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  • HFCs: projected emissions

    Two recent studies on projected emissions of HFCs have been published: - US: according to the June 2010 US Climate Action report under the UNFCCC, from 2005 through 2020, total US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are projected to rise by 4% under a...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • HFO-1234yf news

    HFO-1234yf, developed by DuPont and Honeywell as a substitute for HFC-134a in mobile air-conditioning applications in response to EU 2006/40 Directive which bans the use of refrigerants with a GWP higher than 150 in new types of vehicles by...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: China interested in NH3/CO2 and R-32 as HCFC alternatives

    Late April 2010, China took a step in the quest for alternative refrigerants in the context of the HCFC phase-out under the Montreal Protocol (freeze of HCFC production in 2013 and complete phase-out in 2030). Instead of switching to high-GWP...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Energy-efficient refrigeration in Switzerland

    The Swiss Refrigeration Association, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and the

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Eco Cute sales on the rise

    According to statistics from the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), shipments of Eco Cute heat pumps running on CO2 refrigerant amounted to 508141 units in fiscal year 2009 (April 2009-March 2010), up from...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: World's largest food park

    Early 2010, the world's largest food park opened 20 km from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. The 95-acre Patanjali Food and Herbal Park is to provide direct employment for 7000 people. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) plans to set...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: CSA

    The Cryogenic Society of America has created and recently launched its Cryogenic Treatment Database: www.cryogenicsociety.org/ctd_relaunched The site provides...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Cemafroid

    Cemafroid, a French refrigerated vehicle testing and certification organization with sites in Antony, Cestas and Lyons, celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 3-4, 2010 at its Antony site. The birthday celebration took the form of a conference...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: KRAIA

    Following the retirement of Wan-Keun Lee, former Chairman of Shinsung Holdings, as Chairman of the Korea Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Industry Association (KRAIA), Hwan-Yong Nho was appointed KRAIA Chairman on May 31, 2010....

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: AIRAH

    Sean Treweek has been appointed President of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH), replacing John Bosci.

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Out of the ordinary: Dreamlands exhibition

    One of the exhibits at the Dreamlands exhibition currently showing at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is Kader Attia's skyscrapers. The shimmering skyscrapers are in fact exquisitely decorated refrigerators. It's all done with mirrors… and...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Solar cooling: Perspectives in Australia

    A paper by P. Kohlenbach and M. Dennis1 presented at the 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants in Sydney gave an outlook and future perspectives on solar cooling in Australia, focusing on a comparison between the current...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Solar cooling: Developing countries

    In order to help Jean-Louis Julliard, a French producer, market local-fish precooked meals in Mali, Lionel Bataille improved existing solar-cooling technology developed by a CNRS laboratory in Perpignan, France. The cooling system used a...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Solar cooling: Low-cost solar vaccine refrigerator

    About 2 million people around the world die each year of diseases preventable by widely used vaccines. In Africa and parts of Asia, over half of all vaccines that require refrigeration spoil before they can be administered. Millions of lives and...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Green buildings: Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China

    Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China is on, and is expected to draw 70 million visitors. With a theme of "Better City, Better Life", it aims to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and how to create an eco-friendly society....

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Green Buildings: Frozen smoke

    Following the meeting of the IIR's Science and Technology Council (STC) on June 10, 2010, Prof. Renato Lazzarin, University of Padua in Vicenza, Italy, AICARR President, President of Commission E1 (Air conditioning) of the STC gave a lecture...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Cryogenic treatment of heart diseases

    Russia has made its first steps in the cryogenic treatment of heart arrhythmia. A new method was recently implemented by specialists at the V. A. Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre in St. Petersburg. Cryotechnology is used for...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: Sustainable fishery in Namibia

    Since November 2009, Hangana Seafood has a new pre-sorting facility in Walvis Bay harbour, Namibia, which uses ammonia as a refrigerant. The 2800 m² sorting facility has a 0°C chill room for holding unsorted fish, two 16°C temperature-controlled...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Briefs: CO2 heat pumps for train AC

    A paper presented at the 9th Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants by A. Haffner, O. Christensen and P. Nekså1 envisaged the opportunity to use R744 (CO2) as a refrigerant in air-conditioning (AC) systems in trains. They claimed that...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • China

    - After having closed down all its production plants for CFCs well ahead of the schedule of the Montreal Protocol, China - which is the world's largest producer of ozone depleting substances (ODS) - including HCFCs - enacted on June 1, 2010, the...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • United States

    The US EPA has published a long-awaited proposed rule allowing the use of certain hydrocarbons in new household refrigerator and freezer equipment. Hydrocarbon refrigerants have now been used for over 10 years in countries such as Germany, the UK,...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • France

    The French decree of November 19, 2009 relative to general prescriptions applicable to classified installations declared under paragraph number 1136 (use and storage of ammonia) replaces the previous decree of February 23, 1998, which was...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • European cold Store benchmarking study

    The European division of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is carrying out a benchmarking study for the European public refrigerated warehouse industry, focusing on facility and equipment data such as capacity, order picking, handling...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Thermo King’s Magnum container reefers

    Thermo King's Magnum container reefers have been chosen by Hanjin Shipping based in South Korea. Hanjin has 12 dedicated terminals in Rotterdam, Long Beach, Tokyo, Kaohsiung, and Busan, among others, 7 inland logistic bases in locations such as...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Natural refrigerants in developing countries

    Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) is helping developing countries accelerate the phase-out of ozone-depleting refrigerants. It recently published a report comprising over 30 articles from government, industry and academia, and...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04