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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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Liquid hydrogen as a transportation fuel
With ever-rising petrol prices and global warming issues, alternative fuels for transportation are high up on the priority list. Hydrogen is already used for this purpose in fuel cell vehicles, but liquid-hydrogen-automobile technology is...
TTI: new developments
Time-Temperature Integrators (TTIs) are "intelligent labels" that simulate bacterial development, as a function of time-and-temperature parameters. As soon as a critical threshold is crossed, a change in colour alerts the consumer that the...
H-fluid as an alternative to HFC-134a?
The new European Directive 2006/40 on emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles - which bans F-gases with a GWP higher than 150 (such as HFC-134a) as of 2011 for new models of cars - and Californian legislation which is putting...
Underground storage of liquid CO2
Dispensing of CO2 by storing it underground usually implies placing it in aquifer rocks deep enough (-800 m) to achieve sufficient pressure to maintain the CO2 in a supercritical (fluid) phase. This approach has many shortcomings as in this form,...
Solar absorption air conditioning
When do you need air conditioning? When it is hot and sunny. This is why Broad Air Conditioning, China, one of the world's largest manufacturers of direct-fired absorption chillers, has been focusing on solar absorption air-conditioning systems...
Briefs: Interactive fridge
LG electronics has launched a state-of-the-art refrigerator that is not just for storing food: it is connected to a satellite and provides weather forecasts, displays digital photos, cooking recipes and can be connected to a DVD player, USB drive...
News flash: New IIR Web site!
The new IIR Web site has just been launched: http://www.iifiir.org The new English version is now accessible and the French version will be ready soon. New design and graphics have been...
News flash: IIR e-mail addresses have changed!
Please note that for technical reasons, the e-mail address of the IIR has changed. You can now contact us at iif-iir@iifiir.org (instead of
Trends and Figures: Cold storage capacity per capita, a global glimpse
IARW published a list showing their member countries' public refrigerated capacity in 2006 and we thought it might be interesting to calculate the refrigerated-warehouse capacity per capita by country. The list is topped by The Netherlands (551...
The Use of Ice Cream: Recent Trends
A recent AFP press release pointed out how the face of ice-cream consumption is gradually changing over the years: it is no longer considered merely as a treat for children and is more and more appreciated by adults. Furthermore, the last couple...
AC Market in Europe
According to Daikin Industries Ltd., the European air-conditioning (AC) market has features that could appear as commercial obstacles, including relatively mild climate, even in Mediterranean areas. Concern for cityscape issues leads to resistance...
Markets: Frozen Foods - China
China has a clearly positive foreign trade balance. According to UbiFrance it represented 1.2 billion € in 2004. Imports are mainly centred on sea foods because of foreign companies, in particular from the USA, outsourcing their activity to China...
Markets: Frozen Foods - France
In France, consumption of frozen foods is definitely on the rise: in 2005, the French spent 5.4 billion € on retailed frozen foods, 1 billion € of which was on ice cream. Between 2002 and 2005 ice-cream consumption rose by 10.4% despite relative...
Reefer rental: trends
The reefer rental market has benefited from unexpected development. It started in the 1980s when thousands of refrigerated containers ceased being used, following the external trade collapse of fruit-exporting countries. The reefers were first...
Indoor climate: benefits
A study led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), tends to show that improved indoor climate also improves school results. According to the ICIEE (International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy), three experiments in which...
Briefs: Heat-pump sales in Austria
Heat-pump sales in Austria rose 28% in 2005. Of the 9883 units sold, 61.7% were for heating, 32.2% were for hot-water production, 5.1% were for heat recovery and 0.9% for dehumidification of swimming pools. Most heat pumps sold are for new...
Briefs: AHR
According to a survey recently conducted prior to the next AHR Expo (Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Exposition) in January 2007, professionals considered that the most important topics to address were the following in order of...
Briefs: Birthplace of AC condemned
Buffalo Forge Co. once was a prosperous industrial complex, covering 14 acres, active as early as 1877, but is now being demolished. The Forge is a landmark in industrial history as it is the birthplace of modern air conditioning, invented early...
Briefs: Axima Refrigeration GmbH
A new giant is born: Axima Refrigeration GmbH of Lindau, Germany, Smardt Inc. of Montreal, Canada, and PowerPax of Melbourne, Australia have joined forces to market Turbocor oil-free compressors. The giant consortium will supply major companies...
Briefs: HARFKO 2006
HARFKO 2006 took place on May 2-5, 2006 and attracted 18 000 visitors and 117 exhibitors from 18 countries. Key features of HARFKO 2006 included: heat pumps, air conditioners, small absorption chiller/heaters, natural refrigerants and equipment...
Out of ordinary: Giant pandas to enjoy air conditioning
A group of scientists is analysing temperature, humidity and airflow of Wolong, a giant panda habitat in southwest Sichuan Province, China. These researchers of the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center are trying to develop an air-conditioning...
Out of ordinary: Inflatable fridge!
What will our fridges look like in 2020? According to Hanan Ben Shoshan, an Israeli designer, an inflatable fridge (IF) will provide extra capacity when needed for festive events. The fantastic fridge was commended in a design contest entitled...
Out of ordinary: Biodegradable zippers
Zip-Pak presented a new range of biodegradable zippers at the Anuga Food Tec Exhibition in Cologne in April 2006. Manufacturers can now specify zip-closed degradable packaging that is ideal for produce, nuts, breads and cheeses. The zippers are...
Out of ordinary: Oldest Ice Skates?
The oldest pair of skates known date from about 3000 BC and were found at the bottom of a lake in Switzerland. They were made from the leg bones of large animals, holes were bored at each end of the bone and leather straps were used to tie the...
Nanotechnoly: what’s new?
Nanotechnology - the manipulation of cell and atomic structure in materials no larger than a billionth of a metre in size - has recently been described by Frank O'Brien-Bernini, Vice President of Owens Corning Science & Technology Center, as...
