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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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IIR Congress 2023: Which workshop will you attend?
Did you know that there are 21 specialist workshops scheduled to take place at the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration? Discover them here and book your seat today!
World Refrigeration Day 2023: Distribute the dedicated flyers!
Titled “Next Generation Cooling”, the World Refrigeration Day 2023 campaign focused on the future of cooling technology, the industry, the people working within it, and those that benefit from...
Join our training course and officially become a new Ambassador for clean cooling and heating!
Experts and representatives from three sister projects in different regions of the world: ENOUGH in Europe, INDEE+ in India and ACES in Africa are arranging a free one-hour training course on clean cooling and...
IIR Congress 2023: The programme is now available!
The exciting 5-day programme of the upcoming IIR Congress 2023 includes 600 scientific papers, 1 plenary address, 14 keynote speakers, 21 workshops and 3 technical tours.
What’s on the IIR’s 2024 conference calendar?
The IIR calendar for 2024 features a promising choice of events covering cutting-edge refrigeration themes such as the cold chain, natural refrigerants, compressor technologies and much more!
IIR takes part in RACHP European Conference
The 20th European RACHP Conference of Centro Studi Galileo was held in Milan at the beginning of June. The IIR presented the women in cooling brochure and held a booth to promote the projects ENOUGH...
New course on magnetic refrigeration!
The IIR has just published a new course entitled “Magnetic refrigeration” on its website, in the “Courses and training” section.
New IIR Informatory Note on Liquefied Natural Gas
The latest IIR Informatory Note stresses that LNG is expected to play a major role in global energy strategies as it has many advantages and helps mitigate global warming when used instead of coal and...
FRIDOC: The most comprehensive refrigeration database in the world!
With more than 109,000 indexed resources, FRIDOC is the world’s most comprehensive database dedicated to refrigeration information. Discover the latest improvements!
New in our Encyclopedia. Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry
This summary document presents the applications of cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry .
Opportunities: PhD Positions Available at nM2-Lab (Italy)
The research group at the Nanostructured Magnetic Materials Lab (nM2-Lab) is proposing several PhD positions in Rome and Genoa.
See you at the 16th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants 2024
The next IIR-Gustav Lorentzen conference will take place from 11 to 14 August 2024 at the University of Maryland - College Park (Maryland), USA.
See you at the 2nd China Heat Pump Conference in 2024
Join this co-sponsored IIR conference on heat pumps in China set to be bigger than the first!
Calling all students! It’s time to send in your application to the Best student paper competition at ICR 2023
If you are an undergraduate or graduate student and your paper has been accepted to the 2023 IIR Congress, apply and you could win a cash prize of €500 and complimentary registration to Congress. Apply by June...
IIR Congress 2023: Early bird registration now ends June 14!
Join the event of the year not to be missed. Early bird registration to the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration has been extended to June 14!
Past events: The IIR around the world
Focus on ammonia, cryogenics and heat pumps! Take a look back at the most recent events in which the IIR has participated.
New IIR Informatory Note on evaporative cooling
The latest IIR Informatory Note highlights that evaporative cooling is an energy-efficient technology that has many applications in air conditioning but also in short-term food storage.
Next Generation Cooling: World Refrigeration Day Announces 2023 Theme
Titled "Next Generation Cooling", the WRD 2023 campaign will focus on the future of cooling technology, the industry, the people working within it, and those that benefit from cooling.
The next IIR Conference on the Cold Chain goes to Japan in 2024!
Don’t miss out! Save the date for the 8th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain to take place on June 9-11, 2024, in Tokyo (Japan).
Discover the winners of the IIR Young Researchers’ Awards 2023
Every four years at its Congress, the IIR offers a series of Young Researchers’ Awards to pay tribute to the work carried out by young researchers in the field of refrigeration. Discover this year’s...
International Network for Women in Cooling Launches Online Platform to Connect Women Professionals Around the Globe
Paris, 11 May 2023 — Today, the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) officially launched its web service, available at
Discover the winners of the IIR Scientific Awards 2023
Every four years at its Congress, the IIR offers a series of prestigious Scientific Awards that recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of refrigeration. Discover this year’s...
Early Bird Registration now open for the Compressors Conference 2023 in London
Early Bird Registration ends August 6! This multi-day conference organised by the Centre for Compressors Technology at City, University of London, provides a forum for developments in air, gas and refrigeration...
Invitation to join the IIR working group: Solid-state cooling and heating
Established last year, this latest IIR working group aims to promote international research collaboration to provide energy efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for a variety of solid-state...
Now available: IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference Papers 2022
Download one or all of the 170 technical papers from the 15th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants!