Energy Efficiency Stories

New Honeywell Wi-Fi Thermostats Help South Sioux City Reduce Energy Consumption & Costs

South Sioux City, Nebraska will be the first municipality to implement Honeywell’s Total Connect Comfort with ADR, a new Wi-Fi-enabled thermostat for the home that connects with a suite of utility technology and services to manage energy consumption, as part of a city-wide effort to cut energy consumption and costs. The solution will help South [...]

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Honeywell Turbocharges the Honda Amaze

Honeywell Turbo Technologies has designed and built the turbocharger for Honda Amaze, the most fuel-efficient car in India at 25.8 km per liter. The wastegate-type turbocharger supplied by Honeywell is used in the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine powering the highly anticipated Honda Amaze, Honda’s first compact sedan in India and the first with a diesel [...]

Posted on Tuesday, June 4, 2013

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approves Honeywell’s Low-Global-Warming Solvent

Honeywell’s new low-global-warming-potential solvent used for precision cleaning of metal and electronics components has received final approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The approval allows the company’s new Solstice™ Performance Fluid to be used in precision cleaning applications, such as cleaning metal and electronic components, as well as a carrier solvent for adhesives, coatings [...]

Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2013

Honeywell Turbochargers Help Chevrolet Get Industry-Best Highway MPG

Honeywell turbochargers are a vital component of the soon-to-be-released 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel estimated to get an industry-best 46 mpg in highway driving, setting the bar higher for fuel efficiency and emissions control. As revealed at the Chicago Auto Show, the Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel will become the manufacturer’s first clean-diesel passenger car [...]

Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Honeywell Turbo Technologies Ready for Growth in China

Honeywell Turbo Technologies, the global leader in turbochargers, is set to accelerate turbocharger growth in China during the next five years following a recent policy announcement from China’s State Council focused on energy conservation and pollution reduction. This policy prioritization is calling for an increased focus on internal combustion engine efficiency and highlighting turbocharging as [...]

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Honeywell Wins 4th License in China for Technology to Convert Methanol from Coal to Plastics

China’s Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has licensed Honeywell’s UOP advanced methanol-to-olefins (MTO) process to convert methanol from gasified coal into key plastics building blocks. This is the fourth licensing win for Honeywell’s UOP advanced MTO process technology, which allows petrochemical producers to tap cheaper coal and natural gas feedstocks, to produce ethylene and propylene [...]

Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013