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Member news: Daikin equips the cooling system of Norway’s largest data centre

Daikin enhances the energy efficiency of Norway’s largest data centre with a full range of cooling equipment. 

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  • ICR2007

    Several types of IIR medals and awards will be given out at the 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration to be held in Beijing, China, on August 21-26, 2007. If you are aware of an outstanding person who could be honoured, check out

    • Publication date : 2005/06/14
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  • Upcoming conference: ICR2007

    A call for papers has been launched: abstracts are to be submitted by August 31, 2006. The Science and Technology Committee will screen them, and authors will be informed of acceptance by November 30, 2006. The deadline for submission of full...

    • Publication date : 2005/10/26
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  • Briefs: ICR2007 awards

    The IIR is delighted to announce the winners of awards to be presented during the awards banquet to be held during the Beijing congress: IIR Medal of Merit: Fritz Steimle; IIR Gustav Lorentzen Medal: Alexey Arkharov; IIR Science & Technology...

    • Publication date : 2007/05/04
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  • ICR2007 in Beijing

    The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) holds Congresses every 4 years. They have two objectives: - a scientific objective: apart from the numerous IIR and IIR-co-sponsored conferences (about 50 over a 4-year period), which are focused...

    • Publication date : 2007/11/20
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  • Calls for papers: ICR2007

    A Call for Papers for the 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration — Refrigeration Creates the Future — was launched on June 30, 2006: abstracts are to be submitted by August 31, 2006. Authors will be informed of acceptance by November 30,...

    • Publication date : 2005/07/19
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  • Upcoming IIR events: ICR2007

    22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2007): Refrigeration Creates the Future will take place on August 21-August 26, 2007 in Beijing, China. The deadline for abstract submission is August 31, 2006. Submit your abstract now:

    • Publication date : 2006/07/26
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  • Upcoming IIR events: ICR2007

    22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2007): Refrigeration Creates the Future will take place on August 21- 26, 2007 in Beijing, China. Keep updated and register:www.icr2007.org

    • Publication date : 2006/11/15
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  • Upcoming IIR events: ICR2007

    22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2007): Refrigeration Creates the Future will take place on August 21-26, 2007 in Beijing, China. Keep updated and register:www.icr2007.org

    • Publication date : 2007/02/12
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  • IIR member news: Embraco

    Embraco, IIR Corporate Member, announced the launch of a new oil-less linear compressor design for domestic refrigeration.

    • Publication date : 2014/04/27
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  • Member news: GEA implements an innovative high-temperature heat pump at a Tiense Suiker production site

    GEA has developed a high-temperature industrial heat pump utilising heat recovery, with reduced emissions. 

    • Publication date : 2025/03/14
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  • Best wishes for 2017 from the IIR

    Let's meet the challenges of 2017 together. Happy New Year!

    • Publication date : 2017/01/04
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  • 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
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  • EPTA S.P.A. continues to grow in Germany with the acquisition of heifo refrigeration activities

    The European expansion of one of the leading companies in commercial refrigeration continues with an increasingly capillary service for its customers in the north of Germany.

    • Publication date : 2023/10/02
    • Subjects: Technology
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  • New IIR Informatory Note: The Role of Refrigeration in Worldwide Nutrition

    In line with its corporate objective to promote knowledge of refrigeration and associated technologies and applications on a global scale, the IIR has published a new Informatory Note on “The Role of Refrigeration in Worldwide...

    • Publication date : 2020/04/23
    • Subjects: Regulation, Developing country, General information, Figures, economy, Environment, Technology
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  • Highlights from the 52nd International HVACR Congress and Exhibition

    The opening ceremony of the 52nd International HVACR Congress and Exhibition was led by the President of the Association for HVAC and by the Vice President of the Serbian Union of Mechanical and...

    • Publication date : 2022/05/05
    • Subjects: General information
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  • The IIR publishes a new Informatory Note on The Role of Refrigeration in Worldwide Nutrition

    In line with its corporate objective to promote knowledge of refrigeration and associated technologies and applications on a global scale, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has published a new Informatory Note on “The...

    • Publication date : 2020/04/24
    • Subjects: Developing country, Figures, economy, Technology
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  • IIR Women in Refrigeration Award at ICR 2023

    During the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration in Paris in August 2023, a brand new award will be presented: the IIR Women in Refrigeration Award. It will reward exceptional scientific work...

    • Publication date : 2022/07/08
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  • 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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  • IIR website: best downloads in 2022

    Discover the three most popular IIR publications in 2022. The focus is on the economy, women in refrigeration, and the carbon footprint of the cold chain. 

    • Publication date : 2023/01/24
    • Subjects: Figures, economy, Environment
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