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    - India: Air conditioner sales should reach about 1 million units in 2004, up from 800 000 in 2003, representing 442 million USD. The air-conditioning sector is expected to grow at least 25% a year over the next 3 years. Only 1.2% of indian...

    • Publication date : 2004/04/28
  • China making push to reduce data center energy and water use.

    The City of Beijing recently issued a ban on data centers with a power usage effictiveness (PUE) higher than 1.5.

    • Publication date : 2017/01/30
  • CO2 growth figures

    The Shecco Guide 2014: Natural Refrigerants Continued Growth & Innovation in Europe shows that to date (2013), there are 2885 CO2 transcritical (TC) systems installed in Europe (3100+ installations worldwide), a significant increase of 117%...

    • Publication date : 2014/10/09
  • Refrigeration now at the heart of international discussions

    The recent G7 meeting in France and the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019 in the US illustrate the growing importance of the refrigeration sector in international discussions.

    • Publication date : 2019/09/30
    • Subjects: Regulation, Environment
  • Briefs: Optimized freight hub

    A new temperature-controlled freight hub in Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand, was opened by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics on March 12, 2009. "The facility has been predicated on environmental, efficiency and energy-conscious criteria...

    • Publication date : 2009/05/18
  • China overtook the US to become the world's biggest energy consumer in 2010

    A report recently released by BP said China overtook the United States to become the world's biggest energy consumer in 2010. BP, in its 60th annual Statistical Review of World Energy, said China accounted for 20.3% of demand, compared with...

    • Publication date : 2011/08/04
  • Food waste and the cold chain

    The book “Food Foolish” by J. M. Mandick and E. B. Schultz calls attention to the extraordinary social and environmental opportunities created by wasting less food and the central role of the cold chain in this context.

    • Publication date : 2016/05/18
  • One-third of all food produced is lost or wasted along the food chain

    A 2017 FAO report stresses that about 670 million tons of food is lost or wasted in high-income countries, and 630 million tons in low- and middle-income countries.

    • Publication date : 2017/06/16
  • New IIR members

    The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members Liebherr-Hausgergerate Ochsenhausen GmbH, Ochsenhausen, Germany Shrieve Products International Ltd, West Malling Kent, United Kingdom Refrigeration Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Cape...

    • Publication date : 2009/05/18
  • COOL-SAVE project news

    This European project – which aims at development and dissemination of cost-effective strategies designed to improve energy efficiency in cooling systems in the food and drink sector – involves 9 partners including the IIR, which is a member of...

    • Publication date : 2013/02/22
  • Statement from IIR Director General at COP29

    Watch the IIR’s official statement delivered by IIR Director General Yosr Allouche at COP29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-22 November, 2024. Transcript is available...

    • Publication date : 2024/12/16
    • Subjects: Regulation