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  • Behold the 9-day fresh strawberry: new approach to slowing rot doubles berry shelf life

    A study has demonstrated that low irradiance ultra-violet (UV) light directed at strawberries over long exposure periods at low temperature and very high humidity (typical home refrigerator conditions) delays spoilage.

    • Publication date : 2013/09/04
  • Australia announces HFC phase-down.

    Australia goes further than the Kigali deal and announces a 85% phase-down target before 2036.

    • Publication date : 2017/01/16
    • Subjects: HFCs alternatives, Regulation
  • Abolition of the carbon tax in Australia.

    The Australian Government has abolished carbon tax, with effect from July 1, 2014.

    • Publication date : 2014/11/10
    • Subjects: HFCs alternatives, Regulation
  • Australia adopts ISO refrigeration safety standards

    Australia adopted international refrigeration safety ISO standards.

    • Publication date : 2017/03/06
    • Subjects: Regulation
  • Markets and figures: Australia

    According to EcoLibrium, no less than 29 million air-conditioning and refrigeration devices are used in Australia, which represents 1.33 devices per inhabitant and 45@000 GWh of electricity, i.e. 22% of national consumption; 40 Mt CO2e are...

    • Publication date : 2009/12/09
  • Australia’s solar cooling potential

    Stephen White, Chair of ausSCIG, predicts that more and more innovative solutions will be developed in the solar cooling field in Australia.

    • Publication date : 2012/07/02
  • Australia and New Zealand

    After 2 years of industry consultation, the Australian and New Zealand Refrigerant Handling Code of Practice 2007 was recently released. This code, written by AIRAH, applies to all systems using fluorocarbon refrigerants. It is divided into 2...

    • Publication date : 2008/05/13
  • Briefs: Australia’s White Paper

    In its White Paper "Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS): Australia's Low Pollution Future" - an amended version of the Green Paper issued in July 2008 - unveiled in December 2008, the Australian government gave details concerning its future...

    • Publication date : 2009/02/25
  • Australia’s HVACR industry

    According to IbisWorld research, industry revenue is forecast to increase at an annualised 1.8% through to 2019/2020 to reach USD 1.6 billion.

    • Publication date : 2015/06/16
  • The climate impact of the refrigeration sector in Australia

    According to a recent report, the refrigeration sector accounts for 24% of Australia’s electricity consumption and 11.5% of CO2 emissions. This report also identifies the main causes of direct and...

    • Publication date : 2021/05/31
    • Subjects: Environment
  • Cold storage capacity in Australia

    In 2007, the total number of cold stores amounted to 32 000, 30% of which were in farms. Most existing facilities in the state are currently operating at full capacity after a substantial decline in business between 2008 and 2010.

    • Publication date : 2013/06/03
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • 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.

    • Publication date : 2012/11/15
  • Briefs: Fridge Recovery in Australia

    A programme consisting in the free recovery of obsolete refrigerators has been running for some months in and around Sydney. The "beer fridge" is considered as much an Aussie institution as rotary clothes lines and barbecues, and according to the...

    • Publication date : 2006/07/26
  • Solar cooling: Perspectives in Australia

    A paper by P. Kohlenbach and M. Dennis1 presented at the 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants in Sydney gave an outlook and future perspectives on solar cooling in Australia, focusing on a comparison between the current...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Main figures for the Australian heat pump market

    Sales of heat pumps are increasing in Australia, especially for domestic water heating, in replacement of gas appliances in both existing and new buildings. 

    • Publication date : 2023/11/28
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • 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 : French, English
    • Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs
  • 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...

    • Last update : 2022/09/07
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers
  • 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...

    • Last update : 2022/06/22
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Hydrocarbons, Containment, refrigerant charge reduction
  • 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...

    • Last update : 2023/06/23
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : LNG and LPG
  • 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...

    • Last update : 2022/06/17
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Nanofluids
  • 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...

    • Last update : 2022/09/16
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)