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package is for larger dual purpose rooftop
units that have two compressors and a gas-
fired warm air furnace up to 300k BTUs.
This package includes everything in RTU-1
plus an additional CAC control.
The company also announced the new
HW+ with HydroGuard, which debuted at
the January AHR Expo in Dallas. This fea-
ture is in the process of being added to the
HW+ and LCH controls. It provides all the
safety benefits of a low water cut-off, plus
the energy savings benefits of Intellidyne’s
current DCMTechnology. The HydroGuard
controls will be available by Summer 2013
and will be a direct replacement for existing
low water cut-off controls.
For more information, contact
Intellidyne at 866-216-0777 or sales@
intellidynellc.com.
ALLIANCE AUTOGAS BECOMES
US DISTRIBUTOR FOR PRINS
AUTOGAS TECHNOLOGIES
Prins has awarded Alliance AutoGas
U.S. distribution rights to its line of autogas
vehicle conversion equipment including
vapor and liquid injection systems, along
with direct injection and diesel blend
technology. “Alliance AutoGas has been
instrumental in bringing autogas, the most
viable alternative vehicle fuel, to American
fleets, and we are proud to expand our
relationship,” said Bart van Aerle, CEO of
Prins. “As Alliance continues to deliver
America’s only complete alternative fuel
solution, we expect to see more and more
U.S. fleets switching over to this cleaner,
more affordable fuel.”
Alliance also announced its new U.S.
Autogas Technology Center in Asheville,
N.C., which includes an autogas equipment
distribution center, an autogas vehicle tech-
nician training facility and an autogas equip-
ment research and development center.
It will be managed by Blossman Services,
Inc., which is a subsidiary of Alliance
AutoGas founding partner Blossman Gas.
TEAM LEVINE FORMS
INDEPENDENT BROKERAGE
TeamLevine has left Morgan Stanley
to form the new independent brokerage
known as Powerhouse. Powerhouse works
with clients to protect profit margins and
grow their business. They design and
implement hedging strategies. The com-
pany focuses on price risk management
using energy futures and related financial
instruments.
Powerhouse clients represent nearly
all sectors of the energy supply chain from
producers to downstream distributors
and retailers. Customers include gasoline
marketers seeking to protect retail margins;
diesel fuel distributors offering fixed and
capped prices and energy users who worry
the latest headline will affect their fuel bill.
Powerhouse also serves natural gas mar-
keters and electric utilities with risk from
energy price uncertainty.
Alan H. Levine, Elaine E. Levin,
David A. Thompson and Brendan Burke,
the members of TeamLevine, began trading
as Powerhouse in January 2013, after 17
years with Morgan Stanley. Powerhouse
added its 100th new account in February.
Elaine Levin, the President of Powerhouse
explains, “Reactions from the marketplace
have been overwhelmingly positive. As an
independent firm, we can be more nimble,
and offer more highly tailored services and
support to our customers. This is espe-
cially important given recent volatility in
gasoline prices.”
The Powerhouse team has 80 years’
experience in the energy marketplace.
Powerhouse provides a suite of additional
services including support formarketing, and
guidance on coordinating physical products
and financial instruments for customers.
Levine, the Chairman and CEO of
Powerhouse, has expertise in petroleum
and natural gas pricing, transportation and
supply in world energy markets. Alan was
part of the group that initiated the heating
oil contract for NYMEX in 1977-78. He
was an expert for the Government of Israel
regarding the value of crude oil in the
Sinai Desert and has written extensively on
petroleum matters.
Levin has taught the principles of price
risk management to hundreds of senior
energy industry executives as principal
instructor for OPIS Fuels Management
University. She recently celebrated her 10
th
year teaching FMU.
Thompson is Powerhouse’s Executive
Vice President. He holds the designation
CharteredMarket Technician (CMT), which
certifies expertise in technical analysis, the
trading discipline that focuses on the pre-
dictive power of price chart patterns.
Powerhouse is located at 3214 O Street
NW, Washington DC 20007. Contact the
company at
or by
phone at (202) 333-5380.
GBAC ANNOUNCES NEW LOGO
GBAC Inc. recently completed a re-
branding of its corporate logo, core service
offerings and strategic marketing plan.
The company works with the Connecticut
Energy Marketers Association and other
groups to provide healthcare coverage
solutions that meet the requirements of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
®
USES UPONOR
SYSTEMS IN NEW SUSTAINABLE HOMES
On Sunday, April 7, the first four families
received keys to their homes in the St. Croix
Valley Habitat for Humanity
®
Eco Village
project in River Falls, Wis. The homes
are outfitted with Uponor’s plumbing, fire
sprinkler and radiant floor heating systems.
Eco Village is a master-planned community
featuring LEED
®
Platinum, carbon negative,
net-zero energy use homes.
“We are proud to be an anchor partner
for the Eco Village project and to also have
all our systems in the homes,” says Ingrid
Mattsson, Director of Brand Management
for Uponor and a member of the company’s
Sustainability Team. “Eco Village is the
essence of a sustainable design that brings
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