IIR news

Follow the most recent activities of the IIR and its international network, and explore how we are committed to promoting knowledge of refrigeration technologies and applications for sustainable development.

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  • New IIR Informatory Note on thermal energy storage systems

    IIR’s latest Informatory Note demonstrates that a well-designed TES system can reduce energy consumption through more efficient equipment operation and lower investment costs, thus reducing the equipment...

    • Publication date : 2022/01/28
  • Member news: Danfoss is committed to reducing food waste

    The Salling Group and Danfoss are working with Microsoft to reduce food waste and energy consumption in retail refrigeration. 

    • Publication date : 2023/02/17
    • Subjects: HFCs alternatives
  • EU project SuperSmart comes to a close: What have we learnt?

    Funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, the EU SuperSmart project was launched in February 2016 and recently came to an end. Want to know how to reduce energy consumption in the food retail sector?… SuperSmart...

    • Publication date : 2019/02/25
  • The year 2016: a new year full of opportunity

    The year 2016 will be particularly important due to increasing international discussions on the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons with high global warming potential.

    • Publication date : 2016/01/06
  • Best wishes 2019!

    2018 was an eventful year for the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) who organised several conferences to improve the cold chain and reduce the impact of refrigeration on the environment (refrigerants, energy consumption).

    • Publication date : 2019/01/01
  • Frisbee Project: Latest Developments

    Frisbee is a European-Union-funded 4-year project. It was launched in September 2010 and involves 26 partners including the IIR. the IIR is in charge of collecting data and the dissemination of research outcomes. The aim is to provide new...

    • Publication date : 2011/12/20
  • News from IIR members: Alfa Laval

    Two major Belgian supermarket chains have recently ordered Alfa Laval's air gas coolers, and three of them have already been installed. Both supermarkets were specifically searching for cooling systems compatible with CO2 to reduce their energy...

    • Publication date : 2013/02/22
  • STEF-TFE opens largest cold store in Madrid

    New site cuts energy consumption by 15% with innovative energy storage system during off-peak hours

    • Publication date : 2011/12/08
  • The CLIM’ECO programme kicks off

    Supported by the French government and as part of the energy saving certificates scheme, the CLIM'ECO programme aims to reduce and optimise the energy consumption of air conditioning in the French Overseas Departments.

    • Publication date : 2020/04/01
    • Subjects: Developing country, Technology, Environment
  • International events

    - Montreal: MOP 19 The United Nations Conference on the ozone layer was held in Montreal, September 17-21, 2007. The 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol was celebrated on a special day (September 16, 2007) and throughout the week. All...

    • Publication date : 2007/11/20
  • News from IIR members: Total

    Total is the world's fourth-largest listed producer of natural gas and one of its top three liquefied natural gas suppliers and has published recent statistics on LNG. Consumption has been growing almost 3% a year for more than 30 years. According...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Check out the latest news from FRISBEE!

    In this issue two hot topics: the test carried out to increase refrigerator performance and field test monitoring of the food cold chain in European markets.

    • Publication date : 2014/03/10
  • Focus by Didier Coulomb

    As we announced in the latest issue of the Newsletter, this special issue on the environment was prepared jointly with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2007 is a very important year for the future of the global environment and the...

    • Publication date : 2007/08/05
  • New in our Encyclopedia. Ice cream manufacturing and its environmental impact.

    A comprehensive review of the freezing process, market data and environmental impact of ice cream manufacturing. 

    • Publication date : 2022/10/27
    • Subjects: Technology, Figures, economy
  • New IIR Informatory Note on Renewable Energy

    The latest IIR Informatory Note stresses that renewable energy sources can be considered practically inexhaustible and are currently the only solution for an ecological transition to clean...

    • Publication date : 2023/04/26
    • Subjects: Environment
  • UN Climate Change Conference in Bali

    - The 13th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, which was also the 3rd meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, took place in Bali, Indonesia, on December 3-14, 2007. More than 10 000 persons attended this event which...

    • Publication date : 2008/02/15
  • International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) releases new technical brief: “The role of refrigeration in the global economy (3rd edition)”

    This comprehensive report highlights the critical importance of refrigeration in addressing global challenges related to food security, healthcare, energy efficiency, and climate change.

    • Publication date : 2025/04/15
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • International events: Transfrigoroute

    Transfrigoroute International held its Annual General Meeting in Cascais, Portugal, on October 23-24, 2008. D. Coulomb presented a paper on energy consumption and refrigerant emissions.

    • Publication date : 2009/02/24
  • International events: Tivoli

    The 47th AICARR International Conference took place in Tivoli, Italy on October 8-9, 2009. It was co-sponsored by the IIR, ASHRAE and REHVA. It presented energy issues in existing buildings and technologies used to reduce energy consumption. An...

    • Publication date : 2010/03/07
  • International events: Dinan

    About 200 people participated in the IIR-co-sponsored Pôle Cristal Symposium on October 8-9, 2009 in Dinan, France. The two main themes were solutions of the future for industrial and commercial refrigeration and options for low energy consumption...

    • Publication date : 2010/03/07
  • News from IIR members: Tecumseh

    Tecumseh has won the French Golden Decibel Award for its second-generation Silensys condensation units. The Conseil National du Bruit (the French national organization dealing with noise issues) presented this award in recognition of the noise...

    • Publication date : 2010/05/27
  • IIR events: new IIR working party

    A proposal for a new IIR working party will be discussed during the meeting of the Science and Technology Council in August 2007 in Beijing. This working party is to deal with reduction in the refrigerant charge of refrigeration plants through...

    • Publication date : 2007/08/05
  • New IIR publications: Saving Energy in Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat-Pump Technology

    The French version of the IIR guide Saving Energy in Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat-Pump Technology will be published in November 2009; the goal of this guide is to provide practical ways of minimizing the energy consumption of...

    • Publication date : 2009/12/09
  • New publications: Energy Savings

    The IIR has published a new version of its guide Saving Energy in Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat-Pump Technology; the goal of this completely revised version prepared by Forbes Pearson and several IIR experts and launched during the Bali...

    • Publication date : 2008/02/12
  • News from IIR members: Freezcube

    FreezCube, developed by Playcube, corporate member of the IIR based in France, has been awarded the Gold Medal at Concours Lépine 2010. FreezCube is a simple monitoring device which provides useful information related to the safety of frozen foods...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07