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  • Briefs: WMO-UNEP

    The WMO-UNEP "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010" launched on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (September 16) highlights Montreal Protocol contributions toward reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. It...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Mexico

    Mexico has ceased all production of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) 4 years ahead of the deadline defined in the 1987 Montreal Protocol. Figuring amongst the 189 nations to date to ratify the protocol on ozone-depleting gases containing...

    • Publication date : 2005/10/26
  • Briefs: 72 bacterial species identified in domestic refrigerators

    French agency, AFSSA (Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments) recently conducted a microbiological study on 2 types of refrigeration installations related to domestic food consumption: refrigerated display cabinets and domestic...

    • Publication date : 2010/03/07
  • State of the art on the flammability of HFOs

    An article recently published in the IJR reviews the flammability characteristics of 48 HFOs and blends for various experimental conditions.

    • Publication date : 2020/02/05
  • A responsible community, from science to society

    IIR newsletter focus, by Philippe Lebrun, President of the General Conference of the IIR

    • Publication date : 2017/02/01
    • Subjects: General information, Environment
  • Incidents with fake refrigerants

    Incidents involving fake refrigerants have hit the headlines on various occasions recently. The incidents often involve R40 (methyl chloride), a hazardous chemical compound, or other substances.

    • Publication date : 2012/08/17
  • PCMs and ice slurries: PCMs: two recent applications

    Phase-change materials (PCMs) can provide thermal storage which means that they can absorb thermal energy when they solidify and release it when they melt. This can be very useful to dampen temperature swings. PCMs are usually water-based and are...

    • Publication date : 2007/02/12
  • R&D

    The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has developed a new air-conditioning system combining membranes, evaporative coolers and desiccants into a single device with the objective to suit to all climates,...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • New solar-cooling technology for cooling-freezing

    Refrigeration is often based on compressor technology which consumes electricity. A recently developed system making it possible to achieve relatively low temperatures solely using solar energy has been designed by PROMES, a laboratory working...

    • Publication date : 2007/05/04
  • Sorption chillers

    Sorption chiller technology is rapidly developing, especially that using solar energy. - As highlighted by Jacob and Kohlenbach* during the latest IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids in Sydney, in Europe, numerous new...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Fake refrigerants cause havoc

    A series of reefer explosions could have been caused by impure refrigerants

    • Publication date : 2012/03/19
  • Liquid desiccant AC system cuts ice rink energy bill

    Thanks to a liquid-desiccant air-conditioning system and the use of renewable energy sources, Pines Ice Arena in Pembroke, Florida, claims to have achieved 55% electricity savings, as well as a 35% reduction in natural gas consumption and a...

    • Publication date : 2011/08/05
  • Europe: focus on the consumption, exports, production and destruction of ozone depleting substances.

    The European Environment Agency published in September 2017 a report aggregating data submitted by companies using ozone depleting substances.

    • Publication date : 2017/10/18
    • Subjects: Regulation, Figures, economy
  • US: first propane cold storage system to be installed?

    Newark Refrigerated Warehouse plans to install a cold-storage refrigeration using propane in the USA.

    • Publication date : 2017/03/22
  • North America: Ice rinks and the phaseout of HCFC-22.

    Retrofits in Minnesota and Michigan provide examples of good options.

    • Publication date : 2017/02/10