IIR news

Cryotherapy is going well!

Report of the IIR Deputy Director General, Ina Colombo, on the 3rd IIR Conference on Cold Applications in Life Sciences which was held in St Petersburg in Russia.

• Publication date : 2018/10/18

The IIR takes part in a UNIDO project

The IIR has been successful to a UNIDO call for proposals to assess the incremental and operating cost for improved Energy Efficiency in retail refrigeration in Jordan and Tunisia.

• Publication date : 2018/10/18
• Subjects: General information, Developing country, Environment

IIR conference on caloric cooling Thermag VIII: highlights

Thermag VIII was an opportunity to present new developments regarding magnetocaloric, electrocaloric and elastocaloric cooling.

• Publication date : 2018/10/18

An article from the IJR on the state of the art of CO2

An article published by NTNU and SINTEF in the International Journal of Refrigeration summarises several researches on current and future "CO2 only" solutions for supermarket applications.

• Publication date : 2018/10/18

Chillventa 2018 - Speed Networking event

The IIR working group CaRe (Careers in Refrigeration), the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) and the Karlsruhe university carried out the first speed networking event at Chillventa in...

• Publication date : 2018/10/18

The IIR remains a key partner in European refrigeration projects

In line with its international activities, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is currently a partner of three European research projects focused on very distinct areas of refrigeration technology.

• Publication date : 2018/10/08

New IIR Working Groups focus on core matters in refrigeration

IIR Working Groups (WGs) operate on a temporary basis and bring together specialists to work on projects concerning current technological, social or economic issues linked to refrigeration. Their aim is to promote development, provide knowledge...

• Publication date : 2018/10/02

Obituary: Aldo Dellacasa

The IIR would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Dr. Eng. Aldo Dellacasa, who died on August 19, 2018, at the age of 93.

• Publication date : 2018/09/20

First meeting of the IIR Working Group on Dehumidification in Air Conditioning

The IIR Commission E1 Working Group (WG) on “Dehumidification in Air Conditioning”, chaired by Baolong Wang and Xu Zhang, held its first meeting during the IIR-co-sponsored Purdue conferences on July 9, 2018.

• Publication date : 2018/09/20

Impact Factor of the International Journal of Refrigeration increases for yet another year

As a reflection of the quality of the journal, the Impact Factor (IF) of the International Journal of Refrigeration (IJR) has improved for a consecutive year, increasing by 16% from 2.779 in 2016 to 3.233 in 2017.

• Publication date : 2018/08/31

First meeting of the IIR Working Group on Refrigeration Safety

During the Gustav Lorentzen conference in Valencia (Spain), the IIR Working Group “Refrigeration Safety”, chaired by Alexander Cohr Pachai, held its first meeting.

• Publication date : 2018/08/08

Energy efficiency on the agenda for discussion during Montreal Protocol meetings in Vienna

Focus on the fruitful workshop on "the energy efficiency opportunities while phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)", which preceded the 40th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG40) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances...

• Publication date : 2018/08/08

The IIR participated in the South African Road Show

The Department of Environmental affairs of the Republic of South Africa (DEA), in collaboration with UNIDO, organised a Road Show in South Africa on June 11-22, 2018.

• Publication date : 2018/08/08
• Subjects: Regulation, Developing country, HFCs alternatives

Purdue conferences

The Purdue Conferences, co-sponsored by the IIR, took place on July 9-12, 2018. As successful as the previous editions, they gathered 800 attendees.

• Publication date : 2018/08/08

UNESCO two-day meeting in Paris

The IIR participated in a two-day meeting organised by UN Environment at UNESCO (Paris).

• Publication date : 2018/08/08
• Subjects: General information, Environment

Refrigeration now has its own day of the year

As the only independent intergovernmental organisation in the field of refrigeration, the IIR joins associations and companies worldwide to support the initiative of an official World Refrigeration Day on 26 June every year.

• Publication date : 2018/08/08

The First Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants unveils its programme

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has just released the programme for the Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants to take place in Birmingham from the 2nd to the 5th of September 2018.

• Publication date : 2018/08/02
• Subjects: Regulation

An impressive 1,000 abstracts received for the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration

Covering all fields of refrigeration, ICR 2019 is expected to surpass the success of previous congresses, and will be a unique opportunity for researchers and engineers from all over the world to meet, exchange and publish the results of their...

• Publication date : 2018/07/24

Press release: An impressive 1,000 abstracts received for the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration

First held in 1908, the International Congress of Refrigeration presented by the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is now the world’s leading event for research and industry in the HVACR sector, cryogenics included.

• Publication date : 2018/07/20

IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference 2018 attracts its largest number of participants yet

With a focus on natural refrigerants, principally ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, the 13th conference in the series attracted the largest number of participants yet, welcoming an impressive 300 individuals from 45 different countries and...

• Publication date : 2018/07/03

Discover the new IIR Publications Catalogue Update 2018

Regrouping the newest publications and works of the IIR in all fields of refrigeration, the IIR Publications Catalogue Update 2018 is now available.

• Publication date : 2018/06/28

IIR International Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants – early bird rate closing soon!

The early bird rate for the 1st IIR International Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants is scheduled to end in a few days. Book today to secure a place at this breakthrough conference !

• Publication date : 2018/06/28

PCM 2018

Review of the 12th IIR International Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (PCM 2018).

• Publication date : 2018/06/22

Annual IIR statutory meetings

The annual IIR statutory meetings took place between June 13 and 15, 2018 in Paris. They were held at La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, where the attendees could visit the international exhibition on refrigeration.

• Publication date : 2018/06/22
• Subjects: General information

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration ends June 28, 2018

The 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, ICR 2019, will offer dynamic programme of quality technical, scientific and industry insights including technical tours and visits, networking opportunities, focused work meetings and...

• Publication date : 2018/06/13