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Bes-Tech Generates Innovative Energy SolutionsAmerican Public Power Association’sDEED Energy Innovator Award ForEnergy Savings during the OmahaPublic Power District (OPPD) roof topunit pilot project. The product wasrecently featured on the BusinessDay TV show with Terry Bradshaw(http://bes-tech.net/Movies/Bes-TechInc TC.mp4), airing on national andregional networks.

Bes-Tech’s energy -saving Digi-CRAC(Computer Room Air-Conditioning)system was designed specifically fordata centers. A Cisco Yintai facilityin Beijing, China saw a reduction ofelectricity usage of more than 38percent, which led to the installation of17 Digi-CRAC units in a second Ciscobuilding in Shanghai.

In Dallas, an office and data centerwith a floor space of 660,000 squarefeet is saving $400,000 in utility costsand $35,000 in operating expense peryear as a result of Bes-Tech engineering.

Closer to home, Bes-Techengineers have applied their energy-saving expertise and technology toprojects involving Kiewit Plaza, FirstData, Gallup University and theUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center(UNMC). “We have worked with UNMCfor four years,” Liu noted. “And duringthat time, they expanded their buildingcapacity, but not their requirement forheating and cooling because we madewhat they had more efficient, savingthem several millions of dollars.”

Innovation in Design andEnergy Usage Credits are awarded

to companies with exceptional

At Omaha-based Bes-Tech, Inc.,the people and products are all aboutsaving energy. Short for Building andEnergy Solutions and Technology,Bes-Tech’s products and processeshave been successful in reducingenergy consumption and demand incommercial and industrial facilitiesand data centers across the U.S. andoverseas.

The company was founded in 2004by President and CTO MingshengLiu, Ph.D., P.E., who developed hisexpertise in energy-efficient buildingsystem technologies as a researcheron the staffs of Texas A&M Universityin College Station, Texas, and at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln.

From its original staff of 12

engineers, Bes-Tech has grown to 60employees working out of Omaha andsatellite offices in five U.S. cities andBeijing, China.

“Our product division, whichsupports our engineering servicesdivision, is based in Omaha where wemanufacture our innovative energyefficiency equipment,” Liu explained.

“We have a group of engineers inChina who also belong to the productdivision.”

Among the company’s family ofproducts is its Digi-RTU (Digital RoofTop Unit) that reduces the energyconsumption of rooftop coolingunits and represents two-thirds of allcommercial air conditioning in the U.S.

In 2011, Digi-RTU won the

performance for sustainable buildingin the U.S. According to Liu, Bes-Tech’s patented technology helpsconstruction projects achieve thosecredits.

Four years ago, Bes-Tech turnedto First National Bank to help manageits cash flow and provide financing torenovate its headquarters buildingat 4640 S. 59th Street in Omaha.

“Since that time, we have had severalconversations with First National aboutthe equipment we are going to lease,what we need to buy and how we’regoing to structure our cash flow,” Liuadded. “First National has been agood partner that has enabled us togrow.”

Eric Stodola puts the finishing touches on aDigi-RTU at the company’s assembly facilityin Omaha.

Bes-Tech President and CTO Mingsheng Liu developed and patented his energy-savingtechnology over his 30-year career as a researcher and entrepreneur.