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Mauritania joins global effort against climate change as 170th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment
This November, Mauritania ratified the Kigali Amendment which will enter into force in February 2026.
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HFC phase-down: update on the Kigali Amendment and the EU F-gas Regulation
In the European Union, the F-gas Regulation’s objectives were broadly respected in 2017; at an international level, the Kigali Amendment came into force on January 1, 2019, with currently 67 ratifying states.
Promising performances for a PCM used in refrigerated transport
British and Chinese scientists collaborated to develop a refrigerated container which can keep the inside temperature between 5 and 12°C for up to 120 hours.
A possible major step in the quest of room-temperature superconductivity
Two researcher teams have just reported experiments indicating that a hydride of lanthanum compressed to 1.7 to 1.85 million bar has a critical temperature of 250–260 K (-23 – -13°C).
IJR highlights: latest R&D results regarding household refrigerators
Vacuum insulation panels, mini-channel condensers and PCMs: 3 areas of research and development to reduce the energy consumption ofhousehold refrigerators.
The European heat pump market is still rising
According to the EHPA, heat pump sales in Europe increased by 13.1% in 2017 and this upward trend continued in 2018. Heat pumps installed in Europe contributed to 29.8 Mt of CO2 emission savings in 2017.
A semi-hermetic ammonia heat pump for heating and cooling an office complex
An innovative semi-hermetic ammonia heat pump for heating and cooling 40,000 m2 of apartments and business premises was recently installed in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
The RAC sector in Australia: a key part of the economy
Based on the findings of the recent “Cold Hard Facts 3” report, the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector represents around 300,000 people employed in more than 20,000 businesses (+72% compared with 2012 figures).
A sustainable refrigeration solution for the urban delivery market
A US company was awarded for refrigeration units using rechargeable batteries or solar panels to allow for a complete off-engine operation when vehicles are at delivery stops.
Award for the first air-conditioned building in the UK
Opened in 1903, the Royal Victoria Hospital’s air conditioning system is seen as a milestone in the history of environmental engineering, cleaning the air and controlling both temperature and humidity in the hospital for the comfort of staff and...
New cryogenic methods to control indoor air pollution
The journal Science of the Total Environment will publish in February 2019 an article exploring the capacity of cryogenic technologies to tackle indoor air pollution.
Great potential for solar district cooling in Saudi Arabia
A recent modelling compares the performances of a two-stage and a single-stage absorption chiller in a solar district cooling system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Experimentation of a film rejecting 70% of solar heat
A team of researchers explored the ability of a phase-change material film set on windows to reject incoming solar heat.
Best practice guide for flammable refrigerant use
AREA, ASERCOM, EFCTC and EPEE have joined together to prepare a leaflet urging contractors to prepare for a future with flammable refrigerants.
THRIVE project explores new developments for adsorbtion heat pumps
Launched in 2014, the four-year project THRIVE was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to investigate adsorption heat pumps and to develop a system powered by waste heat.
Ghana gets support to phase-out energy inefficient air conditioners
The German Government is partnering Ghana, under its “Green Cooling Initiative” to reduce or phase-out all energy-inefficient air conditioners that contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions.
Impact of climate change on energy demand across New York City
In a recent study, a team of researchers established a projection of the building cooling electric demand at the end of the century, at the scale of New York City.
Successful test of the cryogenic engine to be used to launch India's second moon mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully tested the Cryogenic Engine CE-20, which will power GSLV Mk-III, the launch vehicle for Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission.
World refrigeration equipment market is growing
The global refrigeration market value reached USD 96.3 billion in 2017, showing an increase of about 4.6% compared with 2016, JARN said. Of the total, commercial applications hold the largest market share with USD 61.3 billion.
Welcome to the automated warehouse of the future
When fully up and running, Ocado’s warehouse in Andover, UK, will process 3.5 million items or around 65,000 orders every week thanks to a thousand robots.
Walk with someone else's tendons thanks to cryogenics
A technique of cryopreservation of grafts developed in France in the context of ligament transplantation, allows grafts to be preserved for up to 10 years and to limit the risk of rejection.
Windcatchers: the birth of air conditioning and natural refrigeration?
Windcatchers, which can reduce indoor temperatures by around 10°C and store water at near-freezing temperatures during summer months, have been used over centuries in many regions around the world.
The use of hydrocarbon refrigerants in Europe
The report "Impact of standards on hydrocarbon refrigerants in Europe" reviews the various uses of hydrocarbons in refrigeration, as well as the obstacles to their utilisation.
Space cooling at the heart of energy efficiency policies
The latest “IEA Energy Efficiency 2018” report stresses that cooling is the fastest growing energy end-use in buildings and calls for further improvements in efficiency gains, especially through raising of minimum energy performance standards.
Passive radiative cooling: promising results for a polymer film
A new material using radiative cooling was tested by a team of researcher at Boulder, Colorado. The results show that is could become a viable solution for supplemental cooling for buildings.
Japan: Ministry of Environment resquests subsidies for natural refrigerants.
In September, the Japanese Ministry of Environment asked for subsidies to promote natural refrigerants in commercial and industrial refrigeration for the 2019 financial year.
