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Closer industry-science ties could boost heat pump performance and cut costs
An article co-authored by IIR Science and Technology Council (STC) member Christian Vering discusses how improved testing methods and closer collaboration between manufacturers and researchers could enhance heat...
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Healthcare cold chain logistic services market: huge growth expected
Research and Markets has published a report entitled "Global Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Report & Forecast (2011-2016). The report emphasizes that strong growth in the sales of temperature-sensitive healthcare products is...
Marché français des appareils frigorifiques domestiques
L’augmentation des ventes d’équipements électroménagers frigorifiques s'est poursuivie en 2010.
100th anniversary of psychrometrics
The formula which underpins the relationship between temperature, humidity and dew point - the basis of all air conditioning calculations - marks its 100th anniversary.
Edible carrot films display food packaging potential
Barrier properties exhibited by carrot-based edible films demonstrate potential for their use as packaging for a variety of food types, according to recent research from China.
R32, a short-term candidate to replace R22 in China?
HFC-32 attracted attention during ICR2011 in Prague: it was the subject of 12 papers. It is the main component of HFC-410A with which it shares similar thermodynamic properties, but at a lower price and with a lower GWP (675).
Is GWP20 relevant?
At the 31st Open Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol meeting in Montreal in August 2011, a paper proposing to calculate GWP figures on a 20 rather than on a 100-year basis was released.
Panasonic and Accenture join forces to create a smart city in Fujisawa, Japan
Panasonic, Accenture and seven other companies are to develop a smart city, Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town intended to be a model for an environmentally-minded urban area.
China: new CO2 heat pump standard
Standard GB/T26181-2010 is for hermetic motor-compressors for household and similar-use heat pump water heaters using CO2 refrigerant, and is expected to accelerate the introduction of new products on the Chinese market.
Netherlands: refrigeration accounts for 18% of total electricity consumption in the industrial sector
A study (1) by KWA Business Consultants on the annual energy consumption of refrigeration plants in various industrial and non-industrial sectors in The Netherlands was presented during ICR2011.
New refrigerant regulations in California
Starting in January 2012, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) will apply new refrigerant regulations In California.
HCFC phase-out at risk from illegal trade
The phase-out of HCFCs under the Montreal Protocol could be undermined by black market trade unless enforcement agencies are prepared, according to the report Risk Assessment of Illegal Trade in HCFCs, jointly produced by EIA and UNEP.
UK: Chilled foods are not so wasteful
The UK Chilled Foods Association (CFA) has responded to criticism that the manufacture and sale of chilled prepared foods is “incredibly wasteful” compared with frozen and ambient foods. CFA emphasizes that just-in-time ingredient sourcing...
Unreported HFC-23 emissions
A report published in Geophysical Research Letters says that Western Europe's emissions of HFC-23 are around twice as high as the officially reported level within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol.
ICR2011 highlights: micro-refrigeration development
Micro-refrigeration development was one of the important themes of the IIR Congress in Prague.
CO2 air-conditioning systems in German buses
During the 12th Karlsruher Fahrzeugklima Symposium in September 2011, new approaches in mobile air-conditioning systems in buses were presented and an overview of a number of CO2 MAC buses in Germany was given.
Global air-to-water heat-pump market figures
In 2010, global air-to-water (ATW) heat-pump market demand increased by 24% since the previous year.
CO2 training courses in France
Climate change concerns and increasing use of natural refrigerants with low global warming potential (GWP) are driving demand for natural refrigerant training courses.
Dover acquires Advansor
Dover claims its acquisition of Danish company makes it the largest manufacturer of CO2 systems in the world
ICR2011 highlights: a refrigeration road map for supermarkets
A road map developed by a team from London South Bank University, Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment introduces the main saving opportunities for refrigeration in the retail sector
Saving water thanks to air conditioning
Two Houston Universities are tapping into the city’s air-conditioning (AC) systems to conserve water in the midst of a historic drought.
Find out how efficient your cold store is!
Find out how efficient your cold store is!Perhaps you know how much energy your cold store uses each year, but have you ever wondered how your cold store ranks against other similar cold stores? Maybe you are throwing away money and wasting...
Cryoconcentration for improved flavour
Cryoconcentration is a relatively new food technology which consists in transforming milk, fruit or vegetable juices into a sorbet, before removing water ice crystals in order to obtain a highly flavoured concentrate.
Record sales for air-conditioned clothes in Japan
In Japan this summer, sales of air-conditioned jackets reached peaks amid power shortages after the earthquake and tsunami.
Australia to set up a carbon price for HFCs
In September 2011, the Australian Government introduced to the Parliament a set of Bills that aim to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by 159 million tonnes CO2 eq. a year. Included are bills that will introduce a carbon charge on imports of...
Increasing pressure on HFCs
Policy-makers worldwide are increasing pressure to reduce HFC use.
