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Fri 07 Jul 2007Glen Dimplex to open research centreHome appliance group Glen Dimplex is to make its Co Louth headquarters into a global centre for research into renewable energy products.The firm is to open a €2.5 million global energy centre at its Dunleer site this year. Employing 20 leading researchers and engineers, the centre will be dedicated to the research and development of energy-efficient products such as heat pumps, solar heating, wood pellet boilers and heat recovery systems for the group's Irish and global markets.