRAE Technology Award. Federal Center South, home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District, received first place in the new commercial buildings category.
Surface water TES system honored
IF Technology of the Netherlands has received a Sustainable Urban Delta Award for its innovative thermal energy storage system for a residential complex in Wageningen. The system takes advantage of temperature differences in surface water near the complex. In summer, for example, warm water is stored in an aquifer thermal storage system that helps heat the complex in winter. Overall, the system is said to be 25 percent more efficient than a conventional seasonal TES system.
HEALTH CARE
PCMs enlisted in fight against Ebola
Cooling garments powered by phase change material are among the innovations advancing in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s “Fighting Ebola: a Grand Challenge for Development.”
RESEARCH ROUNDUP
GIFT IDEAS
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