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IIR at COP29 in Baku: Week 1 in review
The first week of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, brought together global leaders, scientists, and industry stakeholders to tackle pressing climate issues. Among the key participants, the...
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INDEE+ Project: Norwegian R744 condensing units arrived in India for educational purposes
Three R744 condensing units were sent to India by Prof. Armin Hafner (NTNU, Norway) to educate Indian institutions, end-users and vendors on clean cooling technologies, with the aim of helping India meet...
Webinar: The role of sustainable cooling technologies in the fight against climate change (in English and Italian)
A webinar on "The role of sustainable cooling technologies in the fight against climate change", organized with Italy and IRENA, will take place on December 10 at 11:30 am (Paris time).
Donation to Prof. Banadda’s family and job opportunity for the SophiA project in Africa
Please find attached the press release concerning the donation campaign for the family of Prof. Noble Ephraim Banadda, who was one of the key promoters of SophiA, convincing experts in African ministries of health and various organisations to...
IIR shared a stand at SIFA
On 16-18 November 2021 took place the French SIFA trade fair dedicated to concrete issues about refrigeration, air-conditioning, thermodynamics, and heat pumps. 130 exhibitors and 3,700 participants attended the...
Latest news from B-Medical Systems, Epta and GEA, three IIR corporate members
B Medical Systems, a global leader in the vaccine cold chain, is expanding its production capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Epta monitors R290 fridges in cashier-free store in Dubai and GEA provides a...
The IIR at COP 26 in Glasgow
As an intergovernmental organisation (IGO), the IIR is systematically invited to the various Conferences of the Parties on climate change and has the opportunity to make a statement in plenary session in front...
Statement given by Didier Coulomb, Director General of the IIR, during COP 26
Statement Given by the Director General of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) during the 26th Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 26) in...
Student Prizes on offer for best technical paper on sustainable cold chains at ICCC 2022
The organisers of the 7th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain, the Institute of Refrigeration (UK), is delighted to announce the launch of a student...
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.
IIR partnership in two new EU-funded projects: SophiA and ENOUGH
In October, the IIR participated in two kick-off meetings of newly granted European projects SophiA and ENOUGH, which officially started on October 1, 2021. Both projects are funded by the European Union’s...
Professionals, participate in a questionnaire on the cold chain of COVID-19 vaccines (in French)
The AFF (French Association of Refrigeration) has just posted a short online questionnaire for vaccines cold chain professionals in order to enrich the work of its...
Past events: September and October 2021
Focus on the latest events involving the IIR.
IIR International Congresses of Refrigeration
The IIR organises the International Congress of Refrigeration every 4 years. The next edition will be held in Paris in August 2023. The papers of the last Congresses are still available in FRIDOC at advantageous...
New IIR Informatory Note on high-temperature heat pumps
IRR’s latest Informatory Note demonstrates that high-temperature heat pumps are a key technology in the decarbonisation of process industries.
New EU funded project began on October 1st, 2021: “SophiA - Sustainable off-grid solutions for pharmacies and hospitals in Africa”
With a budget of 8 million euros over four years, SophiA will develop containerized solutions for hospitals using natural refrigerants, solar thermal and photovoltaics to enable more and more African people to...
ICCC2022 to be held as a virtual conference
The 7th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain will now be held from 11 to 13 April 2022 as a virtual event allowing even more delegates to take part in this highly topical...
ICCC2022 – Call for abstracts extended!
Due to an unprecedented number of requests, the call for 7th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain has been extended to October 24 at 5pm BST.
The IIR and UNEP release a Cold Chain Technology Brief on Vaccines
The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and the UN Environment Programme partnered in the development of a cold chain technology brief on vaccines dedicated to government National Ozone Officers,...
Your invitation: United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021
The UN has invited the Director General of the IIR to present key data from two of its Informatory Notes during the Food Systems Summit 2021 to take place on September 20.
Call for nominations: Sustainable cold chains virtual exhibition
Call for nominations for sustainable cold chain technologies and approaches.
IIR/UNEP Cold Chain Technology Brief on Vaccines
The IIR and the UN Environment programme have jointly developed the cold chain technology brief on vaccines dedicated to government National Ozone Officers, policy makers, and refrigeration stakeholders. The...
World Refrigeration Day 2021 reaches every corner of the globe!
This year, seven organisations partnered with World Refrigeration Day to bring to the limelight the exciting career opportunities in fields relying on refrigeration.
Summer 2021, past events: focus on the last events involving the IIR
Co-sponsored Conferences More than 80 papers available from the International Sorption Heat Pump Conference...
The IIR with the World Bank in West Bengal
The IIR is a key partner in the World Bank’s project on the Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) integration into the cold chain in West Bengal
ATMOsphere Europe Summit 2021 to Address EU’s Phase Down of Super-Polluting Refrigerants
The replacement of HFCs with natural refrigerants is among the topics at the online event on September 28-29.
