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Liquefied Natural Gas Cold Energy Utilization for Land-Based Cold Water Fish Aquaculture in South Korea.
Handbook of Liquefied Natural Gas.
Liquefied Natural Gas in Mobile Applications—Opportunities and Challenges.
IIR document
The exergy analysis of NGE-MR natural gas liquefaction process.
Liquefied natural gas cold recovery for heavy-duty vehicles smart management.
Thermal performance analysis of intermediate fluid vaporizer for liquefied natural gas.
The climate implications of U.S liquefied natural gas, or LNG, exports.
An introduction to LNG as a cryofuel.
Improving the efficiency of helium transfer tubes.
The ICARUS T600 liquid argon detector operation in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory.
Dynamic analysis of large-scale transfer operations for liquid hydrogen.
Dynamic heat transfer analysis of liquefied natural gas ambient air vaporizer under frost conditions.
Numerical investigation on precipitation characteristics of slush hydrogen in cryogenic container.
New helium recovery, reuse developments.
La cryogénie au service de la réfrigération durable.
Cryogenics for sustainable refrigeration.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Natural gas and liquefied gases in the maritime transport
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) increased its share of global gas trade carried by sea in 2014. Volumes increased by 2.5%, taking the total to 333.3 billion cubic meters.
Global liquefied natural gas figures
According to the International Gas Union, global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade set a new record in 2016, reaching 258 million tonnes.
Cruise ships and liquefied natural gas
Driven by tougher international and environmental standards, LNG is more and more used as a transportation fuel in cruise ships.
Liquefied Natural Gas for trucks is coming to France.
Several manufacturers have already entered this new promising market that could represent up to 20% of road transport in 2025.
Growing popularity of LNG as a fuel in maritime and land transport
Less than 1% of the world fleet is LNG-powered, but this figure is expected to grow at least fivefold over the coming years. Recent figures suggest that the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for...
Continued increase in global LNG trade in 2019
The global Liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade has continued to increase in 2019, with export growth coming from the USA, Russia, Australia, Algeria and Egypt. Asia Pacific and Asia remain the largest importing...
Australian LNG exports to triple
National exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could more than triple to 63 million tonnes per annum by 2016-2017.
A cryogenic distillation column
A high-pressure cryogenic distillation column which replicates a key component of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant has been developed in Australia.
Increase in LNG sales for road transport in Germany in 2020
Data from a German survey estimate a threefold increase in sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for road transport between 2019 and 2020.
The potential of LNG as a marine fuel will hinge on pricing
The potential for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to become a marine fuel on a mass scale is now a very real prospect and some experts predict that LNG will be the dominant shipping fuel by 2050.
New record for LNG trade in 2018.
Synthesis of the main trends and figures related to the LNG industry. Data based on the 2019 IGU World LNG Report presented at the 19th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas, which was co-organised by the IIR and took...
LNG remains the main driver of global gas demand in 2021-2025
In a recent report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) analyses the massive decline in gas demand in 2020. The covid-19 crisis has affected gas consumption mostly due to lower electricity demand in the...
US likely to impose limits on LNG exports
Executives from two major oil firms said they believed the United States government was likely to impose limits on liquefied natural gas exports in order to maintain low domestic natural gas prices.
Extracting cannabinoids using cryogenics
Several companies specialising in liquefied gases are developing systems operating with liquid nitrogen for cannabidiol (CBD) producers.
First liquefied hydrogen carrier launched in Japan
In line with its commitment to pave the way for the first "Hydrogen Society", Japan intends to use this carrier to transport hydrogen from Australia, where it is produced from lignite.
IIR news
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New IIR Informatory Note on Liquefied Natural Gas
The latest IIR Informatory Note stresses that LNG is expected to play a major role in global energy strategies as it has many advantages and helps mitigate global warming when used instead of coal and...
Canada to Host LNG2023 in Vancouver
Vancouver will be the venue for the 20th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2023) following the selection of the Canadian Gas...
IIR member news: Engie
Engie (formerly GDF SUEZ) LNG Solutions has opened the first Liquefied Natural Gas filling station for trucks at Leeuwarden in the north of the Netherlands.
Philippe Lebrun awarded the Samuel C. Collins Award
Philippe Lebrun, President of IIR Section A “Cryogenics and liquefied gases” and member of the IIR Management Committee, has just received the prestigious Samuel C. Collins Award.
News from IIR members: GDF-SUEZ
GDF SUEZ continues to develop its small scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) activities in North West Europe following the awarding by Fluxys of additional berthing and storage capacity long-term rights at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal.
International LNG Conference and Exhibition rescheduled to 2023
The 20th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas, St Petersburg, has been rescheduled to 3 – 7 July 2023 and will be rebranded as LNG2023.
News from IIR members: Total
Total is the world's fourth-largest listed producer of natural gas and one of its top three liquefied natural gas suppliers and has published recent statistics on LNG. Consumption has been growing almost 3% a year for more than 30 years. According...
News from IIR members: Mega project for Technip
Shell Gas & Power Developments BV is joining forces with Technip and Samsung to design, build and install multiple floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities over a period of up to 15 years. Shell and Technip-Samsung also signed a...
Now available: IIR Congress papers 2019
Download your copy of the ICR 2019 proceedings. Over 630 technical papers are available!
Conference update: Oran
The 16th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG16) will be held in Oran, Algeria, on April 18-21, 2010. Check out the programme and register for this event co-organized by the IIR:
Upcoming IIR events: Barcelona
LNG 15 - Liquefied Natural Gas, a conference co-organized by the IIR, will take place on April 24-27, 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. The IIR will be running a stand and giving out its Informatory Note on LNG:
International events: Moscow
The 6th Cryogen-Expo took place in Moscow on November 13-16, 2007. Fifty-nine exhibitors from 10 countries took part, and a conference on Cryogenic Technologies and Equipment and Prospects of Development was staged on November 14-15. The IIR ran a...
IIR member news: Air Liquide joins the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic
To deal with the Covid-19 epidemic in France, the Air Liquide group, member of the IIR, has decided to produce 10,000 respirators in 50 days.
New in our Encyclopedia: cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry
This summary document presents the potential applications of liquid cryogens in the pharmaceutical sector.
WGC PARIS 2015: “Growing together towards a friendly planet”
The 26th World Gas Conference (WGC), held in Paris last week, offered attendees an ideal opportunity for networking, learning and sharing information on the latest developments
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
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...
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...
