Refrigeration sector monitoring

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).

• Publication date : 2012/01/05

Phase-change materials and vacuum-insulation panels for emergency blood

London's Air Ambulance is now using phase-change technology to transport blood on board its aircraft and rapid-response cars.

• Publication date : 2012/06/27

Masdar City is testing high-vacuum flat solar thermal panels for air conditioning

Masdar City and TVP Solar have completed installation of a field of TVP Solar's MT-Power high-vacuum flat solar thermal panels for the solar cooling plant at Masdar City, UAE.

• Publication date : 2012/05/22

Vacuum Insulation Panels: a promising solution for domestic refrigerators

Thanks to their low thermal conductivity, Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) make it possible to greatly reduce the energy consumption of domestic refrigerators. However, their adoption comes up against problems of...

• Publication date : 2020/05/27

IJR highlights: latest R&D results regarding household refrigerators

Vacuum insulation panels, mini-channel condensers and PCMs: 3 areas of research and development to reduce the energy consumption ofhousehold refrigerators.

• Publication date : 2019/01/31

Coal mine ice-cooling

IDE Technologie’s vacuum ice maker (VIM) technology produces portable ice slurry, which is easily transferrable and pumpable. Using ice instead of water cuts water consumption by 75% and reduces the environmental impact of the mine.

• Publication date : 2012/10/17

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

Energy savings: Japan: significant improvement of the energy efficiency of refrigerators

According to JARN, the energy efficiency of refrigerators in Japan has been continuously improved: their power consumption has been reduced to 1/5th of that 10 years ago. This is in part due to the development of vacuum heat insulators, which are...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

Briefs: Nitrogen blasting designed for beer shelf life boost

Vacuum Barrier Corp. has developed Nitrojetter technology, which reduces oxygen levels within carbonated beverages in order to extend shelf life without affecting taste or colour. Nitrojetter uses liquid nitrogen steam that is fired into the...

• Publication date : 2009/02/25

Green light for VIP project

The EU's sustainable development project aiming to reduce energy consumption has led to the recently concluded Vacuum Insulating Panels (VIP) project, initiated in 2001. According to the designers, these panels provide 5-7 times more insulating...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

New technology to reduce emissions and save energy

In November 2004, Eddie Woods, founder of Meeko2004, an organization working in coordination with Oklahoma State University to bring new technology to the air-conditioning industry, announced that a new patent-pending technology aimed at reducing...

• Publication date : 2004/12/22

Nanotechnology applications: Nano-insulation

It is claimed that a new material using nanotechnology and consisting in a micron-thickness film with tiny cells containing a vacuum could reduce the energy consumption of refrigerating units by as much as 20%. Nanoskin was developed by General...

• Publication date : 2007/08/05

Briefs: Cryogen-Expo

Cryogen-Expo will take place on November 11-13, 2008 in Pavilion No 5, Expocentre Fairgrounds, in Moscow, Russia. This major exhibition held under the auspices of the IIR, the International Academy of Refrigeration and the Ukrainian Association of...

• Publication date : 2008/08/12

Solar cooling: Plans for air-conditioned stadiums in Qatar

When Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 football World Cup in December 2010, it came as a surprise. One of the major causes of scepticism was the average summer temperatures of over 40°C with recent peaks at 50°C. But central to Qatar's bid was a...

• Publication date : 2011/02/11

Zero emissions in the desert

Eckhard Gerber, a German architect, is to build office towers in Riyadh, Dubai and Bahrain that produce all their own energy. The zero emissions office building has arrived! The 68-storey state-of-the-art 322-m Burj al-Taqa ("Energy Tower") in...

• Publication date : 2007/11/20

Solar absorption air conditioning

When do you need air conditioning? When it is hot and sunny. This is why Broad Air Conditioning, China, one of the world's largest manufacturers of direct-fired absorption chillers, has been focusing on solar absorption air-conditioning systems...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Solar Air conditioning

With high summer temperatures, air-conditioning and thermal comfort are increasingly important issues, but raise the challenges of high energy consumption and of environmental consequences. Three recent projects use solar energy to operate...

• Publication date : 2007/08/05

2005 AHR Expo Innovation award winners

The winners of the third annual AHR (Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration) Expo Innovation awards will be honoured during a ceremony during the 2005 AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida, on February 8, 2005. The product entries were judged for...

• Publication date : 2004/12/22

Nano-cooling

A reversible air-cooling and dehumidification system operating without refrigerant gases developed by Dais Analytic and undergoing beta testing is projected to reduce energy use and CO2 emissions by over 50%, to have Seasonal Energy Efficiency...

• Publication date : 2011/07/01

Liquid nitrogen spray to clean spacesuits

Researchers from Washington State University developed a liquid nitrogen spray to remove moon dust from a space suit, potentially solving what is a significant challenge for future...

• Publication date : 2023/03/27
• Subjects: Technology

Unique flow ice application in Tasmania

A Flow Ice generator, built by Pam Refrigeration in Cape Town, is now in use for the rapid cooling of freshly caught salmon in road tankers for a Tasmanian salmon farm.

• Publication date : 2014/01/02

MegaFood Park to be launched in India

India is continuing its roll-out of food and drink processing hubs. Another Mega Food Park site is to be launched in Malipada in the state of Odisha.

• Publication date : 2013/01/11

Cryogenics 2021 highlights: applications of liquid nitrogen

Cryopreservation of biological materials to favour biodiversity and cooling of superconducting cables to allow transmission of electrical energy with zero resistance are key applications of liquid...

• Publication date : 2022/01/28

Cryolypolysis: removing fat cells by cooling

Cryolipolysis: Fat reduction really gets under the skin.

• Publication date : 2013/08/13

ICR2011 highlights: indoor air-quality issues in passive buildings

Polish specialists recommend mechanical ventilation for passive buildings

• Publication date : 2012/03/13