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  • 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.

    • Publication date : 2018/01/05
  • Inauguration of the largest LNG-powered cruise ship 

    In November 2022, MSC Cruises held a naming ceremony for MSC World Europa, the world’s largest LNG-powered cruise ship and one of the first to incorporate fuel cell...

    • Publication date : 2022/12/15
    • Subjects: Technology
  • IIR Member news: GEA installs a transcritical CO2 system on cruise ships.

    International technology group GEA signed a contract with P&O Cruises, the world’s largest commercial cruise ship operator, for its new transcritical CO2 industrial refrigeration technology.

    • Publication date : 2018/09/20
  • Ultracold polar molecules

    Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density...

    • Publication date : 2008/10/22
  • Fridge recycling scheme in the favelas

    In 2000, the Brazilian government passed a law requiring that electricity providers invest 0.5% of their turnover in projects promoting energy efficiency, especially among the disadvantaged. Among these, a refrigerator exchange project in the...

    • Publication date : 2011/06/20
  • German researchers approach absolute zero

    Physicists at the University of Bremen, Germany have produced the lowest temperature ever recorded, at 38 picoKelvin, which is 38 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero.

    • Publication date : 2021/11/15
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Optical refrigeration

    A team in New Mexico University has created the first-ever optical cryocooler that could be applied to airborne and spaceborne sensors. It uses optical refrigeration which could enable miniaturization, an alternative to bulky mechanical...

    • Publication date : 2010/05/27
  • Air conditioning market in Turkey

    The Turkish air conditioning market is expected to grow by 15% annually, according to Mitsubishi Electric Company.

    • Publication date : 2014/03/19
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • Zero refrigerant in occupied spaces thanks to Hybrid-VRF air-conditioning system.

    Mitsubishi Electric launches a Hybrid-VRF (HVRF) air-conditioning system which uses no refrigerant within a buildings' occupied spaces.

    • Publication date : 2013/10/04
  • Introduction of R32 air-conditioning units in Japan

    Japanese firms Panasonic, Hitachi and Fujitsu join Daikin and Mitsubishi Electric in announcing the introduction of air conditioning units running on R32.

    • Publication date : 2013/12/26
  • New Hybrid VRF system

    The new Hybrid VRF(Variable Refrigerant Flow), launched by Mitsubishi Electric, is said to combine the advantages of chiller technology with the flexibility and efficiency of traditional VRF systems.

    • Publication date : 2016/06/01
  • Overview of data center cooling technologies

    The very huge growth in Internet traffic requires the continued development of new energy-efficient data center cooling technologies, based primarily on liquid...

    • Publication date : 2022/12/15
    • Subjects: Technology
  • CAL - NASA’s Space Cryocooler

    NASA’s new facility, Cold Atom Lab (CAL), expected to reach effective temperatures down to 100 pico-Kelvin (pK), will be used for the study of ultra-cold quantum gases in the microgravity environment on the International Space Station (ISS). (en...

    • Publication date : 2014/07/03
  • 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...

    • Last update : 2023/11/07
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs
  • 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...

    • Last update : 2023/01/16
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Fruit, Vegetables