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Food invention: frozen tea cubes

Iceland Food has expressed interest in a student prize-winning invention: frozen fruit tea cubes.
- Publication date : 2013/09/12
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BOC’s refrigerants team

According to BOC's refrigerants team, one in three plants runs on contaminatedrefrigerant. BOC's team tested over 50 industrial installations and found that 36% of refrigerant blends tested did not meet specifications and required complete...
- Publication date : 2005/10/26
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IPCC/TEAP Special Report

The Summary for Policy Makers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)/ Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) Special Report "Safeguarding the ozone layer and the global climate system: issues related to hydrofluorocarbons...
- Publication date : 2005/06/14
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Brief: UK rise in ready-steady meals

The UK market for chilled, ready-made meals has grown from an estimated GBP 173 M in 1988 to over GBP 1750 M in 2005 and is continuing to evolve showing that these perishable prepared foods stored at refrigeration temperatures at or below 8°C are...
- Publication date : 2006/01/28
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Briefs: IPCC/TEAP Special Report on Ozone and Climate

The 8th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 14th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol invited the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Technology and...
- Publication date : 2004/07/27
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IIR Member news: GEA installs a transcritical CO2 system on cruise ships.

International technology group GEA signed a contract with P&O Cruises, the world’s largest commercial cruise ship operator, for its new transcritical CO2 industrial refrigeration technology.
- Publication date : 2018/09/20
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A seawater district cooling system in the Caribbean.

A study by Makai Ocean Engineering analyzed the feasibility of using cold deep seawater for a district cooling system in the Caribbean.
- Publication date : 2015/10/13
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An air conditioning system using cold ocean water in Mauritius

The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has obtained a grant to install an air conditioning system for the inhabitants of its capital, Port Louis, which will use cold ocean water.
- Publication date : 2014/02/23
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New Monaco Yacht Club House to be cooled thanks to ocean water

Monaco’s new yacht club sticks to the sea-water cooling tradition.
- Publication date : 2013/09/24
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A laser beam which cools liquids

The first laser refrigeration process was demonstrated in vacuum conditions in 1995. Twenty years later, a team from University of Washington explains in a study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, how a laser can...
- Publication date : 2016/05/17
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Magnetic-bearing centrifugal compressors

This new compressor technology - presented at the 2003 AHR Expo in Chicago - may have a significant effect on the future of mid-range chillers and rooftop applications in water-cooled, evaporatively cooled and air-cooled chilled-water and...
- Publication date : 2004/07/27
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Briefs: Chilled beams take off

Several MIT buildings now boast what looks like slim, fin-tubed radiators in ceiling cavities. These cooling devices are chilled beams. They use water, not air, to remove heat from a room. The potential energy reduction of using chilled beams...
- Publication date : 2010/03/07
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A refrigeration system to produce freshwater in arid areas

A team of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China demonstrated how integrating adsorption cooling and a heat pump system can improve the productivity of an...
- Publication date : 2024/05/29
- Subjects: Technology
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Chilled water cooling pads to reduce heat stress in pigs

A team of scientists at Purdue university in the USA has developed cooling pads to keep pigs cool and reduce the impact of heat stress on milk output and piglet...
- Publication date : 2023/11/28
- Subjects: Technology
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Cooling coffee bean to improve flavour.

A simple discovery which could have a major impact for the coffee industry.
- Publication date : 2017/03/09
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Latest progress in the Caribbean Cooling Initiative

Jamaica and the Dominican Republic are working towards setting up policies and minimum energy efficiency requirements to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions from cooling.
- Publication date : 2021/05/31
- Subjects: Regulation, Developing country, Environment
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Report reveals chilled beams potential

Results show that for both the passive (17%) and active (22%) beams, energy consumption was lower than that of the VAV fan coil system.
- Publication date : 2014/02/21
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Chilled beam for health care rooms

The benefits of implementing active chilled beams include downsized ductwork/equipment, energy reductions of up to 50% in some cases, decreased maintenance, optimal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ)
- Publication date : 2014/03/26
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Traceability in Finland

The Finnish government has announced a clampdown on the traceability of fruit and vegetables. Finland's Plant Production Inspection Centre, National Food Agency, provincial governments and municipal food control authorities will work together to...
- Publication date : 2005/03/15
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Transportation of perishables: shift from air to ocean

According to Seabury, a global advisory firm specialized in transportation, the past decade has seen a continuous shift of volumes from shipping by air to ocean.
- Publication date : 2014/09/08
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Briefs: Chilled ceilings and beams

Chilled beams and ceilings, considered to be environmentally friendly, aesthetic, silent and energy saving, are attracting a great deal of interest. BSRIA (the Building Services Research and Information Association) estimates that the market,...
- Publication date : 2004/07/27
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Briefs: Magnetic-levitation bearing system

The world's first large tonnage magnetic-levitation bearing air-cooled chiller for air conditioning is being installed in the American Embassy in Tokyo. The 2520-kW chiller plant consists of 12 MagLev Chiller modules. OBO, which installed it,...
- Publication date : 2007/05/04
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MArkets: Chilled ceilings and beams

Chilled ceilings and beams are booming! The latest developments have enhanced acceptance and the UK market grew 33% in 2006 compared with 2005, rising to around GBP 54 million. Tougher building regulations are raising demand for energy-efficient...
- Publication date : 2008/02/12
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An integrated traceability system: the e-fruit system

In preparation for the General Food Law, the European Commission decided in 2001 to fund the e-fruitrace project, aimed at achieving food security in the EU through an efficient traceability system based on Internet technologies. With 200,000 euro...
- Publication date : 2005/06/14
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Out of the ordinary: The world’s first refrigerated beach!

Versace, the renowned fashion house, is to create the world's first cooled beach so that hotel guests can walk comfortably across the sand on scorching days. The beach will be next to the new Palazzo Versace Hotel which is being built in Dubai,...
- Publication date : 2009/05/18
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