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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.
IIR document
Field test monitoring of the food cold chain in European markets.
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.
Appraisal modeling for FSRU greenfield energy projects.
Suivi de température de la chaîne du froid alimentaire en Europe.
Food cold chain temperature follow-up in Europe.
Hybrid refrigeration by CO2 vapour compression cycle and water-based adsorption chiller: An efficient combination of natural working fluids.
Application of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) in Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs).
Recommended by the IIR
Dynamic simulation and performance enhancement analysis of a renewable driven trigeneration system.
Space cooling market in Europe: assessment of the final energy consumption for the year 2016.
Annual energy and economic performance assessment of transcritical R744 supermarket refrigeration systems powered by an organic Rankine cycle.
Solar driven organic Rankine Cycle – ab/adsorption cogeneration systems.
Recommended by the IIR / IIR document
Summer performance comparison of transcritical R744 condensing units based on experimental data and several climates.
Energy and environmental performance assessment of R744 booster supermarket refrigeration systems operating in warm climates.
Comparative study of various supermarket refrigerating systems in european climate context.
A desk top study on the application of evaporative condensers for subcritical CO2 condensing.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Briefs: Britain’s greenest supermarket?
Tesco has opened its flagship environmental store in Wick in northern Scotland. The 4600 m2 store is expected to produce 50% less carbon emissions than a conventional supermarket of comparable size. Besides using wind turbines, solar cells and...
Agreement on air conditioner efficiency standards in the US
On November 11, 2004, air conditioner manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates in the US announced a consensus agreement on equipment efficiency standards for air conditioners and heat pumps. The current federal standard, Energy Efficiency...
Consensus agreement on air conditioner efficiency standards in the US
On November 11, 2004, air conditioner manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates in the US announced that they had reached a consensus agreement on federal equipment efficiency standards for air conditioners and heat pumps used in many...
F-Gas regulation : European Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement
After several months of discussion, the two European bodies have reached a provisional agreement aimed at further reducing fluorinated gas emissions, in line with the EU's climate objectives.
Kigali agreement decisions and consequences.
What are the main aspects of the Kigali HFC Amendment?
Changes in the ATP agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs.
A new version of the international ATP agreement which lays down the rules for controlled-temperature transportation entered into force on November 13, 2014.
International milestone agreement on the phase-down of HFC production and consumption in Kigali
The 28th Meeting of the Parties (MOP28) to the Montreal Protocol which was held in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 10 to 14, 2016, led to an international agreement on the phase-down of the production and consumption of HFCs.
A study ranks the investment of the European Union countries to implement the Paris Agreement
An independent study states that only three countries in Europe push in the right direction to comply with the Paris climate agreement.
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.
Directories: The European and Logistics Association (ECSLA)
The European and Logistics Association (ECSLA) has published its 2003/2004 Atlas. It is a comprehensive directory of European cold-storage enterprises and includes the addresses, contact names and descriptions of over 800 public cold stores...
Markets: Global AC expansion
AC shipments hid a record high of 70.6 million units in 2006. US growth was particularly marked: 9 million room air conditioners (RACs) were shipped, this being 11% more than in 2005. Japan shipped 7.5 million RACs (0.5% increase compared with...
Refrigerant Fraud
Fake cylinders of HFCs such as R-134a, R-407C, R-410A, etc. have been found in parts of Europe in Germany, Poland and Greece, but not so far the UK. Samples taken from a cylinder labelled R-134a were analysed by refrigerant producer Honeywell and...
European minisplits: market overview
A recent analysis of the European minisplit market carried out by BSRIA forecasts steady growth overall in the next few years. Thanks to data collected from nine of the largest producers in Europe, and further interviews among other market to...
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 markets: AC market
- According to a recent BSRIA press release, the air-conditioning market contracted by 11% compared to 2008, reaching USD 63.2 million in 2009. It is expected to see a slow recovery in 2010 with an expected growth rate of around 5%. In terms of...
IIR news
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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...
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...
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.
Lima : A step towards an international climate agreement in 2015 ?
An outline for future negotiations during the Paris conference in 2015.
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.
New IIR members
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members JBT FoodTech AB, Helsingborg, Sweden Playcube SARL, Paris, France Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Allentown PA, USA Private members Mr Michael Aarup, Denmark Dr Maria...
IIR Sub-Commissions activities: D2
The next meeting of IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERtification, TEsting and quality of transport Equipment used for perishable foodstuffs and other temperature-sensitive materials (CERTE) will be held in Athens, Greece, on May 25-27, 2005. Contact G....
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Member country Saudi Arabia has become the 62nd member country of the IIR, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is our correspondent. Welcome! Corporate members CRA-IAA,...
Check out the latest news from FRISBEE!
In this issue two hot topics: the test carried out to increase refrigerator performance and field test monitoring of the food cold chain in European markets.
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
COP22: The role of refrigeration in the combat against climate change
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22) was held in Marrakesh (Morocco), from 7-18 November 2016. It was, in particular, the first meeting of the Parties (CMA1) following the December 2015 Paris Agreement, and its purpose was to...
Small steps towards a giant leap! Parties to the Montreal Protocol continue discussions on HFCs
Last week saw another step towards a global agreement on the phase down of ozone depleting substances, the event started with a buzz around the new amendment proposals to the Montreal Protocol.
World Bank project in Bangladesh
The IIR has just signed an agreement with the World Bank to develop a cold chain, as sustainable as possible of course, in Bangladesh, in partnership with British and Bangladeshi universities.
Encyclopedia Update: Latest Kigali Amendment Ratification Status by Country
Using the latest data from UNTC, we have compiled an interactive list of countries that have ratified the Kigali agreement.
UN Climate Change Conference in Bali
- The 13th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, which was also the 3rd meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, took place in Bali, Indonesia, on December 3-14, 2007. More than 10 000 persons attended this event which...
