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New framework aims to standardise research on evaporative cooling technologies
Evaporative cooling is gaining increasing attention as an energy-efficient alternative to conventional air conditioning. A new scientific study by an international team of researchers, including Anna Pacak,...
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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...
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...
World
The new ISO 22000 standard "Food safety management systems - requirements for any organization in the food chain" was passed in September 2005. This standard will apply to food producers and manufacturers, transport and storage operators and...
Europe : Green Paper
According to the Green Paper on Energy Efficiency, published June 22, 2005 by the European Commission, the European Union could save at least 20% of its current energy consumption by 2020, equalling EUR 60 billion per year. Estimations indicate...
US
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was passed as law on August 8, 2005 provides incentives for more efficient technologies, and notably "innovative technologies" that avoid greenhouse gases emissions. Research and development for...
Bangladesh: phase-out of CFCs in motion
The national ODS Phase-out Plan (NPP) received a boost in April 2005 in Bangladesh following the procurement of 9000 kits by the government in the launch of a programme by the Department of Environment (DoE) to convert refrigerators running on...
China’s new national standard
- China's new national standard for the minimum allowable energy efficiency levels related to room air conditioners officially entered into force on March 1, 2005. This standard classifies household appliances into five grades according to their...
Johnson to acquire York
Following a USD 3.2 billion transaction in August 2005, Johnson Controls is to acquire York. The combination of York, a leader in the manufacturing and service of heating and cooling equipment with Johnson Controls, an industry leader in the...
Berry efficient chilling
The storage and transport of berries has come a long way since they were transported by an iced horse cart in 1843. Today, growers in the Pajaro Valley from the Berry Bowl label are breaking in a brand new USD 2 million state-of-the-art flash...
Refrigeration education!
"Eat Smart and Be Smart" is the slogan of the social marketing campaign that was launched in Barbados on July 12, 2005 by the Barbados Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). The aim of the campaign...
The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses
The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses has just published a top 20 list of public warehouse facilities rated according to available refrigerated space. The total combined space of these international top 20 members of IARW is...
PRWs: an expanding market
A greater demand for cold store facilities, in particular in dairy production, has boosted the expanding market for public refrigerated warehouses (PRWs). The storage capacity in the US is 3.1 billion cubic feet, almost double that which was...
London: a look underground
Despite a £100 000 prize and several thousand entries from all over the world, the competition launched in London to find innovative new solutions to cool its underground system has failed to find a winner. The competition was first reported by...
Upsurge for mango market
A new technology cooperation agreement between Blue Star Limited, India and Fruit Control Equipments, SRL, Italy, along with research organisations in India is set to sow the seeds for an expanding controlled atmosphere technology market over the...
Refrigeration and Food
Given the ever-increasing processing and exportation of food, world food is consuming more and more energy by the day: a trend that threatens to send food prices rocketing overnight if not taken in hand. The US food system alone uses over 10.55 x...
Global retail markets feeling the bulge
According to IGD, a market research distributor, China is set to be the world's second largest food retail market by 2020, an increase driven by the increased spending power and changes in eating habits of the 1.3 billion population. China is fast...
Heat pumps
- Analysis of sales of heat pumps in Austria over 2003 and 2004 has shown good growth in the heating and controlled dwelling ventilation segments. The figures were compiled with the National Ministry for Transportation, Innovation and Technology,...
Air conditioning
- Domestic and export sales of Chinese air conditioners set new records in the 2004 refrigeration year (September 2003-August 2004). Sales on the domestic market reached 26 million units and exports reached 25 million units. Export sales were up...
Cold chain storage
There has been a clear improvement in the efficiency of cold stores in the UK over the past 10 years with a 7% increase in specific energy consumption according to a recent UK bench-marking survey. However, bridging the gap between efficiency...
US refrigeration efficiency
Commercial refrigeration manufacturers developed a Consensus Agreement that is to be put forward to the US Department of Energy (DOE) and members of Congress in the hope that it shall be included in new energy efficiency legislation. According to...
The first 20 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating)
What is claimed to be the first 20 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating) residential air conditioner has been introduced by Lennox Industries, USA. The XC21 air conditioner has a two-stage scroll compressor and operates on two levels: a high...
Non-CFC chillers
According to the 2005 annual survey carried out by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) on chiller manufacturers, the replacement and conversion of CFC chillers, as specified by the Montreal Protocol in 1995 is proving to be...
Nestlé Japan’s Himeji factory’s natural gas cogeneration system
Nestlé Japan's Himeji factory's natural gas cogeneration system has won the 9th New Energy Award in recognition of its high degree of innovation. The Himeji plant is used to produce soluble coffee cryogenically and has high energy efficiency (92%,...
Penguins, offices and seafood
Who has created a penguin environment at San Diego's Seaworld, ice thermal-storage systems for office towers in Japan and seafood preservation systems for a large Chilean producer? The answer is Sunwell Technologies Inc., a Canadian firm...
ASHRAE
ASHRAE's new President, Lee Burgett, took over from Ron Vallort during ASHRAE's annual meetings held on June 25-29, 2005. Lee Burgett is a consultant to Trane and other companies.
