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Renewable energy for heating and cooling in the EU in 2022
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Supercooling the LHC
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the new research instrument of the world's elementary particle physics community. This discovery-making machine will explore the structure of matter and basic forces of nature on a scale never attained before....
PCMs and ice slurries: PCMs: two recent applications
Phase-change materials (PCMs) can provide thermal storage which means that they can absorb thermal energy when they solidify and release it when they melt. This can be very useful to dampen temperature swings. PCMs are usually water-based and are...
PCMs and ice slurries: Broccoli preservation with ice slurry
Preserving the quality of extremely perishable vegetables such as broccoli is dependent on rapid and thorough cooling immediately after harvest and maintaining at a low temperature during storage or processing. The lower the storage temperature...
Cryotherapy
Whole-body cryotherapy: what does it feel like? Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) began in Japan in the 1980s. Applications include fibromyalgia, chronic joint and spinal pain, neurodermatitis and psoriasis. Swelling and pain due to sports injuries or...
Better air in planes - at last!
A series of technical changes is making it possible to improve the quality of cabin air in airplanes which until now has been invariably dry and poor in oxygen. The reason: the air was derived from the jet engines. This so-called "bleed air" is...
Briefs: Reducing the TEWI by reducing channel size
The TEWI (Total Equivalent Warming Impact) makes it possible to measure the total impact of a system on global warming. The direct effect is produced by refrigerant loss. The indirect effect is produced by the CO2 released when producing the...
Briefs: MAC: what refrigerant will replace HFC-134a?
Following the adoption of the new European Directive 2006/40 on emissions from mobile air-conditioning systems - which bans F-gases with a GWP higher than 150 (such as HFC-134a) as of 2011 for new models of cars and similar Californian...
Briefs: Walking in space
Interested in spacesuits? Spacesuits have to protect the human body from the extreme conditions encountered in space where temperatures can range from 135°C in direct sunlight to -82°C in areas of shadow. Cooling during spacewalking is provided...
Briefs: Snow fleas and transplant organs
Researchers have discovered that a potent antifreeze protein (AFP) that protects snow fleas from freezing may allow longer storage of transplant organs. The protein has been isolated and inhibits ice growth, potentially making it possible to store...
Briefs: Britain’s greenest supermarket?
Tesco has opened its flagship environmental store in Wick in northern Scotland. The 4600 m2 store is expected to produce 50% less carbon emissions than a conventional supermarket of comparable size. Besides using wind turbines, solar cells and...
US
The US food industry's preparation to R-22 phase-out was one of the issues addressed at the 27th annual Food Marketing Institute Energy Conference in Phoenix, US, in September 2006. At least 70% of US commercial refrigerating systems still use...
Proper disposal of old appliances
The US Environmental Protection Agency along with 8 partners have launched a new, voluntarily Responsible Appliance Disposal programme to promote environmentally responsible disposal of old refrigerators and freezers, ensuring that CFCs are...
China: Food safety improvements underway
In the 1990s, China emerged as a low-cost exporter of food products such as vegetables, apples, seafood and poultry. But in recent years, China's exports slowed when shipments were rejected for failing to meet stringent standards in Japan, Europe...
US: EPA proposes new alternative automobile AC refrigerants
EPA is proposing to list two refrigerants, HFC-152a and CO2, as acceptable alternatives for motor vehicle air-conditioning systems, provided that the automotive industry complies with the necessary conditions to deploy them in a safe manner. These...
Trends and Figures: Recent History of Russian Air-conditioning Trade
JARN recently published an overview of Russian AC consumption trends, based on a review of "Climate World 2006" held in Moscow last March, and which compensates for previous lack of information on the subject. The historical summary starts around...
Trends and Figures: Increase in AC prices in Asia
According to 2 articles in JARN, the prices of air conditioning are starting to show the effects of the rising raw materials prices, including those of copper, steel and aluminium. There are claims that the prices of these essential metals, in...
LNG Overview
LNG tankers China will produce 5 more LNG tankers. The first Chinese-built LNG tanker was built last year and the second one was launched in Shanghai in June 2006: it cost 160 million USD and can carry 147 000 m3 of LNG at -163°C during...
Briefs: Record-breaking CDM deals in Asia
The Clean Development Mechanism, established under the Kyoto Protocol, is a project and market-based mechanism that allows industrialized countries to invest in greenhouse-gas-mitigating activities in developing countries and earn certified...
Briefs: Linde and The BOC Group
Linde and The BOC Group merged on September 6, 2006, creating a giant industrial gases and engineering corporation called The Linde Group. It will have a turnover of around 12.7 billion € and 53 000 employees worldwide.
Briefs: Parasense
Parasense's refrigerant monitoring has been installed in Europe's largest grocery picking centre: Sainsbury's 10 million GBP grocery picking centre in North West London processes over 15 000 customer orders a week. The Parasense equipment detects...
Events: Cemagref’s anniversary
Cemagref, a French agricultural and environmental engineering research organization and benefactor member of the IIR is 25 years old and held a lecture and ceremony at the Ministry of Research in Paris on October 10, 2006 to mark the occasion....
Events: CIAT hits the road
CIAT's marketing has become highly mobile. In May 2006, a truck left CIAT for a 7-month tour of 40 European cities (in 12 countries) designed to launch new products. CIAT, a corporate member of the IIR, is a French company manufacturer of...
Events: DKV’s Annual Meeting
DKV's Annual Meeting2006 will be held on November 22-24, 2006 at the Dresden Maritim Hotel and Conference Center. Find out more: info@dkv.org
Events: HARFKO 2007
HARFKO 2007 will take place in Seoul on March 21-23, 2007. Register and check out the exhibitors: www.harfko.com/main/main.asp
Out of the ordinary: Arctic village installs air conditioning
Better known for building igloos during hunts on the polar ice, Inuit in the village of Kuujjuaq in Quebec, Canada, about 1500 km north of Montreal, are installing air conditioners. The Kuujjuaq Town Council has purchased 10 air-conditioning units...
