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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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New IIR Working Group on Solid-State Cooling and Heating
Initiated by Andrej Kitanovski (Slovenia), this working group's first objective is to promote international research collaboration in the areas of solid-state cooling, heat pumps, and energy...
New IIR Informatory Note. Low-GWP Refrigerants: Status and Outlook
The latest IIR Informatory Note outlines the options available for low-GWP refrigerants and their respective performance. It provides a series of recommendations on refrigerant...
LNG fundamentals explained in the Encyclopedia of refrigeration
The latest entry in the IIR’s online Encyclopedia of refrigeration is a thematic file presenting LNG production processes, and cold energy recovery applications.
Discover the Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
The IIR is proud to present the newest addition to its portfolio of scientific information products; the Encyclopedia of Refrigeration.
Open Access Gold, an innovative partnership between the IIR and Elsevier
The world of research more accessible than ever thanks to the Open Access Gold offer in the International Journal of Refrigeration!
New on the IIR website: optimise your searches!
A new feature has been developed on the IIR website to allow you to search for content in several sections at the same time: FRIDOC, news, events and encyclopedia.
Past events: CIAR in Portugal and REHVA triennal conférence
Focus on the 16th Ibero-American Congress on air conditioning and refrigeration (CIAR) and on the triennial conference of REHVA.
HKA/OST Summer School: Looking for sponsors
Two partners of the SophiA project wil be organising an International Summer School on Sustainability at OST in Switzerland.
Cooling Keeps Food Fresh : Global Campaign Announced for World Refrigeration Day, June 26
Since 2019, June 26 celebrates the World Refrigeration Day. With increasing global stakes at hand over the past years, refrigeration took a leading role at the heart of international...
Canada to Host LNG2023 in Vancouver
Vancouver will be the venue for the 20th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2023) following the selection of the Canadian Gas...
Share your thesis with the international refrigeration community : publish it in FRIDOC !
To increase the visibility of your thesis, publish it in FRIDOC: the most comprehensive database dedicated to refrigeration information in the world!
15th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference, June 13-15, 2022: the detailed programme is now available!
The detailed program of the 15th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants is now available online.
Highlights from the 52nd International HVACR Congress and Exhibition
The opening ceremony of the 52nd International HVACR Congress and Exhibition was led by the President of the Association for HVAC and by the Vice President of the Serbian Union of Mechanical and...
Deadline extended: Call for nominations for Scientific Prizes at IIR Congress 2023 ends May 27
Don’t miss out on your chance to apply for the prestigious academic and scientific awards to be presented at the upcoming 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration. The deadline for...
The “Projects on clean and efficient refrigeration solutions for food and healthcare sectors in developing countries” workshop at ICCC 2022
An IIR workshop which has gathered the current projects in developing countries that will help to raise awareness among the industry, farmers, policymakers, and consumers… on the importance of adopting a...
New IIR Informatory Note on passive cooling
The IIR’s latest Informatory Note demonstrates that passive cooling technologies can contribute significantly to reducing energy demand for air conditioning.
Member news: Latest news from Danfoss
Danfoss is improving its range of electric expansion valves and has started construction of an energy-efficient supermarket.
The “Carbon reduction opportunities for the food chain” workshop at ICCC 2022
The workshop was focused on the solutions brought by the EU project ENOUGH to reduce emissions from the food sector as set by the EU farm to fork strategy. A panel discussion was also held during the event...
The IIR launches the best student paper competition at ICR 2023
Open to students up to Master’s level (plus one year) from engineering schools, universities or any other comparable higher education institution, the submitted work may focus on any technical area covered by...
CYTEF 2022 attracts nearly 200 participants
Held in hybrid format from Cartagena (Spain), CYTEF 2022 attempted to analyse and discuss, in particular, "Synergistic technologies to advance sustainable refrigeration".
Submit your abstracts to the 3rd IIR Conference on HFO Refrigerants and Low GWP Blends
To be organised by the Chinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR), the call for abstracts for the 2023 IIR Conference on HFOs has now been launched. Submit...
Early bird registration ends April 15 for IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference 2022
Scheduled to take place on June 13-15, 2022, in Trondheim, Norway, the 15th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants will be a conference to remember!
Obituary of Professor Eric Granryd
The IIR is deeply saddened to learn that Professor Eric Granryd died on March 30, 2022 at the age of 88.
Book your place now for the International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain
The 7th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain will take place online on April 11 to 13, 2022. Register today!
Discover the IIR Conference papers from 2021
Thanks to the support of its international network, last year, the IIR organised a staggering seven conferences dedicated to key themes of refrigeration.