Saturday, October 10, 2026
DOE Heat Pump Model and LG Data Centre Cooling Deal
The Department of Energy and ORNL released a web-based heat pump design model, while LG Electronics signed a multi-year deal with AIR Control Concepts for data centre chillers.
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The Department of Energy (.gov) reported that the Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory released a new web-based heat pump design model.
Why it matters for a cold-economy professional: Access to standardized design modeling streamlines compliance with federal energy efficiency targets for heating and cooling equipment.
Cooling Post reported that LG Electronics has signed a major multi-year deal with AIR Control Concepts to supply chillers with more than 5GW of capacity for data centres in the US and Canada.
Why it matters for a cold-economy professional: Rapid data centre expansion continues to drive high-capacity commercial chiller demand and shape equipment supply chains across North America.
Accurate digital modeling tools and surging data centre cooling contracts are redefining engineering benchmarks across the HVAC sector.
Sources — every claim traces to one of these
- Web-Based DOE/ORNL Heat Pump Design Model Released — Department of Energy (.gov)✓ primary source
- LG signs major US data centre cooling deal — Cooling Post✓ confirmed across 3 outlets
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