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Ozone-depleting chemicals detected by scientists in the atmosphere in 1951 – decades earlier than expected
An international team led by the University of Bremen, Germany, has uncovered evidence of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere as early as 1951. This finding pushes back the known...
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“Loophole” in the US HCFC-22 phase-out plan
Five of the leading US air-conditioning manufacturers - Carrier, Daikin/McQuay, Trane, Johnson Controls and Lennox - wrote on August 15, 2011 to the EPA calling for an amendment to the Final Rule published at the end of 2009 which "bans the sale...
ICR2011 highlights: improving insulation thanks to vacuum
Vacuum insulated panels (VIPs) are a new technology which is theoretically 5 times less conductive than classic polyurethane panels (3 times less in practice because of the various thermal bridges).
Tesco opens its first CO2 refrigeration store in China
Tesco recently opened its 97th store in China, yet this is the first to feature a CO2 refrigeration system.
R1234yf tested for bus air conditioning
Tests co-funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and run bus AC system company Hispacold suggest that HFO-1234yf is a near drop-in replacement refrigerant for HFC-134a in the tested Hispacold’s 12S roof top bus air-conditioning...
New Zealand: lessons learnt from cold store explosion
A recent coronial inquest into the explosion in April 2008 of a cold store in Tamahere, New Zealand, following a hydrocarbon refrigerant leak, has revealed a number of deficiencies.
Refrigerated transport: quiet systems for flexible use
Noise abatement standards, such as the Dutch Piek standard, tend to prompt research on quiet systems in refrigerated transport.
UK: Guidance on the application of date labels to food
Guidance produced by Defra will help businesses to decide whether to label their food products with either a ‘best before’ or a ‘use by’ date.
Healthcare cold chain logistic services market: huge growth expected
Research and Markets has published a report entitled "Global Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Report & Forecast (2011-2016). The report emphasizes that strong growth in the sales of temperature-sensitive healthcare products is...
French domestic refrigeration appliance market
Growth in domestic refrigeration appliance sales figures has continued in 2010.
100th anniversary of psychrometrics
The formula which underpins the relationship between temperature, humidity and dew point - the basis of all air conditioning calculations - marks its 100th anniversary.
Edible carrot films display food packaging potential
Barrier properties exhibited by carrot-based edible films demonstrate potential for their use as packaging for a variety of food types, according to recent research from China.
R32, a short-term candidate to replace R22 in China?
HFC-32 attracted attention during ICR2011 in Prague: it was the subject of 12 papers. It is the main component of HFC-410A with which it shares similar thermodynamic properties, but at a lower price and with a lower GWP (675).
Is GWP20 relevant?
At the 31st Open Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol meeting in Montreal in August 2011, a paper proposing to calculate GWP figures on a 20 rather than on a 100-year basis was released.
Panasonic and Accenture join forces to create a smart city in Fujisawa, Japan
Panasonic, Accenture and seven other companies are to develop a smart city, Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town intended to be a model for an environmentally-minded urban area.
China: new CO2 heat pump standard
Standard GB/T26181-2010 is for hermetic motor-compressors for household and similar-use heat pump water heaters using CO2 refrigerant, and is expected to accelerate the introduction of new products on the Chinese market.
Netherlands: refrigeration accounts for 18% of total electricity consumption in the industrial sector
A study (1) by KWA Business Consultants on the annual energy consumption of refrigeration plants in various industrial and non-industrial sectors in The Netherlands was presented during ICR2011.
New refrigerant regulations in California
Starting in January 2012, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) will apply new refrigerant regulations In California.
HCFC phase-out at risk from illegal trade
The phase-out of HCFCs under the Montreal Protocol could be undermined by black market trade unless enforcement agencies are prepared, according to the report Risk Assessment of Illegal Trade in HCFCs, jointly produced by EIA and UNEP.
UK: Chilled foods are not so wasteful
The UK Chilled Foods Association (CFA) has responded to criticism that the manufacture and sale of chilled prepared foods is “incredibly wasteful” compared with frozen and ambient foods. CFA emphasizes that just-in-time ingredient sourcing...
Unreported HFC-23 emissions
A report published in Geophysical Research Letters says that Western Europe's emissions of HFC-23 are around twice as high as the officially reported level within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol.
ICR2011 highlights: micro-refrigeration development
Micro-refrigeration development was one of the important themes of the IIR Congress in Prague.
CO2 air-conditioning systems in German buses
During the 12th Karlsruher Fahrzeugklima Symposium in September 2011, new approaches in mobile air-conditioning systems in buses were presented and an overview of a number of CO2 MAC buses in Germany was given.
Global air-to-water heat-pump market figures
In 2010, global air-to-water (ATW) heat-pump market demand increased by 24% since the previous year.
CO2 training courses in France
Climate change concerns and increasing use of natural refrigerants with low global warming potential (GWP) are driving demand for natural refrigerant training courses.
Dover acquires Advansor
Dover claims its acquisition of Danish company makes it the largest manufacturer of CO2 systems in the world
