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Cooling water for electricity production in Poland: assessment and new perspectives.
R744 heat pump driven liquid desiccant air conditioning system for hot and humid climates.
IIR document
Development of thermal energy storage system for peak thermal demand of apartment using phase change material.
Expansion turbines for Brayton cycle and He or LNG liquefiers.
The climate implications of U.S liquefied natural gas, or LNG, exports.
Fluidi refrigeranti zero-ODP, a basso GWP, per pompe di calore per alte e basse temperature : DR-14,DR-12 e DR-2.
DR-14, DR-12 and DR-2: zero-ODP and low-GWP refrigerants for high or low-temperature heat pumps.
Control of Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated or frozen ready-to-eat foods. Draft guidance, contains nonbinding recommendations.
Inactivation of natural microflora and inoculated Listeria innocua on whole raw shrimp by ozonated water, antimicrobial coatings, and cryogenic freezing.
Effectiveness of acidic calcium sulfate with propionic and lactic acid and lactates as postprocessing dipping solutions to control listeria monocytogenes on frankfurters with or without potassium lactate and stored vacuum packaged at 4.5 °C.
Microbial contamination of embryos and semen during long-term banking in liquid nitrogen.
Direct measurement of the magnetocaloric effect in LaFe[13-x-y)Co(y)]Si(x) compounds near room temperature.
Effect of organic acids, hydrogen peroxide and mild heat on inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on baby spinach.
Unique features of liquefaction of hydrogen and natural gas using magnetic refrigeration.
Levensduurkosten van luchtbehandelingsunits.
Life cycle costs of air handling units.
Use of ammonia in small refrigeration systems.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
1919 results
World
The new ISO 22000 standard "Food safety management systems - requirements for any organization in the food chain" was passed in September 2005. This standard will apply to food producers and manufacturers, transport and storage operators and...
World's biggest store
The so-called world’s biggest cold store – 60-m long, 140-m wide and 36-m high – was installed in Catalonia, Spain, by Aislamientos Aiconsa.
LNG Worldwide
- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is found in many parts of the world (e.g. Algeria, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago), with the largest reserves in the Middle East. Worldwide, there are...
World HVAC Equipment Market
World demand for HVAC equipment is expected to rise 6.1% per year through 2016
Markets: Worldwide refrigerator market
According to the Japan Electrical Manufacturer's Association (JEMA), the worldwide demand for refrigerators topped 79.3 million units in 2006, 82.3 million units in 2007, 85 million units in 2008 and is predicted to reach 90.1 million units in...
World air-conditioning market in 2012
According to recent figures published by BSRIA, the total value of the global world air-conditioning market amounted to USD 88.4 billion with almost 112 million units sold worldwide.
World AC and compressor trends
In its recent report, JARN estimates that the HVAC&R market in 2006 was about 66 billion USD and about half of sales were air conditioners and related products. - Regarding the AC market, China, the US, Japan and major European countries make...
LG unveils world's largest home refrigerator
LG Electronics claims to have launched the world's largest home refrigerator. It has 4 doors and an internal storage capacity of 910 litres, this being 40 litres more than the largest previously existing models.
Briefs: World's largest food park
Early 2010, the world's largest food park opened 20 km from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. The 95-acre Patanjali Food and Herbal Park is to provide direct employment for 7000 people. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) plans to set...
Markets: world frozen-food market
According to Euromonitor, the world frozen-food market is expected to grow by 14% between 2003 and 2008. The regions where frozen-food sales have increased the most between 1999 and 2003 are the Asia-Pacific area, Eastern Europe and Latin America....
LG Electronics leads AC world sales
LG Electronics, a Korean company, sold more than 10 million air-conditioning units in 2004, making it the largest company in the world in terms of AC market share. This marks the fifth successive year LG has held the top spot in air conditioner...
2011 worldwide industrial gas market: recovery on hold
Growth of the worldwide industrial gas industry in 2010 continued into 2011, but at a decreased rate.
Review of CFC and HFC-free refrigerators worldwide
At the beginning of December 2004, Brazil's first CFC and HFC-free refrigerator rolled off the BSH Bosh und Siemens Hausegerate GmbH production line. Following implementation for several years in Europe , then in Australia , China , India and...
World air conditioning market: strong growth in 2010
According to JARN estimates, the global market for air conditioners (ACs) was about 89 million units in 2010, a 21% increase compared with 2009. 2010 was a bumper year for the AC industry thanks to global economic recovery, especially in Asia, and...
Out of the ordinary: The world’s first refrigerated beach!
Versace, the renowned fashion house, is to create the world's first cooled beach so that hotel guests can walk comfortably across the sand on scorching days. The beach will be next to the new Palazzo Versace Hotel which is being built in Dubai,...
IIR news
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Meeting: Orlando
Didier Coulomb attended the ASHRAE Winter Meeting in Orlando (USA) in February 2005. This important conference and large exhibition for air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers, particularly from the USA, also was the occasion to strengthen...
ACES Inaugural Conference: “The Hot Reality: Living in a +50°C World”
The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) hosted a series of events from 17 to 19 October 2023, at ACES headquarters at Rubirizi Campus in Kigali, Rwanda.
IIR in Bangkok: Highlights from COP13/MOP36 and the World Cold Chain Symposium
IIR actively participated in the COP13/MOP36 and 2024 World Cold Chain Symposium events organised in Bangkok, Thailand, from 26 October to 1 November, hosting two side events and promoting solutions for...
World Refrigeration Day 2021
A series of webinars focusing on the "Cool Careers" in refrigeration will be organised this year to celebrate World Refrigeration Day on June 26.
World Refrigeration Day 2020
World Refrigeration Day 2020: Contribute to the promotion and raising awareness of the HVACR sector
The IIR worldwide
Focus on the latest IIR interventions around the world.
The IIR worldwide (June 2019)
The annual World Refrigeration Day aims to raise awareness among the wider public about the importance of refrigeration technologies in everyday life. Organised under...
Happy World Ozone Day!
On behalf of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction, it gives us great pleasure to wish you a happy World Ozone Day.
World Refrigeration Day 2020: Highlights
Attracting overwhelming interest from international associations, companies and professionals in the field, discover what initiatives were organised for the second World Refrigeration Day held on June 26,...
The IIR worldwide (may 2019)
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.
Initiatives to celebrate World Refrigeration Day
Find out what initiatives are being organised worldwide to celebrate the first World Refrigeration Day on 26 June 2019.
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Global cold storage capacity
This table presents the cold storage capacity in about 50 countries, based on data from the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).
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...
Nanorefrigerants
Nanorefrigerants are created by adding nanoparticles in suspension to a base refrigerant. They have a thermal conductivity that is 15% to 104% higher than that of the corresponding...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thermophysical properties of HFC refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 100 HFC refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
Thermophysical properties of HFO refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 50 HFO refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
Thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 20 hydrocarbon refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Events
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Data Centers at a Crossroads: Energy, Cooling, and Policy Challenges
May 12, 2026
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11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting
June 07, 2026 - June 11, 2026
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Submit your full paper now! The 11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting (Thermag 2026), to be...
17th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL 2026)
August 23, 2026 - August 26, 2026
Hamilton, New Zealand
Submit your abstract! With the increasing need for global warming countermeasures, natural working fluids have become a clear vector to reducing the CO2 footprint of...
19th IIR Conference on Cryogenics
April 26, 2027 - April 30, 2027
Dresden, Germany
The 19th CRYOGENICS 2027 continues in the series of conferences held every two years. The conference will deal with new challenges of the equipment and technologies with temperatures below 120 K (-153°C), as well as with other...
27th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration
August 21, 2027 - August 27, 2027
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Save the date! The International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) is a leading global event in the field of refrigeration, organised by the International Institute of Refrigeration...
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15th IEA Heat Pump Conference
May 26, 2026 - May 29, 2026
Vienna, Austria
Join the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, which will take place in Vienna, Austria,from May 26-29, 2026! The 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, co-sponsored by IIR,...
15th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
September 16, 2026 - September 18, 2026
Xi'an, China
Currently accepting full papers! The 15th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for...
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9th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue
July 12, 2026 - July 16, 2026
West Lafayette, IN, United States
A conference co-sponsored by the IIR Since 1972, Herrick Labs has hosted the premier international conferences on Compressor Engineering, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, and...
21st International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue
28th International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue
