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Japan explores policy and digital tools for a refrigerant circular economy
A recent report by Prof. Noboru Kagawa, Japan delegate to the IIR General Conference and member of IIR Commission B1, highlights policy, digital management systems, and market mechanisms to improve refrigerant...
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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,...
France: Sales of household refrigerators stabilise in 2025 after two years of setback
According to Gifam, the association of household appliance brands, sales of household refrigerators were virtually identical in 2025 compared to 2024 (-0.8%), a positive result after...
UK: Heat Pump Ready Programme supports innovation and knowledge transfer to accelerate heat pump adoption
Heat Pump Ready, led by the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), aimed to accelerate heat pump adoption in the UK and support the development of new tools, technologies and business models...
Piezoelectric cooling technologies offer new solutions for thermal management in compact electronics
As electronic devices continue to reduce in size while increasing in power, efficient heat dissipation is becoming a critical challenge. A recent review published on the International Journal of Refrigeration...
UK heat pump sales reach new record (+27%) as the sector’s economic potential grows
New statistics published by the Heat Pumps Association UK report that sales strongly increased in 2025, with a total of over 125,000 units sold, reflecting continued policy support and growing interest in...
United States: December 2025 heating and cooling equipment shipment data
AHRI provides monthly data on heating and cooling equipment shipped by US manufacturers in the US market. The data provided covers the two months prior to the month of release. Therefore, data for December 2025...
Illegal HFC trade: 168 tonnes of seized ODS and HFCs
Led by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in collaboration with 120 Customs administrations, operation DEMETER XI resulted in 168 tonnes of seized ODS and HFCs.
Viet Nam National Cooling Action Plan targets 97% reduction in refrigeration emissions by 2045
Launched in December 2025, the Viet Nam’s first National Cooling Action Plan targets improvements in appliance efficiency, refrigerant lifecycle management, passive and urban cooling strategies, and cold chain...
IEA 2026 electricity report: global electricity demand rises, with cooling among key growth drivers
The 2026 global electricity report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts rapid growth in power use through 2030, driven by electrification, digitalisation and rising cooling needs. The report...
India: NCCD reports a 2.2% compound annual growth rate in cold storage capacity
Reports from the Government of India – Press Information Bureau (PIB) and from the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare – National Centre for Cold-Chain Development (NCCD) document the growth of...
New UNEP-Cool Coalition policy toolkit to guide sustainable transition pathways for the RACHP sector
Following the release of the 2nd edition of the UNEP’s Global Cooling Watch Report for which the IIR’s Science and Technology Council (STC) contributed to as reviewers and topical authors, the Cool Coalition with the UNEP Ozone Secretariat...
Engineered atomic bonds help achieving improved cooling effect and durability in magnetic refrigeration
An international team of researchers led by the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, report a major advance in magnetocaloric materials,...
Scientists reveal that a faster HFC phase-down offers significant cost savings and environmental gains
An international group of scientists, including members of the IIR Cooling and Refrigeration Emissions and Energy data (CREED) Working Group, conducted a study showing that accelerating the global phase-down of...
USDA reports 8% increase in US refrigerated warehouse capacity in 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its biennial report on the country's refrigerated warehouse capacity for the year 2025, revealing a slight increase since 2023.
Scientists show how noise can drive refrigeration in quantum circuits
A team of researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, has experimentally tested a superconducting device which uses dephasing noise to power cooling at the quantum...
China’s cold chain policy drives 5% increase in cold storage capacity
According to China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP), China’s total cold storage capacity reached 277 million cubic meters in 2025, supported by several policies aiming at expanding the...
China: researchers uncover exceptional barocaloric effect enabled by dissolution of NH₄SCN
A team of researchers led by Prof. LI Bing from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have introduced barocaloric effect (BCE) at dissolution, a new refrigeration concept which...
Ozone-depleting chemicals detected by scientists in the atmosphere in 1951 – decades earlier than expected
An international team led by the University of Bremen, Germany, has uncovered evidence of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere as early as 1951. This finding pushes back the known...
Renewables power 26.7% of EU heating and cooling, thanks to biomass and heat pumps
According to Eurostat annual analysis, the share of renewable energy sources in heating and cooling in the EU has been increasing by 0.93 pp every year from 2021 to 2024.
United States: November 2025 heating and cooling equipment shipment data
AHRI provides monthly data on heating and cooling equipment shipped by US manufacturers in the US market. The data provided covers the two months prior to the month of release....
Ready-to-deploy technologies to decarbonise Europe’s refrigerated transport: up to 72% CO₂ savings and 90% reduction in air pollutants
Researchers of the Italian National Research Council, members of IIR D2 Commission (Refrigerated Transport), have estimated the number of refrigerated vehicles currently circulating in Europe and have assessed...
Faster, energy efficient cooling for trapped-ion quantum computing
A team of MIT researchers has implemented a much faster and more energy-efficient method for cooling trapped ions – which are a form of quantum bits, the basic units to process information in quantum computers....
World Energy Employment 2025: Skilled workers are needed to meet growing demand for energy jobs
According to IEA's 2025 World Energy Employment report, employment in the energy sector increased by 2.2% in 2024, exceeding the 1.3% average for the entire economy. With the growing employment demand in the...
Looking back on 2025: Focus on the new Parties to the Kigali Amendment
As 2025 closed, 9 new countries have become parties to the Kigali Amendment in 2025, now binding for 171 countries across the world, setting an auspicious environment for the amendment to match...
LNG-fuelled ships continue to lead despite 47 % decrease in alternative maritime fuels market
According to the maritime classification and consultancy company DNV, 2025 saw a 47 % year-on-year decrease in orders of alternative-fuelled ships, with LNG still leading the sector.
