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Natural refrigerants drove the global commercial refrigeration market in 2023
According to JARN, natural refrigerants in commercial equipment are gaining popularity, namely driving the demand for equipment renewal in Europe.
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The European ice cream market
The European ice cream market reported total revenues of USD 24,836.9 m in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3% between 2009 and 2013.
World’s largest adsorption solar cooling installation
Austrian company SOLID has installed a solar cooling for Desert Mountain High School, in Scottsdale, Arizona, a city in the Greater Phoenix area which enjoys 312 days of sun annually.
Centrifugal chillers: new developments
New developments regarding centrifugal chillers include the world’s first production-scale chiller using water as a refrigerant and the world’s first photovoltaic direct driven inverter centrifugal chiller.
Ireland: example of energy storage using wind turbine
The idea is to store excess energy produced at night and to reuse it when it’s necessary during the day.
New milk refrigeration system in rural India.
In rural India, the dairy industry is very vulnerable to spoilage because of the poorly developed cold supply chain.
Global market for absorption chillers
Global market for absorption chillers is projected to reach USD 983 million by 2020.
Organic products strengthening frozen food market
Consumers are slowly warming up again to frozen foods due to convenience of the products and the recent introduction of more natural and organic frozen offerings.
The global refrigerated display-case market
The global refrigerated display cases market is expected to grow at a Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% from 2013 to 2019.
Ambient beer cooler cuts energy bills
A new ambient beer cooler, using free cooling when available, could save 40% of energy costs.
The cold chain logistics market in North America
TechNavio's analysts forecast the cold chain logistics market in North America to grow at a Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.4 percent over the period 2014-2019.
EPA finalizes R22 phaseout plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a final phase down schedule regarding production and importation of HCFC-22 refrigerant.
NASA tests on composite cryotank successful
NASA recently completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured,
Employment in the French refrigeration sector
This new edition of the statistical presentation published by AGEFOS SME's observatory services highlights a very clear trend in employment: the very high proportion of permanent contracts (82%) and full-time jobs (91%) make this a particularly...
A 210-kW refrigeration complex to be built in Kafountine, Senegal
Senegalese minister of fisheries and maritime economy has announced the construction of a 210-kW refrigeration complex
Liquid nitrogen for French cuisine
The system uses the natural pressure of nitrogen during evaporation according to a vertical discharge principle.
In Switzerland, 17% of refrigerated vehicles above temperature regulation
An investigation by Swiss authorities has found that 17% of refrigerated vehicles were providing insufficient cooling of food in Switzerland.
New legal framework for the development of small heat pumps in France
In France, as of 1 July 2015, the owners of geothermal systems “of minimal importance” will have access to a simplified declaration procedure.
Incredible Harbin ice sculptures
The 31st International Snow and Ice Festival opened on 5 January 2015 in Harbin, northeast China.
Improving adsorption cooling thanks to MOFs
Metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds are porous crystalline materials composed of metal ions or metal clusters bridged by organic linking groups; they have outstanding adsorption properties, allowing for better efficiency and use on a larger...
Alternatives to HCFCs/HFCs in warm developing countries
Öko-Recherche considers that “in developing countries, approx. 90% of HCFCs and high-GWP HFCs can be replaced by substances with low or moderate GWP.
R22 and R134a emissions double, even triple, in summer
In a recent article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, B. Xiang et al. present the results of in situ observations of R22 and R134a taken from research aircraft over the Pacific Ocean combined with long-term ground...
Trigeneration: an asset for the world’s "best building"
One Central Park, the newly awarded “best tall building” in Sydney features trigeneration and on-site solar technology.
Are hydrocarbons in room air conditioners risky?
A team from GIZ Proklima used quantitative risk assessment tools to estimate the severity and frequency of ignition HC-600a (iso-butane) and HC-290 split air conditioners and domestic refrigerators.
Air-conditioning and heat-pump market figures in France; January-April 2014.
From January to April 2014, air-to-air heat pumps showed signs of very slight growth (2 to 4 %) whereas air-to-water heat pump sales grew by 23 %.
International discussions on HFCs
North America and Micronesia submitted amendments aiming to phase down HFCs under the framework of the Montreal Protocol during the joint 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the 26th Meeting of the Parties to...
