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Natural refrigerants drove the global commercial refrigeration market in 2023
According to JARN, natural refrigerants in commercial equipment are gaining popularity, namely driving the demand for equipment renewal in Europe.
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Mac news: Solar air conditioning for Toyota’s Prius
Toyota's ecological Prius gas-electric hybrid car is to take solar air conditioning on board next year, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported in early September. The solar panels on the roof of the new Prius model will provide 2-5 kW of electricity...
Briefs: Iran has LNG plans on a very large scale
Iran is reportedly planning to finance up to 120 billion USD for LNG production over the next 12 years and become the world's largest LNG exporter. As of now, there are no LNG industries in Iran, but there are gas resources estimated at 27.5...
Briefs: HARFKO 2009
HARFKO 2009 will be held at Kintex in Koyang City, South Korea, on March 18-21, 2009. Full information: www.harfko.com
Briefs: 7th Cryogen-Expo
The 7th Cryogen-Expo will be held on November 11-13, 2008 at Expocentre in Moscow, Russia. The 5th International Conference Cryogenic Technologies and Equipment. Prospects of Development will be held during the exhibition, on November 12-13, 2008....
Out of ordinary: Cool Olympics
During the Beijing Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008, a number of athletes benefited from cooling technology. Concerned about the high temperatures usually encountered in Beijing in summer, several teams turned to cooling technology....
Chillers: efficiency takes off
Chillers are key refrigerating systems since, according to the Department of Energy, in the US, they account for about 13% of the power consumed by the nation's buildings and 9% of the overall demand for electric power. Examples below illustrate...
Air paths inside fruit
Microscopically small structures inside pears and apples allow them to "breathe". Researchers at the Catholic University of Leuven and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) have visualized these pathways for the first time, therefore...
Briefs: Ice cubes at over 10°C
Ice slurries are well known for their capacity to transport heat within confined systems. Cemagref is currently working on a new type of two-phase secondary refrigerant: a gas-hydrate slurry which could pave the way for applications in the...
Briefs: cryogenic labels
In order to identify specimens for forensic investigations, medical research or blood, plasma and semen donations, reliable identification is vital. Labels used for deep-frozen material need to be durable and legible and must remain where they are...
Briefs: A comeback for Einstein’s fridge?
Scientists at Oxford University have rebuilt one of Einstein's early inventions in an attempt to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity. They have built a prototype of a fridge patented in 1930 by Einstein...
Briefs: Flat-panel fridge
According to researchers at Pennsylvania State University, a new approach to refrigeration and cooling could make for high-efficiency, portable, and quiet refrigerators in the future. The method works by repeatedly applying an electric field to...
Briefs: Edible optics to prevent food poisoning
Edible nanosensors made from silk could alert consumers regarding potential contamination of food thanks to a hologram-type indicator embedded in the pack. Researchers at Tufts University in the US are working on the development of bioactive silk...
European Commission
The European Commission presented on August 1, 2008, a proposal to amend current Regulation 2037/2000 on ozone depleting substances (ODS) highlighting the interplay between both the ozone depleting and global warming effect from such substances...
Briefs: magnetic refrigeration
Camfridge, which is developing magnetic gas-free refrigeration technology, has been ranked top of its category - electricals - in the Guardian/Library House "Cleantech 100" list. The 100 European companies that make up the list are selected by an...
Ultracold polar molecules
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density...
Briefs: Proklima
Proklima has published a book entitled Natural Refrigerants covering sustainable ozone-friendly and climate-friendly alternatives to HCFCs on behalf of Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Proklima is a programme...
India’s largest HVAC project
ETA Engineering is to install the HVAC system in Terminal 3 in Dehli International Airport, at a price of around 100 million USD. Due to be completed in September 2009 and to be handed over in March 2010, the 450 000 m² facility will be cooled by...
The HCFC phase-out challenge (3)
The decision taken in September 2007 by the signatory countries of the Montreal Protocol to accelerate by 10 years the HCFC phase-out schedule entered into force and became binding to all Parties on May 14, 2008 (see the official notification:
Trends and Figures: Global air-conditioning market
The new BSRIA review of the world air-conditioning (AC) market in 2007 shows a significant increase, since global AC sales were valued at USD 62 billion as compared to USD 55 billion in 2006. Globally, Asia Pacific is the largest regional market...
Trends and Figures: European food industry
The average quantity of foodstuffs consumed each year by a typical European is 530 kg, 350 kg of which is either refrigerated or quick-frozen. Therefore, 172 million tonnes of foodstuffs are transported annually under controlled-temperature...
Trends and Figures: European dairy products
Recent figures show that Europe, with a 42% share in the worldwide market, is the largest market for dairy products. The cheese market accounted for 50% of European sales in 2007. The global market for dairy products is expected to reach USD 305...
Illegal trade in ODS
Some recent facts show the difficulty to tackle the illegal disposal of CFC appliances and CFCs and HCFCs trading issues: - The German business magazine Capital divulged that CFC-containing refrigeration appliances were discovered in two car...
MAC: CO2 or HFO-1234yf?
The SAE Alternate Refrigerant Symposium held in Phoenix, USA, on June 10-12, 2008, provided an opportunity for the various stakeholders of the global automotive industry to present their views regarding the next-generation refrigerant in mobile...
Green buildings
Moscow City Tower is to be Europe's tallest and the world's second tallest building. The 600-m naturally ventilated tower designed by Norman Foster will accommodate 25 000 people - a city unto itself - and the designer is aiming for LEED gold...
Briefs: US supermarkets: CO2 gains ground
Being already largely used in Europe, CO2 refrigeration systems might see important development in North American supermarkets. The medium-size retail chain Price Chopper Supermarkets has installed a cascade system using CO2 in the low-temperature...
