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12th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2016). Proceedings. Édimbourg, United Kingdom, August 21st-24th 2016.
UK Cold Storage Sector
Guide to good commercial refrigeration practice. Part 9. Skills, qualifications and training.
Supermarket energy use in the UK
The effective enforcement of HACCP based food safety management systems in the UK.
The emerging cold economy. Sustainable solutions for rapidly increasing cooling needs .
Recommended by the IIR
Shaping the Cold Chain of the Future: The Road to Net Zero. Part two - Defining a Net Zero Cold Chain.
Doing cold smarter.
IIR document
Temperature control in domestic refrigerators and freezers.
Innovative technologies and tools to increase deployment of domestic heat pumps in the UK.
Methodologies for high-density domestic heat pump deployment in the UK.
An investigation of refrigerant leakage in commercial refrigeration.
Large scale cooling systems using mains water.
Performance evaluation of an indirect solar assisted heat pump system for domestic hot water production.
Eco-design, Energy labelling and the Energy Technology List: interactions between European and British energy efficiency mechanisms for refrigeration technologies.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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United Kingdom heat pump market situation
In 2014, 18,710 heat pumps were sold in the United Kingdom versus 17,632 units in 2013, resulting in a rise of 6.1%.
Increase in refrigerant prices in the United Kingdom.
Refrigerant suppliers across the United Kingdom announced price increases of high GWP refrigerants from April 1, 2017.
United Kingdom: evaporative cooling for Tesco superstores
Thanks to evaporative cooling, Tesco expects to lower the energy consumtpion in its supermarkets and to reduce significantly its maintenance costs.
United-Kingdom: company tests a new system for refrigerated food haulage
A company is testing a new insulated-curtain system enabling moveable multi-temperature zones in refrigerated trucks
Modelling energy use in a frozen food supermarket
A study presents a simulation used to model energy consumption in a frozen food supermarket in United Kingdom.
Ozone depletion and global warming
As an intergovernmental organization, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is invited to attend the annual conferences on the ozone layer (and the Montreal Protocol), on climate change (and the Kyoto Protocol), and to present a...
Data centres: poor levels of cooling utilisation in UK
According to a recent survey, current average cooling utilisation level is just 34% in UK data centres.
The most ambitious energy efficiency standards compared
The CLASP compared MEPS requirements across ten of the world’s most carbon-intensive economies.
IIR Member news: Star Refrigeration come to the rescue to clean up an ammonia leak
The British industrial refrigeration engineering company recently conducted a maintenance operation at an ASDA refrigeration plant using ammonia as a refrigerant.
Restoration plans approved for Grimsby ice factory
In the UK, local council has approved plans to turn the derelict Grimsby Ice Factory into a multipurpose venue, while preserving the historical compressor room.
UK supermarkets promise 80% gas emission cut
The UK’s leading supermarkets have pledged to reduce emissions from refrigeration gases by 80% by 2020.
Slight increase in 2013 UK F-gas emission
A new report provides the latest provisional estimates of 2013 UK greenhouse gas emissions by source, and final estimates of 2012 UK greenhouse gas emissions by fuel type and end-user.
Doing Cold Smarter
In the recent “Doing Cold Smarter” study leaded by the Birmingham Energy Institute, the authors stress that “even in a temperate country such as Britain, cooling is everywhere, and vital to many aspects of civilization: food, medicine, energy,...
UK younger shoppers neglect their freezers
Freezers across the UK are ‘neglected’, ‘under-used’ and ‘under-appreciated’, with younger shoppers dubbing them ‘graveyards’ for food that is soon to go off, according to the latest consumer research from IGD ShopperVista.
UK: 50% of refrigeration plant end-users might not comply with F-Gas requirements
Many equipment owners believe that because they have a maintenance contract with an F-gas registered service company, they are fully covered in terms of F-gas compliance.
IIR news
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Statement given by Didier Coulomb, Director General of the IIR, during COP 26
Statement Given by the Director General of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) during the 26th Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 26) in...
New IIR members
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany Prodal, Ciudad la Habana, Cuba Private members Mr Titus Bartholomeus, The Netherlands Mrs Susana Ferreira de Pablo, Spain Mr Stephen Gill,...
New members
The IIR welcomes the following new members: - Benefactor member TOTAL, Paris La Défense, France - Corporate members ACC Austria, Fuerstenfeld, Austria Arsenal Research, Vienna, Austria Davicani Srl, Brasov, Romania Kinarca S.A.U.,...
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members - A2 Inc, New York, USA - Grasso Products BV, s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan - Parasense Ltd, Gloucester, United Kingdom...
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...
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members Liebherr-Hausgergerate Ochsenhausen GmbH, Ochsenhausen, Germany Shrieve Products International Ltd, West Malling Kent, United Kingdom Refrigeration Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Cape...
The Beijing Congress
The 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration will be held in Beijing, China, on August 21-26, 2007. IIR congresses are held every 4 years in various parts of the world, showing the global influence of the IIR. The previous event was held...
The IIR welcomes the following new members: - Corporate members SB Alliance, Viroflay, France Soko Inzinjering, Krnjesevci, Serbia - Private members Mr Vincent Fargant, France Mr David Limb, Canada Mr Jianghong Wu, China - Junior...
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Benefactor members Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque, France EPEE, Belgium Private members Mr Nacer Achaichia, Belgium Mr Pascal Leterrible, France Mr Georges Marguerite, France Mr Mitchell...
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Member country Saudi Arabia has become the 62nd member country of the IIR, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is our correspondent. Welcome! Corporate members CRA-IAA,...
IIR Member news: Star Refrigeration installs ammonia chillers in an indoor skiing facility
After 90 years of existence, indoor skiing now uses modern and energy efficient technologies. Star Refrigeration participates in this evolution with its ammonia chillers.
City, University of London organises its 11th Conference on Compressors
Organized biennially by City, University of London, the 11th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems took place on September 9-11, 2019.
UK: IoR dinner 2020 and Judith Evans receives award
During the IoR annual dinner 2020, the IoR recognised the contributions of outstanding individuals to the UK refrigeration industry.Judith Evans was awarded ACR Woman of the Year 2020.
The IIR welcomes the following new members:- Corporate memberCroatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, Croatia- Private membersMr Richard Furberg, SwedenMr Marc Gosselin, CanadaMr Kazimierz Wojtas, PolandMr José Manuel...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
