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Koncentracioni solarni termalni kolektori za hladenje objekata: procena za Grcku.

Concentrating solar thermal collectors for cooling of buildings: an assessment for Greece.

• Author(s) : DROSOU V., KYRIAKI E., DIMOUDI A., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/12
• Languages : English
• Source: 47^th International HVAC&R Congress and Exhibition.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Field test monitoring of the food cold chain in European markets.

• Author(s) : GOGOU E., DERENS E., ALVAREZ G., et al.
• 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

Kvantitativna i kvalitativna procena unutrašnjeg toplotnog komfora i kvaliteta vazduha u dve poslovne (kancelarijske) zgrade.

Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of indoor thermal and air quality in two office buildings.

• Author(s) : ANTONIADOU P., KONSTANTINIDOU C., MANTIKAS G.
• Publication date: 2016/12
• Languages : English
• Source: 47^th International HVAC&R Congress and Exhibition.
• Formats : PDF

Appraisal modeling for FSRU greenfield energy projects.

• Author(s) : DIMITRIOU D., ZEIMPEKIS P.
• Publication date: 2022/05
• Languages : English
• Source: Energies - vol. 15 - n. 9
• Formats : PDF

Suivi de température de la chaîne du froid alimentaire en Europe.

Food cold chain temperature follow-up in Europe.

• Author(s) : GOGOU E., DERENS E., ALVAREZ G., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/06
• Languages : French
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - n. 1152
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Hybrid refrigeration by CO2 vapour compression cycle and water-based adsorption chiller: An efficient combination of natural working fluids.

• Author(s) : GIBELHAUS A., FIDORRA N., LANZERATH F., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/07
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 103
• Formats : PDF

Application of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) in Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs).

• Author(s) : KONG J., DONG Y., POSHNATH A., RISMANCHI B., YAP P. -S.
• Publication date: 2023/09
• Languages : English
• Source: Energies - vol. 16 - n. 17
• Formats : PDF

Recommended by the IIR

Space cooling market in Europe: assessment of the final energy consumption for the year 2016.

• Author(s) : PEZZUTTO S., QUAGLINI G., RIVIÈRE P., KRANZL L., NOVELLI A., ZAMBITO A., BOTTECCHIA L., WILCZYNSKI E.
• Publication date: 2022/03
• Languages : English
• Source: Sustainability - vol. 14 - n. 5
• Formats : PDF

Recommended by the IIR

Dynamic simulation and performance enhancement analysis of a renewable driven trigeneration system.

• Author(s) : ROTAS R., ILIADIS P., NIKOLOPOULOS N., TOMBOULIDES A., KOSMATOPOULOS E.
• Publication date: 2022/06
• Languages : English
• Source: Energies - vol. 15 - n. 10
• Formats : PDF

HVAC systems and indoor conditions in Hellenic hospital operating rooms.

• Author(s) : BALARAS C. A., DASCALAKI E., ARGIRIOU A. A., et al.
• Publication date: 2002
• Languages : English
• Source: ASHRAE Transactions. 2002 annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. Volume 108, part 2 + CD-ROM.

Solar cooling technologies in Greece. An economic viability analysis.

• Author(s) : TSOUTSOS T., ANAGNOSTOU J., PRITCHARD C., et al.
• Publication date: 2003/08
• Languages : English
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 23 - n. 11

Recent trends and developments regarding summer comfort and low energy cooling in Greece.

• Author(s) : SANTAMOURIS M.
• Publication date: 2009/02
• Languages : English
• Source: REHVA Journal - vol. 46 - n. 1

Sistem toplotne pumpe sa tlom kao izvorom toplote u jednoj javnoj zgradi u severnoj grckoj: iskustva iz rada i rezultati./ Ground source heat pump system in a public building in Northern Greece: operation experience and results.

Ground source heat pump system in a public building in Northern Greece: operation experience and results.

• Author(s) : MICHOPOULOS A., BOZIS D., KIKIDIS P., et al.
• Publication date: 2005/11/02
• Languages : Serbian
• Source: Zbornik radova pisanih za 36. kongres o klimatizaciji, grejanju, hladenju + CD-ROM./ Proceedings of the 36th International HVAC&R congress + CD-ROM.

Leuconostoc carnosum associated with spoilage of refrigerated whole cooked hams in Greece.

• Author(s) : SAMELIS J., BJÖRKROTH J., KAKOURI A., et al.
• Publication date: 2006/09
• Languages : English
• Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 69 - n. 9

Refrigeration in Mediterranean countries. [Proceedings of the] Athens Symposium: Athens, Greece, December 8-14, 1966.

• Organiser : IIF-IIR
• Publication date: 1966
• Languages : English
• Formats : Hard copy, PDF

The Greek refrigeration industry warns its government about the illegal import of refrigerants into the country

14 Greek companies and organisations representing the air conditioning and refrigeration industry have written a letter to their government to express their concerns about the illegal import of refrigerants from several countries.

• Publication date : 2018/08/21
• Subjects: Regulation

Grocery markets

Market research carried out by IGD Research predicts Russia will be Europe's largest grocery market by 2020. Russia is forecast to almost treble it's market power over the next fifteen years to EUR 375bn to become European leader. The Russian food...

• Publication date : 2005/10/26

Cool groceries

If you're fed up waiting for your groceries to be delivered, here's what you need: a Shopbox. Featuring 3 compartments (ambient, chilled and frozen), Shopbox can hold up to a week's groceries and has a locking system. Developed by Archbold...

• Publication date : 2007/11/20

Energy savings in a milk plant through permanent magnet speed motors (en français)

A Belgian milk plant reduces by 18 to 21% the necessary energy for cooling through permanent magnet speed motors. (en français)

• Publication date : 2016/09/09

Refrigeration thanks to plastic crystals

Researchers have found that "plastic crystals" undergo particularly high temperature variations when subjected to pressure changes. These materials could be used for the development of the promising technology of barocaloric refrigeration.

• Publication date : 2019/04/30

Visualization of artificial proteins with cryo-electron microscopy

A team of researchers managed to visualize the atomic structure of peptoids.

• Publication date : 2019/12/30

Gallo-Roman craft restored thanks to freeze drying.

A 32-m barge weighing 30 tonnes that sank in the Rhone around 50 AD 30 tonnes is being restored thanks to the use of polyethylene glycol, followed by freeze drying

• Publication date : 2012/08/28

Permanent ice hotel thanks to solar cooling.

In Northern Sweden, Icehotel 365, a permanent ice hotel, opened in November 2016.

• Publication date : 2017/01/31

Personalized environment thanks to IoT sensors.

The building management system (BMS) adjusts lighting, heating, and air-conditioning in real-time, thanks to IoT sensors.

• Publication date : 2017/02/22

Improving adsorption cooling thanks to MOFs

Metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds are porous crystalline materials composed of metal ions or metal clusters bridged by organic linking groups; they have outstanding adsorption properties, allowing for better efficiency and use on a larger...

• Publication date : 2015/02/20

Walk with someone else's tendons thanks to cryogenics

A technique of cryopreservation of grafts developed in France in the context of ligament transplantation, allows grafts to be preserved for up to 10 years and to limit the risk of rejection.

• Publication date : 2018/11/22

Neutrons provide first images of refrigerant flow

Researchers at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have captured undistorted snapshots of refrigerants flowing through small heat exchangers, helping to further elucidate characteristics of heat transfer.

• Publication date : 2015/05/28

Assessment of the environmental impact of domestic refrigerators using LCCP

The environmental impact of domestic refrigerators over their lifetime has been quantified in different configurations (operating cycles, materials, insulation) in a recent IJR article. 

• Publication date : 2021/02/23

Preserving frogs from extinction thanks to cryobanking

Australian frog cells have been successfully frozen and re-grown in culture, offering hope of a new technique to safeguard endangered amphibians.

• Publication date : 2018/05/17

Dynamic controlled atmosphere for better quality apples

Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere (DCA) appeared in Canada ten years ago where O2 rates are lowered to 0.5% thanks to a sophisticated system used to monitor fruit quality during the process.

• Publication date : 2014/03/21

IIR Congress 2023: You can submit an abstract again thanks to the session on “Work in Progress & Innovations”

Here’s your chance to submit an abstract to the innovative session on “Work in progress & Innovations” at the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration 2023. Submit an abstract from...

• Publication date : 2022/10/26
• Subjects: Technology, Environment, General information

Green Cooling Initiative

The IIR has joined the Green Cooling Initiative.

• Publication date : 2024/02/26

A new version of the ATP Agreement

The new version on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage became effective from 30 September 2015. The IIR was involved in this process thanks to its Commission D2...

• Publication date : 2015/10/20

ASHRAE winter meeting and French refrigeration greetings ceremony

The IIR presented two papers at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting seminars and participated in the "Refrigeration Greetings event" organised by the French association of refrigeration (AFF) on 27...

• Publication date : 2022/02/28

Paris Agreement signed and the OEWG37 makes headway

Find out how the Paris Agreement, adopted during the Conference of Parties (COP21) and signed on 22 April 2016, and advancements at the 37th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (OEWG37) will impact the...

• Publication date : 2016/04/26

Lima : A step towards an international climate agreement in 2015 ?

An outline for future negotiations during the Paris conference in 2015.

• Publication date : 2014/12/23

OEWG36: Tough week of negotiations, no agreement except possible additional meetings

OEWG 36 spent much of its time focusing on moving the discussion on HFCs management forward.

• Publication date : 2015/07/29
• Subjects: Regulation

Paris Agreement adopted during COP21: an accepted common framework for all nations

The Paris Agreement which was adopted during the Conference of Parties (COP21) on climate change is of the utmost importance.

• Publication date : 2015/12/29

First European field study on food cold chain carried out by the Frisbee consortium

Four Frisbee project partners will conduct a major field study in four representative European countries this Summer

• Publication date : 2012/05/15

26th International Congress of Refrigeration: A Remarkable Success

The 26th International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR), held on August 21-25, 2023, left an indelible mark on the world of refrigeration, serving as a resounding success with the active participation...

• Publication date : 2023/09/04
• Subjects: Technology, Environment, General information

Member news: Automated order-pickup kiosks use containers from Carrier Transicold

Member news: grocery kiosks are being set up in Estonia. The CO2 refrigeration system is supplied by Carrier Transicold. 

• Publication date : 2021/04/29

ICCC2022 – Call for abstracts extended!

Due to an unprecedented number of requests, the call for 7th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain has been extended to October 24 at 5pm BST.

• Publication date : 2021/10/08
• Subjects: Technology

Energy efficiency on the agenda for discussion during Montreal Protocol meetings in Vienna

Focus on the fruitful workshop on "the energy efficiency opportunities while phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)", which preceded the 40th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG40) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances...

• Publication date : 2018/08/08

Discover the new composition of the IIR's committees

During the statutory meetings that preceded the International Congress of Refrigeration, important announcements were made concerning the new structure of the IIR's various committees. These changes result from...

• Publication date : 2023/09/04

2016 Purdue conferences papers in Fridoc!

Papers from the 3 conferences held in Purdue University in July 2016 and co-sponsored by the IIR can be downloaded from Fridoc database.

• Publication date : 2017/02/03
• Subjects: Environment

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)

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Heat pump stock in Europe

This table presents the stock of installed heat pumps, the CO2 emissions avoided and the number of jobs in the heat pump sector in Europe.

• Last update : 2021/12/14
• Langues : English
• Themes : Heat pumps, energy recovery: economics and statistics

Cold storage conditions for fruits and vegetables

Practical recommendations for the cold storage of over 200 cultivars of fruits, vegetables and herbs (storage temperatures, relative humidity, storage time, controlled atmosphere...

• Last update : 2023/01/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Fruit, Vegetables

Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers

In the refrigeration industry, additive manufacturing (colloquially referred to as “3D printing”) makes it possible to fabricate novel, complex and potentially more energy efficient...

• Last update : 2022/09/07
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers

Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data

From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...

• Last update : 2023/06/30
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Ice creams

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

Global warming potential (GWP) of HFC refrigerants

Using the latest updated data from UNEP’s RTOC 2022 report, we have compiled the 100-year GWP and 20-year GWP values of hydrofluorocarbon-based (HFC) refrigerants. Our table includes...

• Last update : 2023/09/15
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : HFCs

Hydrocarbon refrigerants

Hydrocarbons such as R290 (propane), R600a (isobutane) or R1270 (propene/propylene) are low GWP non-toxic natural refrigerants with excellent thermodynamic properties. They offer an...

• Last update : 2022/06/22
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Hydrocarbons, Containment, refrigerant charge reduction

Global HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector

This table shows HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector – including air conditioning – in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for about 40 countries that are signatories...

• Last update : 2022/01/20
• Langues : English
• Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)

Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...

• Last update : 2023/06/23
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : LNG and LPG