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Out of the ordinary: Backpack fridge
"Boxcooler" a backpack fridge with picnic dishes solves the problem of keeping picnic food cool and applies state-of-the-art technology. On one side it can conveniently be carried on the back. On the other side, the cover hinge can be used as a...
Out of the ordinary: USB Mini Fridge
Fed up with warm drinks in the summer? Thanks to the USB Mini Fridge measuring 19.4 x 9 x 9 cm and weighing a mere 360 g, and a cooling pad running off your USB key that cools to 8.5°C within 5 minutes, you can cool your drink and stay at your...
Recent applications of CO2 in the food industry
Carbon dioxide has been used in highly advanced applications the food industry for decades. Recent concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are leading manufacturers to use recycled CO2 from other industrial processes. Linde claim they use the...
Pioneering CO2 road vehicles
Aldi Süd, Germany's biggest supermarket chain, is investing in new road transportation for frozen food and beverages with a view to promoting CO2. The next-generation vehicles will go into serial production after being exhibited at the Frankfurt...
Eight ways to save energy in cold stores
Researchers from Enviros Consulting analysed cold storage at 13 frozen food manufacturers and cold store operators in UK for the report "Improving the energy efficiency of the cold chain" released by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF)....
Briefs: Empire State Building
Once the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building is addressing a new challenge: it's going green. Chillers in the cooling plant will be rebuilt, and with insulation will generate roughly half the savings. The owners of the landmark...
Briefs: Dehumidification and cooling system cuts energy consumption by 43% in meat processing plant
Cooling and dehumidification costs in a meat plant in Germany have been reduced by a system using hot and cold water from other processes. According to DuCool, TönniesFleisch plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrück is saving annually 165 000 € in electricity...
Briefs: First MAC system using an ejector
Denso Corporation has developed the world's first passenger mobile air-conditioning system that uses ejector technology. The ejector, which is a small refrigerant injector, was installed on the new Prius introduced by Toyota in May 2009. According...
Briefs: Evaporating tiles to cool rooms
UK Loughborough University's Zephyr project "Ceiling tiles" was finalist in the Financial Times Climate Change Challenge. The tiles draw up heat from a room which passes through a moist wick surface in the ceiling tile, achieving cooling lowering...
Briefs: Losing weight thanks to cooling?
Could cold temperatures become a way to lose weight? Three recent studies underline the role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in burning fat to produce heat and regulate body temperature. Human adults were previously thought to be lacking BAT. All...
Briefs: LMP-102
LMP-102, a bacteria-eating virus (bacteriophage) was approved as an antimicrobial (against Listeria monocytogenes) food additive in meat and poultry products by the FDA in 2006. The European Food Safety Authority's BIOHAZ Panel has recently...
US Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing new Energy Star requirements - effective as of January 1, 2010 - for commercial refrigerators and freezers, which, on average, will be 33% more energy efficient than standard models. Under...
Energy efficiency and labelling systems in Asia
During a recent symposium on energy efficiency and labelling systems in Asia held in Tokyo, valuable information was given on the status of some projects: - In China, household appliance energy-efficiency labelling was first implemented with...
HFCs: to be banned soon?
Consult the following articles: - The large contribution of projected HFC emissions to future climate forcing, by Guus J. M. Velders, David W. Fahey, John S. Daniel, Mack McFarland and Stephen O. Andersen; PNAS:
Markets: LNG market
According to Andy Flower, an energy consultant, the global LNG market would maintain an average 12% annual growth until 2012 but should see a shortfall of about 120 million tonnes by 2020. Global LNG trade fell last year for the first time since...
Markets: Refrigerated road transport: facts and figures
According to a recent TechNavio Insights study on the UK refrigerated road transport market study, the estimated total number of refrigerated road transport vehicles in the UK, in 2008, was around 140@000. Of these, 43% (60@000) were vans and...
Markets: Impacts of the economic crisis
It is difficult to assess the exact effects of the recession on the refrigeration sector. However, some predictions or figures are of interest. - In a report dated February 2009, SummitSkills looks at the potential impacts of the recession in the...
Markets: Reduced cooling and heating might improve health
Results of a study performed by Berkeley Lab. - a US Department of Energy national laboratory - suggest that operating buildings in ways designed to save energy - with indoor temperatures slightly cooler in winter and warmer in summer - does more...
Briefs: Improved containment
According to an analysis published by A. McCulloch*, "although there is a wide variation between countries, the annual emission rate of most of the fluorinated gases used in refrigeration have improved significantly in Europe over the past 10...
Briefs: Hydrocarbon refrigerators soon in the US?
General Electric announced that it had submitted information to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with a request for approval to use isobutane, a hydrocarbon, as a refrigerant in household refrigerators. The petition was...
Briefs: UK supermarkets get poor HFC marks
The Environmental Investigation Agency recently published a survey revealing that UK supermarkets failed to meet their 2007 promises to replace HFCs in their retail refrigeration systems, as only 14 out of over 6000 supermarkets had switched to...
Briefs: IBUKI
In order to promote preventive measures against global warming on a worldwide scale, it is imperative to explore the behaviour of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite IBUKI (GOSAT) is a collaborative...
Briefs: Permafrost - a glimpse of Alaska's History
In 1963, the Alkirk miner, an experimental tunnelling machine, was tested on the permanently frozen silt, sand and gravel of Hill 456, 10 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The result was a man-made permafrost tunnel that runs 360 feet deep into...
Briefs: JARN
Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News has launched an on-line version. Check it out: www.ejarn.com
Out of the ordinary: Funky flatshare fridges
Realizing that flatsharers sometimes find it difficult to share fridges, Electrolux has developed a tailored solution: stackable, colorful, multi-cabinet fridges. This design is not only practical: it's funky!
