Actualités de l'IIF

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...

• Date de publication : 19-05-2011

Event report: ASHRAE's Winter Meeting

ASHRAE’s Winter Meeting took place in Las Vegas, USA, on January 29-February 2, 2011 and was a major success regarding the number of attendees of the lectures and visitors to the exhibitions.

• Date de publication : 19-05-2011

Event report: Institute of Mechanical Engineers

The Institute of Mechanical Engineers organized its “Transforming Technologies Conference” on new developments in refrigeration and air conditioning in London, UK, on March 9, 2011. D. Coulomb, Director of the IIR, chaired the conference.

• Date de publication : 19-05-2011

Event report: COST meeting

The European COST Action 871 “Cryopreservation of crop species in Europe” held its latest meeting in Angers, France, on February 8-11, 2011. The seminar presented the results of the research of teams all over Europe and was an occasion to promote...

• Date de publication : 19-05-2011

Event report: China Refrigeration Expo 2011

The 22nd International Exhibition for Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, Heating and Ventilation, Frozen Food Processing, Packaging and Storage (China Refrigeration Expo 2011) was held on April 7-9, 2011 in Shanghai. This key event was sponsored by...

• Date de publication : 19-05-2011

IIR Conference report: Ohrid

The 4th IIR Conference on Ammonia Refrigeration Technology took place in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM), on April 14-16, 2011. 111 persons from 33 countries attended. Scientific papers were presented, and policy and regulations issues were covered.

• Date de publication : 13-05-2011

Note éditoriale de l'IIF

Le froid permet de réduire les pertes de produits alimentaires, il peut aussi contribuer au développement et à l'emploi agricole et rural. Lire le

• Date de publication : 25-03-2011

Frisbee project: We need your input !

The IIR is involved in a European Union-funded project called FRISBEE (Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumers Benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimization along the cold chain in Europe). Currently, one of the most important...

• Date de publication : 16-02-2011

FRISBEE project: We need your input!

The IIR is involved in a European Union-funded project called FRISBEE (Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumers Benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimization along the cold chain in Europe). Currently, one of the most important...

• Date de publication : 16-02-2011

Klaus Timmerhaus has died

The IIR is saddened by the death of Dr Klaus Timmerhaus, a distinguished IIR officer. Klaus Timmerhaus was former President of the IIR's General Conference and Head of Section A, Cryology and gas processing. The IIR extends its sincere sympathy to...

• Date de publication : 15-02-2011

Editorial de Didier Coulomb

The 23rd International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2011) will take place in Prague on August 21-26, 2011. This will be the key refrigeration event in 2011 and will deal with all facets of refrigeration and refrigeration technology. Around...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Magnetic refrigeration: a promising technology

The IIR decided, a few years ago, to set up a Working Party on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature, and has organized 4 conferences: in 2005 in Switzerland, in 2007 in Slovenia, in 2009 in the USA, in 2010 in China. We published articles in...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Conference reports: Sofia

The 9th IIR Conference on Phase Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on September 29-October 1, 2010. 52 persons from 13 countries attended this conference, presenting the latest...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Conference reports: ATMOsphere 2011

The IIR-co-sponsored Conference ATMOsphere 2010 took place in Brussels on September 27-28, 2010. 170 persons from 30 countries attended. Speakers, from the industry or public organizations, particularly European ones, expressed their desire to...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Conference reports: Baotou

The 4th IIR Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration (Thermag IV) took place in Baotou, China, on August 23-28, 2010. Almost 120 attendees participated in this conference and new work closer to the market will be launched (see the Focus).

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Conference reports: Purdue

The Purdue Conferences (20th International Compressor Engineering Conference, 13th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference and the 1st International High Performance Buildings Conference) took place at Purdue in West Lafayette,...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Obituary: Prof Mattarolo

Professor Fredolino (Lino) Mattarolo, who died on Friday, September 17 at the age of 90, was not only a renowned scientist in Italy where he received the prestigious Premio cultura Città di Bassano in 2000, but was also highly thought of in...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Obituary: Mr Ernst

The IIR wishes to express its sympathy to the family and relatives of Mr Claude Ernst. For over 7 years, Mr Ernst took part in the selection and indexation of articles for the Fridoc database. His understanding of several European...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

New IIR members

The IIR welcomes the following new members: Private members Mr Jon Douglas, USA Mr Guy Albert Murat, Martinique Mr Sebastian Ott, Germany Mr Pradeep Kumar Sahoo, India Mr Ezio Vardanega, Italy Junior members Mr Vincent Lemort, Belgium

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

News from IIR members: Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls and Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University are beating the record books with York CYK chillers. To construct what is claimed to be the world's largest chiller plant using air-cooled radiators, Johnson Controls is providing 26...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

News from IIR members: Star Refrigeration

Star Refrigeration just announced a new collaboration with Core Enterprises, an American portable instruments developer to distribute AccuToolsR eL-720 carbon dioxide gas leak detector. The detector is easy to handle and effective at locating even...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

News from IIR members: Solar hybrid air conditioner launched by LG

LG Electronics (LG) recently announced Korea's first eco-friendly residential hybrid air conditioner that utilizes solar energy as part of its power supply. By combining power generated through the solar cell module attached to the top of the...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Briefs: Frisbee

The launch meeting of the European Union-funded Frisbee (Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumers Benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimization along the cold chain in Europe) project was held on September 8-10, 2010, in the...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Briefs: Prof. Eckhard Groll

ASHRAE installed new officers and directors at its 2010 Annual Meeting held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 26-30, 2010. Prof. Eckhard Groll (Purdue University) was installed as Director-at-Large to ASHRAE's Board of Directors and will...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011

Briefs: Prof. Clark Bullard

During the Purdue Conferences held on July 12-15, 2010, Prof. Clark Bullard of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign received the Wilbur T. Pentzer Achievement and Leadership Award for outstanding contributions to the growth and...

• Date de publication : 07-02-2011