International Institute of Refrigeraiton news

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: Brussels

The IIR co-sponsored conference, Atmosphere 2009 took place in Brussels, Belgium, on October 19-20, 2009. It focused on general policy on replacing high global warming refrigerants (HCFCs, HFCs) by natural refrigerants (political, financial,...

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

International events: Berlin

DKV, the German Association of Refrigeration, held its annual conference in Berlin, Germany, on November 18-20, 2009 and celebrated its 100th anniversary. Didier Coulomb attended this event and presented links with the IIR, which was founded just...

Publication date : 2010/03/07

Conference update: Sydney

Don't miss the 9th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2010) to be held in Sydney, Australia, on April 12-14, 2010. Download the preliminary programme and register:

Publication date : 2010/03/07

Conference update: Oran

The 16th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG16) will be held in Oran, Algeria, on April 18-21, 2010. Check out the programme and register for this event co-organized by the IIR:

Publication date : 2010/03/07

Conference update: Bratislava

Cryogenics 2010 will take place on April 26-29, 2010, in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. The main themes are helium cryogenics; superconductivity and cryogenic physics; liquefaction and separation of industrial gases and natural gas and the...

Publication date : 2010/03/07

Conference update: Stockholm

The 2nd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 16-17, 2010. The main themes are: design of low-refrigerant charge systems thermodynamics in compact heat exchangers; design...

Publication date : 2010/03/07

New IIR members

The IIR welcomes the following new members: - Corporate member Australian Gas Industry Trust AGIT, Barton ACT, Australia - Private members Mr Maarten Croes, France Mr Parviz Tavakolly, Iran - Junior members Mr Marino Grozdek,...

Publication date : 2010/03/07

News from IIR members: IOR

The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is to hold a series of free evening lectures on new applications in ammonia-based refrigeration. The lectures will take place between October 2010 and April 2011. Successful case studies, applied research...

Publication date : 2010/03/07

News from IIR members: Sofrigam

Sofrigam has launched a new range of refrigerated pouches designed to secure the transport of vaccines throughout the cold chain right up to the last link, i.e. pharmacists, medical practitioners, nurses and patients. Sizes range from single doses...

Publication date : 2010/03/07

News from IIR members: CIAT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited CIAT in September 2009. The CIAT Group has been investing in environmentally friendly products for a number of years: heat pumps and systems addressing environmental and financial equilibria issues. CIAT...

Publication date : 2010/03/07

News from IIR members: Sofrigam

Sofrigam has launched a new range of refrigerated pouches designed to secure the transport of vaccines throughout the cold chain right up to the last link, i.e. pharmacists, medical practitioners, nurses and patients. Sizes range from single doses...

Publication date : 2010/02/18

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

Since the beginning of the year, the Focus section of the Newsletter has dealt with environmental measures in general and measures addressing HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) in particular that have already been adopted or are foreseen in various...

Publication date : 2009/12/09

IIR Working Parties

The IIR has 10 commissions: Cryophysics, cryoegineering (A1); Liquefaction and separation of gases (A2); Thermodynamics and transfer processes(B1); Refrigerating equipment (B2); Cryobiology, cryomedicine (C1); Food science and engineering (C2);...

Publication date : 2009/12/09

International events: Casta Papiernicka

The 7th IIR International Conference on Compressors and Coolants took place in Casta Papiernicka (Slovakia) on September 30-October 2, 2009. This IIR conference focused on the performances of compressors and the future of refrigerants (threats to...

Publication date : 2009/12/09

International events: Andorra

Andorra followed by Timor-Leste, ratified the Montreal Protocol. All UN countries have now ratified it. Andorra organized a celebration and a meeting with private companies in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector on September 16-17, 2009....

Publication date : 2009/12/09

International events: Brussels

Transfrigoroute International (TI) held its annual General Assembly in Brussels, Belgium, on September 17-18, 2009. The director of the IIR attended it, thanks to the IIR-TI partnership agreement.

Publication date : 2009/12/09

Conference update: Tokyo

The 2010 International Symposium on Next-generation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology to be held in Tokyo on February 17-19 aims to facilitate vigorous discussions on existing technologies, market trends and technological perspectives...

Publication date : 2009/12/09

Conference update: Cambridge

The 1st IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain is to be held on March 29-31, 2010. The conference, which will attract an international audience of researchers and industrialists, will bring together those with an...

Publication date : 2009/12/09

Conference update: Sydney

The 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids will be held in Sydney, Australia on, April 12-14, 2010. The conference will place a heavy emphasis on natural refrigerant CO2 as a real alternative solution....

Publication date : 2009/12/09

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 IIR publications: Guide to Refrigerated Transport

A completely revised version of the IIR Guide to Refrigerated Transport will be published late 2009. The purpose of this book prepared by Robert Heap and other IIR experts is to provide all necessary basic information on the transport of...

Publication date : 2009/12/09

A new Publications Catalogue 2009-2010 has been published and will be disseminated during conferences and shows. You can also select and order books on line: www.iifiir.org

Publication date : 2009/12/09

Obituary: Prof. A. H. C. van Paassen

Prof. A. H. C. van Paassen, Emeritus Professor in the section Energy Technology at the Faculty Design, Construction and Production of the Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), died on June 30, 2009, at the age of 68. He taught courses...

Publication date : 2009/12/09

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