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Review of supermarket refrigeration and heat recovery research at KTH-Sweden.

• Author(s) : KARAMPOUR M., SAWALHA S., ABDI A., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/04/16
• Languages : English
• Source: 6^th Conference on Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, April 16-18, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

Long-term evaluation of an office building with large-scale heat pump and aquifer system in southern Sweden.

• Author(s) : WALFRIDSON T., LARSSON M., BENSON J., RÄFTEGÅRD O., GUSTAFSSON O., HAGLUND STIGNOR C., AXELSSON L., TILJANDER P.
• Publication date: 2021/08/31
• Languages : English
• Source: 13^th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2021: Heat Pumps – Mission for the Green World. Conference proceedings [full papers]
• Formats : PDF

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Past and future of natural refrigerants.

• Author(s) : PALM B.
• Publication date: 2018/06/18
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Household refrigerator, Review, Sweden, Hydrocarbon, History, Refrigerant
• Source: 13^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2018). Proceedings. Valencia, Spain, June 18-20th 2018.
• Formats : PDF

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The first tests on the vertical cryostat Gersemi with the liquid insert at FREIA laboratory.

• Author(s) : SANTIAGO KERN R., THERMEAU J. P., LHOMME C., BUJARD P., KOCHEBINA O., ERIKSSON J., GAJEWSKI K., HERMANSSON L., PEPITONE K., RUBER R.
• Publication date: 2021/10/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cryostat, Cavity, Superconduction, Testing, Superconducting magnet, Case study, Sweden
• Source: Cryogenics 2021 online. Proceedings of the 16^th IIR International Conference, October 5-7, 2021.
• Formats : PDF

Lagged-kNN based data imputation approach for multi-stream building systems data.

• Author(s) : PRADHAN O., HÄLLENBERG D., CHEN Z., WEN J., WU T., CANDAN K. S., O'NEILL Z.
• Publication date: 2022
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Building, Sensor, Control (automatic), Monitoring, Prediction, Case study, Sweden
• Source: 2022 Purdue Conferences. 7^th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

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Field measurement analysis of centralized refrigeration systems’ evaporators under overfeed conditions.

• Author(s) : THANASOULAS S., FEHLING S., ARIAS J., SAWALHA S.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : CO2, R744, Supermarket, Evaporator, Ejector system, Cabinet, Sweden, Case study
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Integration of heating and air conditioning into a CO2 trans-critical booster system with parallel compression Part II: performance analysis based on field measurements.

• Author(s) : KARAMPOUR M., SAWALHA S.
• Publication date: 2016/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : R744, Supermarket, Sweden, Performance, Expérimentation, Transcritical cycle, Air conditioning, Heating
• Source: 12^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2016). Proceedings. Édimbourg, United Kingdom, August 21st-24th 2016.
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Flexibility potential of heat pumps in Swedish thermal grids: for district heating companies and end users.

• Author(s) : SONG M., LANE A-L., LINDAHL M., WALFRIDSON T., YEBIYO M.
• Publication date: 2023/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pump, District heating, Cost, Electricity, Simulation, Case study, Sweden
• Source: 14^th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2023, Chicago, Illinois.
• Formats : PDF

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Designing a near zero energy supermarket - Minimising energy use and ensuring the supply of renewable energy.

• Author(s) : LINDBERG U., ROLFSMAN L., JENSEN S., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Renewable energy, Design, Supermarket, Sweden, Performance, Case study, Energy saving
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

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Energy agreements regarding grocery stores for a sustainable society - Lessons learned.

• Author(s) : LINDBERG U., ROLFSMAN L., SWARTZ H.
• Publication date: 2018/04/06
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat recovery, Supermarket, Sweden, Case study, Energy efficiency, Waste heat
• Source: 5^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Beijing, Chine, 6-8 avril 2018
• Formats : PDF

First CO2 ice rink in Europe: a huge success.

• Publication date: 2015/12/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating system, R744, Sweden, Skating rink, Europe, Case study, Refrigerant, CO2
• Source: www.R744.com

IIR document

Integration of heating and air conditioning into a CO2 trans-critical booster system with parallel compression Part I: evaluation of key operating parameters using field measurements.

• Author(s) : KARAMPOUR M., SAWALHA S.
• Publication date: 2016/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : R744, Supermarket, Sweden, Expérimentation, Energy efficiency, Transcritical cycle, Air conditioning, Heating
• Source: 12^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2016). Proceedings. Édimbourg, United Kingdom, August 21st-24th 2016.
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Field measurements of ground source heat pump systems installed in existing single family houses - Evaluation after several years of operation.

• Author(s) : HAGLUND STIGNOR C., TILJANDER P., ALSBJER M.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Residential sector, Single-family house, Sweden, Ground, Heat pump, Energy efficiency
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
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Optimising a supermarket refrigeration system with heat recovery to minimise operational costs.

• Author(s) : STEUER D., JOSEFSSON F., ARIAS J., SAWALHA S.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Supermarket, CO2, R744, Heat recovery, Modelling, Cost, Case study, Optimization, Sweden
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
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Innovative small capacity gas driven ammonia-water absorption heat pump prototype for space heating and domestic hot water production.

• Author(s) : PISTOCCHINI L., VILLA G., PAULIN C., TOPPI T.
• Publication date: 2023/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pump, Sweden, Network, Electricity, District heating, Control (automatic), Survey, Simulation
• Source: 14^th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2023, Chicago, Illinois.
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Sweden heat pump market situation

In Sweden, there were over 400,000 heat pumps in operation for space heating in 2014.

• Publication date : 2016/03/08
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Permanent ice hotel thanks to solar cooling.

In Northern Sweden, Icehotel 365, a permanent ice hotel, opened in November 2016.

• Publication date : 2017/01/31

France, 1st European market for heat-pumps

In 2013, the French heat-pump market was the first in Europe, before Italy, Sweden, Germany and Norway, according to statistics from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).

• Publication date : 2014/11/04
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Innovative transcritical CO2 ice rink installation

In Gimo, Sweden, a transcritical CO2 unit was installed to provide cooling for a new ice rink.

• Publication date : 2015/05/12

21 countries have ratified the Kigali Amendment, allowing the treaty to enter into force on January 2019

On November 17, 2017, Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago became the 20th and 21st countries to ratify the Kigali Amendment, ensuring that the global HFC phase down will come into force on 1 January 2019.

• Publication date : 2017/11/27
• Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives

Status of HFC taxes in Europe

Four countries (Denmark, Norway, Slovenia and Spain) have now implemented an HFC tax and 3 other countries (France, Poland and Sweden) are considering implementation of such a tax.

• Publication date : 2014/05/22
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Record low temperatures for more reliable quantum computing

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Maryland, USA, have engineered a new type of quantum refrigerator, improving upon the performance of the currently used dilution...

• Publication date : 2025/02/20
• Subjects: Technology

AC adoption may increase household electricity consumption up to 42%

In a recent study by EnergyA, an EU-funded research project, authors examined the impact of climatic conditions on households’ electricity expenditures in Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands,...

• Publication date : 2020/06/29

Market: European heat pump market

- The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has published an updated version of its outlook for the European heat pump market. The report shows that after 2 years of very difficult economic times, the market decline has stopped and heat pump...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Trends

- World: China and Denmark are the world's major reefer container manufacturers, and the refrigerating equipment used in China is generally US technology produced under licence in China . In 2002, over 80% of all reefer containers produced...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Renewable energy for heating and cooling in the EU in 2020

The share of renewable energy sources used for heating and cooling in the EU continues to increase steadily, from 22% in 2019 to 23% in 2020. The share was above 50% in six Member...

• Publication date : 2022/03/07
• Subjects: Figures, economy

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Powering urban sustainability: how electricity import capacity shapes heat pump adoption and thermal storage

A recent study published in Energies evaluated two scenarios modelling the relationship between electricity import and technologies implemented in urban areas to meet the demands for...

• Publication date : 2025/01/20
• Subjects: Technology

Out of the ordinary: Cool music in an igloo

Listen to Terje Isungset and his orchestra http://news.bbc.co.uk/ The ice instruments would melt under normal concert conditions, so the Norwegian group records and...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

Markets: frozen food: Europe

The top 4 European countries in terms of consumption per capita of quick-frozen foods, excluding poultry, are Sweden (46.9 kg), Ireland, (46.6 kg), the UK (45.5 kg) and Denmark (45.2 kg). According to the Swiss research institute Food for Thought...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Markets: Nordic heat-pump markets

In Sweden, heat pump sales reached a record 48 806 in 2003. Until now, single-family homes were the main niche, but growth is expected to shift to apartment buildings. Source: Swedish Heat Pump Association, Martin Forsén, Tel: +46 8 762 75 Norway...

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

COOL-SAVE meeting in Stockholm

The stakeholders of the COOL-SAVE European-Union-funded project held a management committee meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

• Publication date : 2013/05/16

New IIR members

Here are the private members worldwide who have joined us over the past year. We are very pleased to welcome them. Several members are from countries that are not yet member countries. We also have a lot of new junior members (under 35 years) and...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

New IIR members

The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members JBT FoodTech AB, Helsingborg, Sweden Playcube SARL, Paris, France Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Allentown PA, USA Private members Mr Michael Aarup, Denmark Dr Maria...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Conference update: Stockholm

The 2nd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 16-17, 2010. The main themes are: design of low-refrigerant charge systems thermodynamics in compact heat exchangers; design...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Conference update: Stockholm

The 2nd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 16-17, 2010. Key themes include: design of low-refrigerant charge systems; thermodynamics in compact heat exchangers; design...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Obituary

The former Managing Director of Frigoscandia AB, Per-Oskar Persson of Helsingborg, Sweden, died on August 26, 2008 at the age of 84. He was an Honorary Member of the IIR and former President of Commission D1, 1971-1979, and Head of Section D...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

June 2004: fruitful meetings of the IIR’s statutory committees

Here are some highlights of the annual meetings of the IIR's statutory bodies (Management Committee, Science and Technology Council [STC] and Executive Committee): Strategic Plan of the IIR Four years after having adopted its Strategic...

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

Conference update: Ohrid

The 3rd IIR event in a series, Ammonia Refrigeration Technology was held on May 7-9, 2009, in Ohrid, Macedonia. With 95 participants from 24 countries and 32 papers presented, the event was very successful. A key focus of this series of...

• Publication date : 2009/05/27

Obituary: Per-Oskar Persson

The former Managing Director of Frigoscandia AB, Per-Oskar Persson of Helsingborg, Sweden passed away on August 26, 2008, at the age of 84. He was an Honorary Member of IIR, President of Commission D1, 1971 - 1979, and Head of Section D 1979 -...

• Publication date : 2008/09/29

ICR 2011 in Prague: a Resounding Success

The 23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration held in Prague, on August 21-26, 2011, was highly successful...

• Publication date : 2011/08/30

Obituary of Professor Eric Granryd

The IIR is deeply saddened to learn that Professor Eric Granryd died on March 30, 2022 at the age of 88.

• Publication date : 2022/04/07

Event report: IOR seminar in London

The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) organized in London, UK, a joint seminar with the IIR on April 7, 2011, dedicated to public policy on heat pumps, comparing the current developments and incentives in various European countries: the cases of...

• Publication date : 2011/05/19

News from IIR members: Star Refrigeration

Star Refrigeration’s eLearning group prepares Italian engineers to gain the European F-Gas certification.

• Publication date : 2012/11/27

IIR publishes a new Technical Brief: Domestic heat pumps using hydrocarbons - Current status and market overview in Europe

At a time when the energy transition is at the top of the global agenda, the IIR is publishing a new Technical Brief on domestic hydrocarbon heat pumps. This strategic document...

• Publication date : 2024/11/21
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Discover the winners of the IIR Scientific Awards 2023

Every four years at its Congress, the IIR offers a series of prestigious Scientific Awards that recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of refrigeration. Discover this year’s...

• Publication date : 2023/05/04
• Subjects: General information