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Evaporative cooling is gaining increasing attention as an energy-efficient alternative to conventional air conditioning. A new scientific study by an international team of researchers, including Anna Pacak,...
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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...
Briefs: How cold is your fridge?
Steve James and Chris James at The Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre at the University of Bristol, UK, have published a comprehensive study on consumer handling of chilled and frozen products. Consumer habits in 17...
Briefs: Qatargas
Qatargas has just announced that it has signed a sales and purchase agreement to sign 2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under a 25-year contract to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The LNG will be...
Briefs: Cryogen-Expo
Cryogen-Expo will take place on November 11-13, 2008 in Pavilion No 5, Expocentre Fairgrounds, in Moscow, Russia. This major exhibition held under the auspices of the IIR, the International Academy of Refrigeration and the Ukrainian Association of...
Cryogenic applications: Cooling largest outer-space telescope
In his presentation on cryogenics applications at the IIR-AFF centenary conference in Paris (see Focus), Philippe Lebrun, President of the IIR's Section A, mentioned cryogenic detectors of cosmic signals and cited Herschel probe as an example. The...
Cryogenic applications: Major cryogenic storage project
Thames Cryogenics is setting up one of the most ambitious cryogenic storage projects in Europe. The UK Biobank, based in Stockport, Oxfordshire, aims to recruit around 500 000 people across the UK between the ages of 40 to 69 and to track their...
Paris district cooling is growing
A presentation of the Paris district cooling system by François Dupoux, President-General Director of Climespace (operator of the district cooling system) during the IIR-AFF centenary conference in Paris attracted a lot of interest. Many...
Micro-refrigeration
Future computer chips will probablly generate 10 times more heat than today's microprocessors and will require new types of cooling systems. Currently, computers are usually cooled thanks to fans and small finned devices called heat sinks, but the...
Intelligent fridges
- It is estimated that networked fridges will be widely used by 2015. How do consumers feel about such fridges that monitor product use, create shopping lists and arrange deliveries online? A recent survey involving 4600 shoppers in 8 countries...
Briefs: Development of liquid-ammonia-based CO2 capture is pacing up
Alstom, EPRI and We Energies are launching a pilot project in the United States, using a chilled liquid-ammonia-based solution in order to capture the CO2 rejected by coal-powered power plants. The system captures the gas before isolating it at...
Briefs: Accessible and free evaporative solution
A simple and ingenious utensil, the zeer pot, makes it possible to extend the shelf life of produce for several days and is becoming very popular in Africa. The system was invented by Mohammad Bah Abba, a Nigerian teacher and consultant to the...
