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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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2016 global LNG market
Across the world, LNG exports could reach 257.9 million tonnes in 2016 – almost 25 million more than in 2015.
Food waste and the cold chain
The book “Food Foolish” by J. M. Mandick and E. B. Schultz calls attention to the extraordinary social and environmental opportunities created by wasting less food and the central role of the cold chain in this context.
Nautilus Data Technologies company is building the world’s first floating data center.
Nautilus Data Technologies company is building the world’s first floating data center. This waterborne data center prototype offers hosting, colocation and cloud services for primary computing needs, business continuity and disaster recovery...
A laser beam which cools liquids
The first laser refrigeration process was demonstrated in vacuum conditions in 1995. Twenty years later, a team from University of Washington explains in a study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, how a laser can...
Use of ejectors for performance improvement in CO2 commercial refrigeration systems
Expansion work recovery by means of a two-phase ejector is an attractive option for improving the efficiency of CO2 commercial refrigeration systems. Transcritical CO2 systems have relatively large throttling loss, meaning that they offer the...
Data centers: immersion cooling project
The world’s most powerful two-phase immersion cooling (2PIC) project, which will be deployed in a 40+ MW data center being constructed by BitFury Group, is currently underway in the Republic of Georgia.
2015 commercial air conditioners market in China
Total shipments of commercial air conditioners amounted to RMB 60 billion (USD 9.2 billion) in 2015, representing a 7% year on year decrease, the largest drop since the financial crisis in 2008.
R410A/R22 alternatives for AC in high-ambient temperature environments: R32 and R290
The final US Oak Ridge National Laboratory report – presented during MOP27 in Dubaï – compares the performance of low-GWP alternative refrigerants to HFC R410A in mini-split air conditioners (ACs) under high-ambient-temperature conditions.
Fallstreak holes
Fallstreak holes are a stunning and very rare natural phenomenon. Last November, a Reddit user shared an incredible picture showing one of these wonders of nature in the skies over eastern Victoria, Australia.
Doing Cold Smarter
In the recent “Doing Cold Smarter” study leaded by the Birmingham Energy Institute, the authors stress that “even in a temperate country such as Britain, cooling is everywhere, and vital to many aspects of civilization: food, medicine, energy,...
20,000 megabytes under the sea
Microsoft has tested a prototype called Project Natick of a self-contained data center that can operate hundreds of meters below the surface of the ocean off the Pacific coast, reducing the need for expensive cooling.
Nigeria commissions first hydrocarbon refrigerant plant
According to the Nigerian Guardian, the Nigerian Federal Government, in collaboration with UNDP, has commissioned a pilot hydrocarbon refrigerant plant, in the village of Irolu in Ogun State
CO2 supermarkets worldwide
In its latest Accelerate Europe magazine, Shecco has disseminated figures illustrating the growth of CO2 in the commercial refrigeration sector.
2014 world chiller market
Impacted by the economic slowdown in China – the world’s largest chiller market – the global chiller market started to slow and posted a continuous drop in its growth rate.
Management and destruction of ozone depleting substances
A recent GIZ study analyses the management and destruction of ozone depleting substances (ODS) – primarily used as refrigerants – particularly in developing countries.
US: EPA to strengthen HFC laws
The proposed changes to Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, published on November 9, 2015, aim at reducing emissions of ozone depleting substances (ODS) and substitute HFC refrigerants during the maintenance, service, repair and disposal of appliances.
Blueberries market in the European Union
Although fresh blueberry imports are on the rise and gaining market share, frozen blueberries still accounted for over 60% of total EU blueberry imports from the world with a value of USD 431.5 million.
The global air-conditioning market
BSRIA presents the world air conditioning market from 2014 to 2020 in unit and value terms.
The European heat-pump market
BSRIA presents the European heat-pump market by type, 2013-2018.
France: Assessment of the refrigerant emissions avoided between 1993 and 2013
The commitment and engagement from most stakeholders in the “Cooling and Air Conditioning “ branch helped avoid 45 million emitted tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
The Italian air-conditioning market
BSRIA presents the Italian chiller and packaged market.
The European air-conditioning market
BSRIA presents the European air-conditioning market growth 2014-2015.
CO2-based car air conditioning more efficient?
The prototype of a car operating with a CO2-based air conditioning system is claimed to be operating more efficiently than current models running with R134a.
Qatar will ban inefficient air conditioners
The importation, storage, display and sale of inefficient air conditioners is to be banned in Qatar from July 1, 2016.
Global Data Center Cooling Solutions Market: 2016-2020
The global data center cooling solutions market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 12 % from 2016 to 2020, according to a market research report from Technavio.
