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Current scientific progress in solar-assisted vapor compression heat pump technology: Advanced design and configuration, refrigerant, performance, economic and environmental assessments.
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A refrigerant charge prediction method based on pump down operation validated using residential and commercial heat pump systems.
Performance of high temperature heat pump for simultaneous and efficient production of ice water and process heat.
Experimental investigation of the performance of a hydrocarbon heat pump for high temperature industrial heating.
Large-scale mechanical vapor recompression drying process in superheated steam.
Heat pump drying: simulation and evaluation of a drying system for clipfish with main and storage drying.
Development of a high temperature heat pump for heat recovery in dyeing industry.
Decarbonization of industrial processes with heat pumps.
Application of heuristic algorithms for design optimization of industrial heat pump.
Generating hot water for food processing plant using waste heat, high temperature heat pump and storage.
Comparative study of indirect photovoltaic thermal solar-assisted heat pump systems for industrial applications.
High efficiency heat pump industrial drying with water vapor-selective membranes.
Industrial heat pumps: electrifying process heat supply in the United States through technology demonstration and market transformation actions.
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Industrial High Temperature Heat Pumps – Ongoing Research in the USA.
New perspectives for the application of large-scale heat pumps.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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China heat pump market in 2023
Although the country still relies heavily on coal for heating, China is currently the only major market where heat pumps sales grew in 2023, when global sales declined by 3%...
Heat pumps a promising way to extend electric vehicles' range
Two articles recently published in the International Journal of Refrigeration highlight heat pumps – especially with integrated desiccant – as a promising way to extend the range of electric vehicles.
High temperature heat pumps to increase energy efficiency of industrial processes
Summary of an article published in the International Journal of Refrigeration.
Road to COP28. Extending the temperature range and application for heat pumps
To promote decarbonation, “high temperature heat pumps should be designed using waste heat and renewables as a driving energy, and environmentally friendly working fluids”, according...
Assessing the market potential of industrial heat pumps in Europe
To address the lack of product development of high temperature heat pumps, a recent article provides manufacturers with an estimate of the industrial heat pump market potential in...
GL2012 highlights: compact CO2 air-heating heat pump for industrial drying
Researchers in Japan studied and developed a small capacity CO2 heat pump for industrial drying that is hoped will reduce power consumption to about one third.
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24 European countries offer financial support for industrial heat pumps
According to an EHPA report, nearly all European countries offer financial subsidies or support for companies to invest in industrial heat pumps.
Geothermy to heat and cool metro in Nagpur, India.
The Maharashtra Metro Rail Company Limited (Maha-metro) has decided to use geothermal AC system to reduce operating costs by 10 to 15 %.
An award-winning industrial dairy using an integrated heat pump system
A recent case study examined the energy consumption and system performance of an innovative integrated heat pump system of a dairy located in Norway. This dairy was among the winning projects of the 2019 “Heat...
A strong global compressor market
The almost 12% growth in the refrigeration compressor market over the 2020-2023 period reflects the vitality of the refrigeration sector. Centrifugal compressors and semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors...
IIR news
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New IIR Informatory Note on high-temperature heat pumps
IRR’s latest Informatory Note demonstrates that high-temperature heat pumps are a key technology in the decarbonisation of process industries.
Statement given by Didier Coulomb, Director General of the IIR, during COP 27
Statement Given by the Director General of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) during the 27th Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Charm...
Another successful IIR Gustav Lorentzen conference 2016
Dedicated to natural refrigerants, mainly ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, Gustav Lorentzen 2016 was a great success attracting over 270 people and more than 145 papers from leading international researchers and industrialists.
New IIR Informatory Note on The Role of Refrigeration in the Global Economy
In its latest Informatory Note, the IIR highlights the major and growing role of the refrigeration industry in the global economy, particularly in the areas of food, health, energy and the environment. It calls on policy makers to consider this...
26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration - Call for abstract
Abstract submission for the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration is extended. ICR 2023 is scheduled from 21st to 25th August 2023 in Paris.
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...
