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Dynamic numerical modelling of a single stage dual temperature R744 ejector-supported refrigeration unit for last mile delivery.

• Author(s) : FABRIS F., BODYS J., MARINETTI S., MINETTO S., SMOLKA J., ROSSETTI A.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, R744, CO2, Ejector, Temperature, Modelling, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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A novel approach to integrate cold energy storage in a vapour compression cycle.

• Author(s) : YEDMEL M. A., HUNLEDE R., LACOUR S., ALVAREZ G., DELAHAYE A., LEDUCQ D.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Display cabinet, PCM, Thermosyphon, Thermal energy storage, Expérimentation, Performance, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Modelling energy consumption in supermarkets to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions using EnergyPlus.

• Author(s) : EID E., FOSTER A., EVANS J., LEDUCQ D., NDOYE F. T., ALVAREZ G.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Supermarket, Modelling, Geometry, TEWI, Energy consumption, R744, CO2 emission, Case study, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Operating strategies of an industrial R717 heat pump recovering waste heat of a chiller.

• Author(s) : VERDNIK M., WAGNER P., RIEBERER R.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ammonia, R717, Heat pump, Food industry, Milk, Energy efficiency, Chiller, Dairy, Modelling, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Mapping Greenhouse Gas emissions from the food supply chains in France.

• Author(s) : TRAORE A., LAGUERRE O., ALLOUCHE Y., DELAHAYE A.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Food industry, CO2 emission, Cold chain, France, Import, Export, Meat, Agricultural application, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Building blocks for a digital twin of large cool store complexes.

• Author(s) : PHAN H. M., VAN CAUTEREN H., HERTOG M., VERLINDEN B., NICOLAI B., VERBOVEN P.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Modelling, Cold store, Fruit, Pear, Controlled atmosphere, CFD, Expérimentation, Energy efficiency, Internet of Things, Sensor, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Reducing cold chain GHG emissions in Norwegian fish and meat industry sectors.

• Author(s) : DALSVÅG H., STRAND A. V., WIDELL K. N.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cold chain, Market, Seafood, CO2 emission, Food industry, Norway, Fishing, Sustainability, Carbon footprint, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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An innovative tool to evaluate and optimize GHG emissions in the food supply.

• Author(s) : LEDUCQ D., EVANS J., VERBOVEN P., ALVAREZ G.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cold chain, Sustainability, CO2 emission, Simulation, Calculation, Agricultural application, Case study, Fruit, Apple, Refrigerated transport, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Numerical investigation of an ammonia-water absorption-compression high-temperature heat pump for hot water and steam production in food processing.

• Author(s) : REN S., AHRENS M. U., HAMID K., TOLSTOREBROV I., HAFNER A., EIKEVIK T., WIDELL K. N.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pump, Industrial application, Ammonia-water, Compression system, Absorption system, Energy efficiency, Vapour, Hot water, Modelling, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Integrated CO₂ refrigeration and heat pump system for a dairy plant: Energy analysis and potential for cold thermal energy storage.

• Author(s) : SELVNES H., JENSSEN S., SEVAULT A., BENGSCH J., WIDELL K. N., AHRENS M. U., REN S., HAFNER A.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal energy storage, Heat pump, Energy efficiency, Dairy industry, Dairy, CO2, R744, Calculation, Heating, District heating, Refrigerating system, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Sustainability within food cold chain sectors in Norway.

• Author(s) : WIDELL K. N., VINGELSGARD E., DALSVÅG H., MEHTA S., NORDTVEDT T. S.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : CO2 emission, Vegetable, Food loss, Energy consumption, Natural refrigerant, Food industry, Meat product, Dairy industry, Seafood, Fruit, ENOUGH
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.

• Organiser : IIF-IIR, AFF
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : French, English
• Keywords : Low GWP, Air conditioning, Cold chain, Cold storage, Developing country, Natural refrigerant, INDEE+, ENOUGH, SophiA, Cascade system, R744, CO2, Heat pump, Transcritical cycle, Expérimentation, Modelling, Case study, Food industry, Industrial application, Thermal energy storage
• Formats : ZIP, PDF

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Heating of a supermarket with the refrigeration system.

• Author(s) : ROLFSMAN L., LARSSON K., BJÖRKMAN J.
• Publication date: 2014/06/23
• Languages : English
• Source: 3^rd IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: London, UK, June 23-25, 2014
• Formats : PDF

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Feasibility study of high frequency magnetic refrigeration cycle by fast response temperature measurement of magnetocaloric effect of La(Fe0.88Si0.12)13.

• Author(s) : WATANABE N., YORINAGA M., SUZUKI Y., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/09/07
• Languages : English
• Source: 6^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VI). Proceedings: Victoria, Canada, September 7-10, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

A fundamental equation of state for trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene [R1336mzz(E)].

• Author(s) : AKASAKA R., SIMONI L. D., LEMMON E. W.
• Publication date: 2022/07/10
• Languages : English
• Source: 2022 Purdue Conferences. 19^th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

The latest in laptop cooling technology

The latest developments in laptop cooling technology are based on liquid cooling systems which are thermally more efficient than regular air-based systems. In the past, liquid cooling was not a practical option for laptops because there wasn’t...

• Publication date : 2013/06/25

Mini containers, an energy-efficient solution for small farmers?

To benefit small growers, a team of researchers investigated the concept of mini containers that would consume less energy and produce fewer GHG emissions than conventional full-size...

• Publication date : 2022/12/12
• Subjects: Technology

Mac news: Solar air conditioning for Toyota’s Prius

Toyota's ecological Prius gas-electric hybrid car is to take solar air conditioning on board next year, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported in early September. The solar panels on the roof of the new Prius model will provide 2-5 kW of electricity...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Briefs: Iran has LNG plans on a very large scale

Iran is reportedly planning to finance up to 120 billion USD for LNG production over the next 12 years and become the world's largest LNG exporter. As of now, there are no LNG industries in Iran, but there are gas resources estimated at 27.5...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Automobile technology: what’s new?

Delphi Corporation has developed a reversible CO 2 car air-conditioning system using air-coolant heat-pump technology. Delphi says that the system allows better integration into the vehicle and a higher performance-to-cost ratio than other...

• Publication date : 2005/10/26

Mele Kaliki Cool!

An USD 3-4 million dollar deep-seawater cooling system is to form part of a USD 100 million redevelopment project underway in Hawaii to meet the island's air-conditioning requirements. The system, to be designed by the Honolulu Board of Water...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

Briefs: Refrigerated windmill provides drinking water

A windmill equipped with a small cooling system produces up to 200 litres of drinking water/day. Collecting moisture from wind was already applied in Chile for instance, but by adding the small cooling device, it was possible for Marc Parent, the...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Briefs: Cooling the Venus rover

One of the main technical challenges in sending a probe on Venus is the searing temperatures on the planet's surface: 450°C, enough to melt lead! Several probes landed on Venus in the 1970s and early 1980s, but never lasted more than two hours....

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

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...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

Hydrogen technology: Cryogenic Engine

A liquid oxygen-hydrogen pump fed engine achieved a major technical milestone in throttling capability. It is designed to demonstrate successful throttling from full power down to 10% of its thrust. This flexibility to control the flow of fuel...

• Publication date : 2007/11/20

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,...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

New cryogenic refrigerator to deep-freeze chips

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a compact, solid-state refrigerator capable of reaching very low temperatures (as low as 100 milliKelvin). The refrigerator works using a "sandwich" of normal-...

• Publication date : 2004/05/25

Regulations and use of HFCs in the USA

Under section 608 of the Clean Air Act, it has been illegal since November 15, 1995, to knowingly vent substitutes for CFC and HCFC refrigerants during the maintenance, service, repair and disposal of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment....

• Publication date : 2004/09/14

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

Discover the ENOUGH tool

The software to optimise food quality, energy use and environmental impact of a food supply chain.

• Publication date : 2023/11/06

Join the ENOUGH project webinar!

Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, the ENOUGH project aims to address and reduce emissions from the food sector. Join the project webinar on December 1.

• Publication date : 2022/11/24
• Subjects: Technology, Environment

ENOUGH at the 37th EFFoST International Conference 2023

Several partners from the ENOUGH project were present at the 37th EFFoST International Conference 2023 in Valencia this week.

• Publication date : 2023/11/13

ENOUGH Project: Joint Statement on Food Waste Reduction

The ENOUGH project has joined efforts to call for rigorous food waste reduction measures in Europe.

• Publication date : 2023/12/08

IIR partnership in two new EU-funded projects: SophiA and ENOUGH

In October, the IIR participated in two kick-off meetings of newly granted European projects SophiA and ENOUGH, which officially started on October 1, 2021. Both projects are funded by the European Union’s...

• Publication date : 2021/10/28

ICR2023: ENOUGH, INDEE+ and SophiA conference papers are now online!

Download papers presented at ICR2023.

• Publication date : 2023/10/24

EU project ENOUGH offers PhD scholarship at CNR-ITC in Padova (Italy)

A PhD scholarship will be offered as part of the Horizon 2020 project ENOUGH. The European project will aim to provide technologies, tools and methods to contribute to the EU Farm to Fork strategy to achieve...

• Publication date : 2022/02/15
• Subjects: Technology, Environment

ENOUGH – a new project that will identify how food industry can become net zero by 2050

The project will develop technologies, tools and methods to contribute to the EU’s farm to fork Strategy to achieve climate neutrality in the food industry.

• Publication date : 2021/10/29

European Food Survey to decarbonise industrial operations

The ENOUGH project invites European food operators to complete a short survey on the advancements and potential for achieving the net-zero emissions target. 

• Publication date : 2023/01/26

Join our training course and officially become a new Ambassador for clean cooling and heating!

Experts and representatives from three sister projects in different regions of the world: ENOUGH in Europe, INDEE+ in India and ACES in Africa are arranging a free one-hour training course on clean cooling and...

• Publication date : 2023/06/30
• Subjects: Environment, HFCs alternatives

The “Carbon reduction opportunities for the food chain” workshop at ICCC 2022

The workshop was focused on the solutions brought by the EU project ENOUGH to reduce emissions from the food sector as set by the EU farm to fork strategy. A panel discussion was also held during the event...

• Publication date : 2022/04/29

The IIR website gets a makeover

After three years of existence, the home page of the IIR website has been modernised and its content made more visible. IIR projects are given a special place of honour, with detailed pages dedicated to each of...

• Publication date : 2023/10/24

IIR takes part in RACHP European Conference

The 20th European RACHP Conference of Centro Studi Galileo was held in Milan at the beginning of June. The IIR presented the women in cooling brochure and held a booth to promote the projects ENOUGH...

• Publication date : 2023/06/28

Download the new IIR Informatory Note on Solar Cooling

Solar cooling may have a very positive environmental impact reducing the usage of fossil fuel, and the technology is almost mature enough to compete with conventional cooling equipment.

• Publication date : 2017/05/15

Past events: The IIR around the world, December 2022

IIR's participation in MOP 34 and the SIFA fair in Lyon.

• Publication date : 2022/12/13

Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement

Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...

• Last update : 2023/03/10
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information

Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling

In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...

• Last update : 2022/09/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)

Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry

The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...

• Last update : 2023/11/07
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs