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New framework aims to standardise research on evaporative cooling technologies
Evaporative cooling is gaining increasing attention as an energy-efficient alternative to conventional air conditioning. A new scientific study by an international team of researchers, including Anna Pacak,...
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World air conditioner market
A few statistics on world air conditioner market from JARN.
Data centres electricity consumption expected to soar by 2030
Swedish researchers have estimated the evolution of electricity consumption of data centres until 2030.
The economic advantages of evaporative cooling
ACHR News recently published an article focusing on the advantages of evaporative cooling in commercial buildings.
Performance comparison of R1234yf and R134a
A study published in Applied Thermal Engineering compares the performance of HFC-134a and HFO-1234yf as drop-in alternative in automotive air conditioning systems.
A free guide for copper pipework support and routing
The IoR published a bulletin providing guidance on pipework support methods for copper pipework designed to contain refrigerant.
Natural refrigerant training is gaining traction
Update on natural refrigerant training in Europe and Africa.
A new safety standard for American refrigerators
A new US standard allows household fridges and freezers to use up to 150 grams of hydrocarbon refrigerants instead of the current limit of 57 grams.
France: a government decision sets a time limit for the use of equipment leaking fluorinated greenhouse gases (in French)
A French decision states that from July 1, 2017, the use of equipment leaking fluorinated greenhouse gases will be limited to 4 days.
What are the options for companies still using R22?
An article published in the British ACR Journal discusses the options available to companies still using R22 refrigerant.
Individual quick frozen vegetables global market
A projection of the IQF vegetables global market for the 2015-2025 period.
Techniques of humidification in data centres
An interesting overview of the recent improvement in data centres humidification techniques.
Food safety: the problems caused by condensation
Some advice to prevent or remove condensation, often involved in food contamination.
IIR member news: Embraco's Position Paper on refrigerants used in light commercial refrigeration
Compressor manufacturer Embraco publishes a "Position Paper" to assess the transitory solutions towards low GWP refrigerants.
Modelling energy use in a frozen food supermarket
A study presents a simulation used to model energy consumption in a frozen food supermarket in United Kingdom.
France: A study on leak detection systems
A study focuses on two ways to detect refrigerant leaks: gas detectors and expert systems.
A solar-plus-ice-battery-storage system at Palm Springs Cultural Center
Ice Energy and Horizon Solar Power have completed the installation of a solar-plus-ice-battery-storage system at Palm Springs Cultural Center in California.
A technical day to present the evolutions of the Certicold Pharma label
On March 22, 2017, the CEMAFROID group gathered health stakeholders for a technical day dedicated to the Certicold Pharma label.
Focus on the role of humidification and dehumidification in HVAC&R
An article recently published on the website HVAC&R online clarifies the differences between those two industries and develops their respective applications.
HCFC phase-out and HFC phase-down discussed by African Ozone Officers (en anglais)
At the end of March 2017, fifty National Ozone Officers met in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to review challenges related to the phase-out of HCFCs and the phase-down of HFCs.
France: The NF EN 378 standard enters into force on April 1st, 2017 (in French)
The NF EN 378 standard providing guidance for companies who work with refrigerating systems, entered into force in France on April 1st, 2017.
What future for the heating, cooling and ventilation industry with the "Generation Z" ?
The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) and the European Ventilation Industry Association (EVIA) published their "Visionary Paper" on March 15, 2017 considering the future needs in the HVAC sector by 2030.
A study ranks the investment of the European Union countries to implement the Paris Agreement
An independent study states that only three countries in Europe push in the right direction to comply with the Paris climate agreement.
The California Air Resources Board approves plan for reducing short-lived climate pollutants, including HFCs
In a statement released on March 23, 2017 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced its approval of a plan to curb short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs).
A mathematical study presents a general derivation and a quantifcation of the third law of thermodynamics
Two physicists from University College London have provided a derivation of the "unattainability principle", which states that any process cannot reach absolute zero temperature in a finite number of steps.
Cryotherapy can successfully help treat recurrent mesothelioma.
Radiologists at University of California recently showed that cryoablation can destroy tumour cells in patients recurrent pleural mesothelioma.
