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IIR's 2024 activity report is now available

We are pleased to announce that the International Institute of Refrigeration's activity report for 2024 is now available. The report offers a comprehensive overview of our activities and achievements over the...

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  • Commission D1 business meeting

    Giovanni Cortella, President of IIR Commission D1 "Refrigerated Storage" invites all Commission D1 members to participate in the business meeting which will be held on March 30, 2010 (18:30 - 19:15) at Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK,during the 1st...

    • Publication date : 2010/03/25
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  • Minutes of IIR Commission B1 Business Meeting in Boulder

    A Commission B1 business meeting took place in Boulder, Colorado, USA (June 24, 2009). It was chaired by Commission B1 President Dr Piotr Domanski. The minutes of the meeting are available

    • Publication date : 2010/06/07
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  • Minutes of IIR Commissions B1/B2 Business Meeting in Sydney

    Piotr Domanski and Ben Adamson co-chaired a joint Commission business meeting (B1 & B2) in Sydney during the 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference in April 2010. Following discussion during the meeting, a survey was sent to B1 commission members...

    • Publication date : 2010/06/07
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  • Klaus Timmerhaus has died

    The IIR is saddened by the death of Dr Klaus Timmerhaus, a distinguished IIR officer. Klaus Timmerhaus was former President of the IIR's General Conference and Head of Section A, Cryology and gas processing. The IIR extends its sincere sympathy to...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/15
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  • Australia: enhanced links

    The IIR has signed a partnership agreement with AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning & Heating): www.airah.org.au The aim is to "enhance the technical standing of...

    • Publication date : 2005/06/14
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  • Conference report: Australia

    Postharvest Unlimited Downunder 2004, an IIR-co-sponsored conference, was held in Sydney, Australia, on November 9-12, 2004, with as theme "Postharvest technologies for the delivery of high quality horticultural products - implementation based on...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/11
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  • Briefs: News from Australia

    - The IIR Australian National Committee, chaired by Stephen White, regularly reports on its activities, in EcoLibrium and on a dedicated page of the AIRAH Web site:

    • Publication date : 2008/08/12
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  • Double Award for Coldway Technologies, part of SOFRIGAM Group

    Sofrigam won two awards at Business France's pitch competition for its energy storage device "THERMOSTORE", utilizing ammonia. Let's take a closer look at this technology. 

    • Publication date : 2024/02/27
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    Picture of the award ceremony

  • Activities of the IIR’s Commission B1 on Thermodynamics & transfer processes

    The IIR’s Commission B1 has been extremely active in the areas of working parties (WP), sub-commissions, IIR conferences, IIR-co-sponsored conferences and commission business meetings.

    • Publication date : 2013/09/02
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  • EU project ENOUGH offers PhD scholarship at CNR-ITC in Padova (Italy)

    A PhD scholarship will be offered as part of the Horizon 2020 project ENOUGH. The European project will aim to provide technologies, tools and methods to contribute to the EU Farm to Fork strategy to achieve...

    • Publication date : 2022/02/15
    • Subjects: Technology, Environment
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  • IIR member news: Star Refrigeration

    Star Refrigeration soon to hit US food firms with eco-friendly low-ammonia chillers and freezers

    • Publication date : 2013/09/04
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  • BETTED: a new IIR EU funded project

    This project aims to promote the energy transition of the dairy value chain. The kick-off meeting is scheduled for March 11-12 in Brussels (Belgium).

    • Publication date : 2024/01/26
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    Dairy products and cows

  • ENOUGH – a new project that will identify how food industry can become net zero by 2050

    The project will develop technologies, tools and methods to contribute to the EU’s farm to fork Strategy to achieve climate neutrality in the food industry.

    • Publication date : 2021/10/29
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  • Meeting: EPEE

    A meeting was held on January 19, 2005, between EPEE (European Partnership for Energy and the Environment) represented by Friedrich Busch, Director General, and the IIR represented by D. Coulomb and J.L. Dupont. During this meeting, information...

    • Publication date : 2005/06/14
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  • Conference: Auckland

    The IIR Conference Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation took place in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 16-19, 2006. It was co-organized with IRHACE (Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning...

    • Publication date : 2006/05/05
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  • IIR Sub-Commissions activities: D1

    A business meeting of the IIR Sub-commission D1 Refrigerated Display Cabinets was held in Orlando, US, during the 2005 ASHRAE Winter Meeting. During this meeting, chaired by Sietze van der Sluis and attended by 11 people, including Didier Coulomb...

    • Publication date : 2005/06/14
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  • New IIR members

    The IIR welcomes the following new members : Corporate members Frigor Service Réunion, Saint Pierre, Ile de la Réunion Veolia Environnement, Limay, France Private members Mr Jean-Pierre Bernard, France Mr Leonilton Tomaz Cleto,...

    • Publication date : 2008/05/13
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  • Member news: Linde to develop cryogenic cooling solutions for quantum computers

    Linde, corporate member of the IIR, partners with Bluefors to develop cryogenic cooling solutions for quantum computing technology. 

    • Publication date : 2021/04/29
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  • The Beijing Congress

    The 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration will be held in Beijing, China, on August 21-26, 2007. IIR congresses are held every 4 years in various parts of the world, showing the global influence of the IIR. The previous event was held...

    • Publication date : 2007/05/04
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  • Join the ENOUGH project webinar!

    Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, the ENOUGH project aims to address and reduce emissions from the food sector. Join the project webinar on December 1.

    • Publication date : 2022/11/24
    • Subjects: Technology, Environment
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  • Member news: Koura offers an alternative refrigerant to R1234yf for mobile air conditioning 

     Koura offers a direct replacement solution for R1234yf in mobile air conditioning.  

    • Publication date : 2023/12/20
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    Cylinder of R444A

  • New IIR Informatory Note on automotive air conditioning

    The latest IIR Informatory Note presents recent technological trends in automotive air conditioning, in particular for electric cars, and outlines the challenges in terms of energy efficiency and CO2...

    • Publication date : 2022/10/27
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  • New Working Group: Cooling and Refrigeration Emissions and Energy Data Working Group (CREED)

     IIR and UNEP-led Cool Coalition are excited to announce the formation of a new working group titled "Cooling and Refrigeration Emissions and Energy Data Working Group (CREED)"

    • Publication date : 2024/06/27
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    Graeme Maidment

  • New IIR Informatory Note on Liquefied Natural Gas

    The latest IIR Informatory Note stresses that LNG is expected to play a major role in global energy strategies as it has many advantages and helps mitigate global warming when used instead of coal and...

    • Publication date : 2023/06/28
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    Front cover of the Informatory Note on LNG

  • Focus on the latest events (November 2019)

    Latest news of the exhibition "Froid", and focus on the participation of the IIR in several events such as SARA (Salon of Agriculture and Animal Resources) or SIFA, (interprofessional exhibition of refrigeration and its application).

    • Publication date : 2019/11/29
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