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  • ARI launches a certification program for commercial refrigeration equipment

    The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) has announced the launch of a new certification programme for commercial display and storage cabinets. There are 25 other ARI certification programmes, all of them aim at giving consumers...

    • Publication date : 2007/05/23
  • The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

    According to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Annex II, "Equipment containing gases that are ozone depleting or have a global warming potential (GWP) above 15, such as those contained in foams and refrigeration...

    • Publication date : 2006/01/28
  • New technology to reduce emissions and save energy

    In November 2004, Eddie Woods, founder of Meeko2004, an organization working in coordination with Oklahoma State University to bring new technology to the air-conditioning industry, announced that a new patent-pending technology aimed at reducing...

    • Publication date : 2004/12/22
  • 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...

    • Publication date : 2008/08/12
  • New standards for “intelligent” ACs implemented in China

    China implements new standard to officially define and set technological requirements for intelligent ACs. Additionally, a Chinese air-conditioning manufacturer is the first company in China to achieve a global...

    • Publication date : 2020/06/26
    • Subjects: Regulation
  • New Eurovent certification programme for cooling towers

    Eurovent, the European Certification body, has developed a certification programme for the thermal performance of cooling towers.

    • Publication date : 2012/03/20
  • Indian cold chain for vaccines

    India has one of the largest Universal Immunization Programs (UIPs) in the world in terms of quantities of vaccines used, number of beneficiaries (27 million infants and 30 million pregnant women), geographical spread and manpower involved and...

    • Publication date : 2012/07/10
  • Tracking drugs and life-sciences goods thanks to RFID temperature tag

    DHL Global Forwarding has commercialized DHL Thermonet, an RFID-based air-freight service allowing customers to track the temperatures of their goods throughout the shipping process.

    • Publication date : 2013/09/08
  • Heat pump sales in France

    2013 Air-air Heat pumps (HPs) sales show significant increase

    • Publication date : 2014/07/23
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • Towards a sustainable seafood cold chain

    Several FAO (UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation) reports present the figures and challenges of the seafood cold chain.

    • Publication date : 2023/02/06
    • Subjects: Figures, economy, Developing country
  • Join our second Webinar on Walk-In Cold Rooms on June 11!

    Book your seat! Register to the second webinar in our '"Cool Insights" series highlighting the use of walk-in cold rooms for precooling and storage of fresh produce in the Global South. 

    • Publication date : 2024/05/28
    • Subjects: Technology, Developing country, Environment, General information