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Publication date : 2019/04/30
Subjects: General information

This time round, the IIR received a record number of applications and submissions to its various awards and is delighted to announce the winners.

Publication date : 2019/04/15

Call to Action for World Refrigeration Day

In support of this special day, and with the aim of raising awareness and boosting accessibility of the refrigeration sector from the grassroots up on an international level, the IIR is calling to all stakeholders to actively help bring the HVACR...

Publication date : 2019/04/01

For over a year, a group of experts from the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) have been working together to establish common definitions of...

Publication date : 2019/03/18

Registration is now open for the IIR Congress 2019

With over 1,000 abstracts selected covering all fields of refrigeration, registration is now open for the 25th International Congress of Refrigeration.

Publication date : 2019/02/25

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

As part of the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Programme funded project, UNIDO and the IIR are developing cost guidelines for incremental capital and operating costs in order to improve energy efficiency in retail refrigeration in Article 5 countries of...

Publication date : 2019/02/25

Interview: Director General of the IIR gives an overview of the trends of the refrigeration sector

In the 2018-2019 international special issue of the Industria & Formazione magazine, Director General of the International Institute of Refrigeration, Didier Coulomb, gives an overview of the impact of the refrigeration sector on climate...

Publication date : 2019/02/19

IIR member news: Johnson Controls YORK chiller optimised for R1233zd(E)

The YORK YZ magnetic bearing centrifugal chiller, produced by Johnson Controls, is said to be the first chiller fully optimized for ultimate performance with the low-global warming potential refrigerant R1233zd(E).

Publication date : 2019/01/31

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Publication date : 2019/01/31
Subjects: General information

Open to students up to Master’s level (obtained within the last 12 months of the submission deadline), the IIR Best Student Paper Competition will be a unique opportunity not only to bring to the limelight the work achieved by today’s future...

Publication date : 2019/01/15

The year 2019 is going to be a very special one for researchers, students, experts and all those involved in the field of refrigeration. Not only will 2019 welcome the 25th International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR 2019), it will also be the...

Publication date : 2019/01/14

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

IIR Member news: Star Refrigeration installs ammonia chillers in an indoor skiing facility

After 90 years of existence, indoor skiing now uses modern and energy efficient technologies. Star Refrigeration participates in this evolution with its ammonia chillers.

Publication date : 2018/12/27

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Publication date : 2018/12/27
Subjects: General information

The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Katowice, Poland, on December 3-14. Didier Coulomb, director of the IIR, made a statement.

Publication date : 2018/12/27
Subjects: Environment, Regulation

From December 5, 2017 to September 16, 2018 a staggering 250,000 visitors explored the “Expo Froid” (Cold Exhibition) at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

Publication date : 2018/12/05

The 30th Conference of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Quito, Equador

The 30th Conference of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol took place in Quito (Equador) on 5-9 November 2018. Didier Coulomb, Director General of the IIR, made a statement.

Publication date : 2018/11/22
Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives

Available - New IIR publication: Technological options for retail refrigeration

Written by several experts from the acclaimed London South Bank University (UK), the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is proud to present the “Technological options for retail refrigeration”.

Publication date : 2018/11/22

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: Environment, General information, Developing country

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

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

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