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Refrigeration for sustainable development
IIR, refrigeration expertise at the heart of your sustainable development goals
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Refrigeration sector monitoring
Ozone-depleting chemicals detected by scientists in the atmosphere in 1951 – decades earlier than expectedAn international team led by the University of Bremen, Germany, has uncovered evidence of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the...
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Refrigeration sector monitoring
Scientists show how noise can drive refrigeration in quantum circuitsA team of researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, has experimentally tested a superconducting device...
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Refrigeration sector monitoring
Renewables power 26.7% of EU heating and cooling, thanks to biomass and heat pumpsAccording to Eurostat annual analysis, the share of renewable energy sources in heating and cooling in the EU has been increasing by 0.93 pp...
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Publications
Techincal Brief, Thematic file
Cold Chain Technology Brief: Road Refrigerated Transport in Hot Climates.- MINETTO S., ROSSETTI A., CHAOMUANG N.
- 2025/12
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Techincal Brief, Thematic file
Cold Chain Technology Brief: Commercial, Professional and Domestic Refrigeration.- NEBOT-ANDRÉS L., BARTA R. B., BAHA M., et al.
- 2025/11
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Techincal Brief, Thematic file
Cold Chain Technology Brief: Fishing Vessel Applications.- WIDELL K. N., SVENDSEN E. S., HAMMAMI S., et al.
- 2025/11
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IIR projects
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IIR news
SophiA Final Consortium Event: The IIR’s Strong Involvement in Sustainable Refrigeration Solutions for AfricaThe Final Consortium Meeting of the SophiA Project took place in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 17–18 September 2025, co-organised by the...
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IIR news
Discover BETTED’s new e-learning platformThe e-learning platform developed by the BETTED Team is now available and ready for use. It is dedicated to interested professionals...
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Upcoming IIR events
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IIR event
9th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain
April 12, 2026 - April 14, 2026
Istanbul, Türkiye (Republic)
The 9th IIR Conference on Sustainability...
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11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting
June 07, 2026 - June 11, 2026
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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IIR event
17th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL 2026)
August 23, 2026 - August 26, 2026
Hamilton, New Zealand
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