Refrigeration sector monitoring

A Research Project on Magnetic Refrigeration in Denmark

Very few laboratories are dedicated to research on magnetic refrigeration, but their number and the number of countries involved is slowly growing. The Danish Council for Strategic Research has recently donated 14 million DKK to the Risø National...

• Publication date : 2007/05/23

Tax on HFCs in France and Denmark

An amendment postpones the entry into force of the tax on HFCs to January 1st, 2023. In Denmark, this tax will increase.

• Publication date : 2020/10/22
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

World’s largest CO2-based seawater heat pump goes live in Esbjerg, Denmark

This 70 MW heat pump now provides renewable district heating, supporting Esbjerg’s transition to carbon-neutral energy by 2030. 

• Publication date : 2024/12/18

Status of HFC taxes in Europe

Four countries (Denmark, Norway, Slovenia and Spain) have now implemented an HFC tax and 3 other countries (France, Poland and Sweden) are considering implementation of such a tax.

• Publication date : 2014/05/22
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

GL2012 highlights: Experience from the Danish regulation on fluorinated gas

In 2001 and 2002, Denmark introduced a national regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases: they were banned for certain purposes and a tax of DKK 100 (around 13 €) per tonne of CO2 equivalents was imposed on the importation of HFC/PFC/SF6....

• Publication date : 2013/02/01
• Subjects: Regulation

Trends

- World: China and Denmark are the world's major reefer container manufacturers, and the refrigerating equipment used in China is generally US technology produced under licence in China . In 2002, over 80% of all reefer containers produced...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Brief: Danfoss A/S and Turbocor Inc.

Denmark-based Danfoss A/S and Canada-based Turbocor Inc. recently announced the setting up of a 50/50 joint-venture to be named Danfoss Turbocor Compressors Inc. This agreement will enable this joint-venture company to provide the market with...

• Publication date : 2004/11/10

Refrigerant news: tax on HFC

In Denmark, the tax on HFC refrigerants was increased recently. This tax, which is directly proportional to the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of the refrigerant, now represents 20 € per kg of refrigerant for a GWP of 1000. As an example, for...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Markets: frozen food: Europe

The top 4 European countries in terms of consumption per capita of quick-frozen foods, excluding poultry, are Sweden (46.9 kg), Ireland, (46.6 kg), the UK (45.5 kg) and Denmark (45.2 kg). According to the Swiss research institute Food for Thought...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Fresh altitude

Occupants of airliner cabins will be breathing fresher air soon thanks to research being carried out in the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Experiments were carried out in a simulated section of aircraft constructed in a climate chamber...

• Publication date : 2006/02/09

Phasing out of HCFC

According to the article 5 of Regulation EC N° 2037/ 2000 concerning substances that deplete the ozone layer, the use of HCFC (R22) is forbidden as from 2015. Some Member States, such as Austria and Denmark, are pushing to advance the deadline to...

• Publication date : 2005/02/03

Saving lives using solar refrigerators

The SolarChill project is providing an environmentally friendly means of refrigerating vaccines and certain drugs. The aim is to replace the 100 000 kerosene refrigerators in use today: these refrigerators emit unpleasant fumes, can catch fire and...

• Publication date : 2005/10/26

Brief: Industrial Refrigeration Consensus

During the Industrial RefrigerationConsensus hosted by Danfoss, held in December 2004 in Sønderborg , Denmark , the main following points were reached through workshop discussions with focus on the industrial refrigeration issues (thus the points...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Trends and Figures: Cold storage capacity per capita, a global glimpse

IARW published a list showing their member countries' public refrigerated capacity in 2006 and we thought it might be interesting to calculate the refrigerated-warehouse capacity per capita by country. The list is topped by The Netherlands (551...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Refrigerants Naturally

During the conference Refrigerants Naturally held by UNEP and Greenpeace on June 22, 2004 in Brussels, Belgium, three companies reported on their global environmental actions and presented their objectives in this field: - Coca-Cola (Jeff...

• Publication date : 2004/11/10

Indoor climate: benefits

A study led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), tends to show that improved indoor climate also improves school results. According to the ICIEE (International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy), three experiments in which...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Briefs: New online energy-efficiency benchmarking tool

The ICE-E (Improving Cold Storage Equipment in Europe) project is launching a new online benchmarking tool making it possible for users to compare the performance of their cold store against statistical data, identify potential energy savings and...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Climate control for your desk

We are used to taking command of our personal climate in planes and cars by using simple controls. Why not in buildings too? A study of the effect of installing individual air-conditioning vents at office desks, and putting controls at each...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Markets and figures: heat pump market

The heat pump market is growing fast, especially in Europe and in Asia: - In Europe, a recent report from Frost & Sullivan found that the heat pump market - covering commercial, residential, public and industrial applications - earned over €...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

United Nations Conferences

Two important United Nations Conferences recently took place in Port Ghalib, Egypt, in November 2009, on the Montreal Protocol, and in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009, on climate change and the Kyoto Protocol. The IIR attended them and...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Growing interest in CO2 technology

Scientists and refrigeration practitioners are increasingly interested in carbon dioxide (CO2) technology. The IIR's Fridoc database contains 198 references to articles mentioning CO2 in their titles and 448 containing the term CO2 in the key...

• Publication date : 2004/04/28

UN Climate Change Conference in Bali

- The 13th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, which was also the 3rd meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, took place in Bali, Indonesia, on December 3-14, 2007. More than 10 000 persons attended this event which...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

District heating and cooling in Europe: the share of renewable energy

District heating and cooling networks continue to expand in Europe, further integrating renewables and waste heat sources. 

• Publication date : 2024/06/26
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Adoption rates of transcritical CO2 in European supermarkets vary considerably

Shecco, a group promoting natural refrigerants, recently published “Guide 2012: Natural Refrigerants – Market Growth for Europe”, that seems to reveal a large difference in the adoption rates of transcritical CO2 between European countries.

• Publication date : 2012/07/09

Insight into the recent decline in heat pump sales in Europe

The EHPA reports that heat pump sales in 14 European countries fell by around 5% overall in 2023 compared to 2022. 

• Publication date : 2024/03/27
• Subjects: Figures, economy