Refrigeration sector monitoring

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,...

• Publication date : 2016/05/09
• Subjects: General information, Figures, economy

R290 AC sales in India exceed 100,000 units

Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing started the production of India’s first commercially available R290 split air conditioners in March 2012.

• Publication date : 2015/05/26

Daimler starts testing CO2 mobile air-conditioning prototypes

Unlike most of the car manufacturers which opted for R1234yf, Daimler has started testing mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems using CO2.

• Publication date : 2014/02/10

Package indicators to help increase food safety

Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has developed inks that provide reminders when a product has been out of refrigeration and temperature has started to rise.

• Publication date : 2013/10/23

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.

• Publication date : 2016/05/02
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Review of CFC and HFC-free refrigerators worldwide

At the beginning of December 2004, Brazil's first CFC and HFC-free refrigerator rolled off the BSH Bosh und Siemens Hausegerate GmbH production line. Following implementation for several years in Europe , then in Australia , China , India and...

• Publication date : 2005/02/10

A Refrigerated Noah’s ark

Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen, which has officially opened on February 26, 2008, is designed to be a fail-safe repository for the world's food crops. It has the capacity to store up to 4.5 million seed samples...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Out of the ordinary: ice cream

A group of New Zealand scientists has developed a new therapeutic to help cancer patients recover from chemotherapy. Development of the ice cream, named ReCharge, began 8 years ago with the formation of LactoPharma, a collaborative research...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Reefer rental: trends

The reefer rental market has benefited from unexpected development. It started in the 1980s when thousands of refrigerated containers ceased being used, following the external trade collapse of fruit-exporting countries. The reefers were first...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Frozen foods take off in China

Total sales of frozen foods in China soared to USD 14 billion in 2008, up 140% over 2002. Tonnage reached about 4.615 million, or 3.47 kilograms per capita, up 70% according to Research & Markets. Frozen potato products were the fastest...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

The first LNG freight locomotive in the Baltics

An Estonian company is testing the first LNG-powered locomotive in the Baltic countries. Significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are expected.

• Publication date : 2021/08/23
• Subjects: Technology

IIR Member news: Air Liquide

Air Liquide, a corporate member of the IIR, has signed a contract with LGETA (LG Electronics Tianjin Appliances Co. Ltd.), for the supply of a wide range of gases to LGETA's expansion project in Tianjin. Tianjin is the 4th largest city in China,...

• Publication date : 2004/11/10

First birth following a transplant of frozen ovarian tissue

The first case of a live birth after a successful transplant of ovarian fragments taken from a patient and then conserved frozen has just been announced by Belgian gynaecologists in an article published in the British medical journal The Lancet....

• Publication date : 2004/11/19

Save 2002 project: "European Certified Heat Pump Installer"

The project proposal was prepared by European Heat Pump Association and was approved by the European Commission in December 2003. It develops a common European strategy, as many European countries have already started initiatives at different...

• Publication date : 2004/07/15

CO2 technology for ice-skating rinks

Nowadays, the use of large amounts of ammonia in public places is restricted by regulations in several countries, for safety reasons. Hence, new skating rinks with direct ammonia systems can no longer be built, although it is thought that they...

• Publication date : 2004/11/19

AC Market in Europe

According to Daikin Industries Ltd., the European air-conditioning (AC) market has features that could appear as commercial obstacles, including relatively mild climate, even in Mediterranean areas. Concern for cityscape issues leads to resistance...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

LHC accelerating science

The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was steered around the full 27 km of the world's most powerful particle accelerator on September 10, 2008, in Geneva. Beams of protons circulating in opposite directions are to be brought into...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Transition from HFCs in Europe: European retailers are optimistic

A survey examines how European retailers are navigating away from HFCs towards lower global warming alternatives.

• Publication date : 2017/11/22
• Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives

French domestic refrigeration appliance market

Growth in domestic refrigeration appliance sales figures has continued in 2010.

• Publication date : 2011/12/28

Near absolute zero molecules.

MIT succeeded in chilling molecules in a gas of sodium potassium (NaK) to a temperature of 500 nanokelvins.

• Publication date : 2015/09/02

European retailers and transition from HFCs

In a survey mandated by Emerson, 140 French, German and British professionals in the retail sector commented on their awareness of more sustainable technologies related to the phase down of HFCs.

• Publication date : 2018/03/19
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Ammonia and hard ice revolutionizing the mining industry

Temperatures in mines can exceed 60°C, so keeping the underground cool and safe for workers represents an enormous challenge for the mining industry.

• Publication date : 2015/05/12

A reviving global air-conditioning market

According to BSRIA figures, in 2011, the world air-conditioning market increased by 13% compared with 2010.

• Publication date : 2012/09/20
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Saving water thanks to air conditioning

Two Houston Universities are tapping into the city’s air-conditioning (AC) systems to conserve water in the midst of a historic drought.

• Publication date : 2011/12/13

Bunker under highly controlled-atmosphere to measure Earth’s rotation

Equipment with extremely stable laser requires perfect mastery of air pressure and temperature.

• Publication date : 2012/08/30