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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...
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Global greenhouse gas emissions show a slowdown in growth
A report published by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency shows that the 2016 greenhouse gases emission increase was the slowest since the early 1990s.
Saudi Arabia HVAC-R market outlook, 2021
A market forecast in different sectors of refrigeration was presented during the 2017 edition of HVAC-R Expo Saudi.
HFC consumption in Bangladesh
According to a UNEP document published in June 2017, the HFC consumption in Bangladesh was of 810.68 metric tonnes, including 94.5% of R134a.
Europe: focus on the consumption, exports, production and destruction of ozone depleting substances.
The European Environment Agency published in September 2017 a report aggregating data submitted by companies using ozone depleting substances.
Geothermal energy to power a cold storage facility
Two remote off-grid villages on a Fijian island are looking forward to their first reliable source of refrigeration thanks to their local hot spring.
Data centre in Finland recovers waste heat
The companies Ericcson and Fortum signed an agreement to recover a data centre waste heat for district heating.
France: tax on refrigerants does not appear in the public finance draft bill of 2018 (in French)
The tax on refrigerants announced in July 2017 by the French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition does not finally appear in the public finance draft bill.
Global refrigerant market forecast to 2022
MarketsandMarkets published a report which estimates global refrigerants markets at USD 14.49 Billion in 2017 .
Air conditioning in Russian stadium for Fifa World Cup 2018
The Chinese manufacturer Midea has won the bid to provide central air conditioning systems for seven stadiums in Russia.
Refrigerated trains to connect Russia and Iran
The Ministry of agriculture in cooperation with “Russian Railways” (RZD) plans to run shuttle refrigerated trains between Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Belarus for export and import of agricultural and food products.
World air conditioning market
A few figures about the global air conditioning market in 2016, from BSRIA and the JARN
Installation of a refrigerant separator in Bristol (UK)
After one year of planning, the refrigerant supplier A-Gas has completed the installation of a new refrigerant separator in Bristol.
IIR member news: EPEE Gapometer
EPEE, benefactor member of the IIR, is currently developing a tool to support the implementation of the European Union F-Gas Regulation
Grenada inaugurates its first R290 air conditioning systems
On August 25, the small Caribbean island country of Grenada installed its first two air-conditioning (AC) units using hydrocarbons.
A review of current status of free cooling in data centres
A study published in Applied Thermal Engineering reviews current status of the free cooling technologies in data centres
A refrigerated bag to preserve vaccines in hot climates
An autonomous refrigerated bag is currently developed in Burkina Faso. It could preserve vaccines between 2 ans 8 °C.
Growing sales of R32 air conditioners
The Japanese firm Daikin reports sales of 10 million R32 units since 2012.
Development of a prototype of Secondary loop Mobile Air Conditioning System
Tata Motor, an Indian car manufacturer, recently signed a partnership with the German automotive supplier Mahle to design and develop a Secondary Loop Mobile Air Conditioning System (SL-MAC).
IIR member news: Carrier Transicold engineless system for refrigerated trucks
IIR corporate member Carrier Transicold provides an environmentally friendly system that avoids the use of a second engine to power the refrigeration compressor of reefer units.
WhatGas, a smartphone application listing refrigerants
OzonAction has launched a useful application to identify refrigerant gases.
The European Commission has initiated an evaluation of the Regulation n°1005/2009 on ozone-depleting substances (ODS)
The European Commission recently published a roadmap ahead of the evaluation of the effectiveness of European ODS Regulation n°1005/2009.
Research & Development: A cooling curtain made of a porous triple-layer membrane
A doctoral student at ETH Zurich's Functional Materials Laboratory has developed a cooling curtain made of a porous triple-layer membrane.
Magnetic refrigeration global market
According to new research published by Markets and Markets, the magnetic refrigeration market is expected to be valued at USD 163.7 million by 2023.
India: solar-powered micro cold rooms
Solar-powered micro cold rooms using phase-change materials could be a solution for small farmers in India.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updates its list of low GWP refrigerants
The US EPA has added new lower GWP refrigerants and expanded the acceptable uses of others in its latest changes to the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) programme.
