GREENHOUSE GAS TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION TESTING: IMPROVED REFRIGERATION DEFROST CYCLE TECHNOLOGIES. EPA has awarded a cooperative agreement (CR826311) to Southern Research Institute (SRI) to establish and operate an Environmental Technology Verification Center (the Center) in the area of greenhouse gas mitigation technologies. This program is designed to verify the performance of commercial-ready and near commercial greenhouse gas mitigation technologies through the collection and evaluation of objective and quality-assured laboratory and field data. The Center provides potential purchasers and others with an independent and credible assessment of what they are buying, and will increase the use of viable environmental technologies that are currently under-used due to a lack of credible third-party performance data. The Center is considering the verification of commercial ready technologies that can significantly reduce energy use in residential refrigeration defrosting cycles. The technologies must be capable of being easily integrated into existing residential refrigeration systems, and yield reliable and highly cost-effective performance. Those interested in being considered for independent verification of the energy savings and other features associated with such a technology should contact Stephen Piccot at SRI, by FAX at (919) 403-0284, or, contact the Center's web site (www.sri.org/greenhouse.html). Candidates selected for testing must be prepared to significantly share in the cost of testing, analysis, reporting, and results distribution. Inquiries must be received by April 17, 1998, in order to be considered.

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