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Un nouveau cadre cherche à établir des normes pour la recherche sur les technologies de refroidissement par évaporation
Le refroidissement par évaporation suscite un intérêt croissant en tant qu’alternative économe en énergie à la climatisation classique. Une nouvelle étude scientifique menée par une équipe internationale de...
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HFCs: to be banned soon?
Consult the following articles: - The large contribution of projected HFC emissions to future climate forcing, by Guus J. M. Velders, David W. Fahey, John S. Daniel, Mack McFarland and Stephen O. Andersen; PNAS:
Markets: LNG market
According to Andy Flower, an energy consultant, the global LNG market would maintain an average 12% annual growth until 2012 but should see a shortfall of about 120 million tonnes by 2020. Global LNG trade fell last year for the first time since...
Markets: Refrigerated road transport: facts and figures
According to a recent TechNavio Insights study on the UK refrigerated road transport market study, the estimated total number of refrigerated road transport vehicles in the UK, in 2008, was around 140@000. Of these, 43% (60@000) were vans and...
Markets: Impacts of the economic crisis
It is difficult to assess the exact effects of the recession on the refrigeration sector. However, some predictions or figures are of interest. - In a report dated February 2009, SummitSkills looks at the potential impacts of the recession in the...
Markets: Reduced cooling and heating might improve health
Results of a study performed by Berkeley Lab. - a US Department of Energy national laboratory - suggest that operating buildings in ways designed to save energy - with indoor temperatures slightly cooler in winter and warmer in summer - does more...
Briefs: Improved containment
According to an analysis published by A. McCulloch*, "although there is a wide variation between countries, the annual emission rate of most of the fluorinated gases used in refrigeration have improved significantly in Europe over the past 10...
Briefs: Hydrocarbon refrigerators soon in the US?
General Electric announced that it had submitted information to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with a request for approval to use isobutane, a hydrocarbon, as a refrigerant in household refrigerators. The petition was...
Briefs: UK supermarkets get poor HFC marks
The Environmental Investigation Agency recently published a survey revealing that UK supermarkets failed to meet their 2007 promises to replace HFCs in their retail refrigeration systems, as only 14 out of over 6000 supermarkets had switched to...
Briefs: IBUKI
In order to promote preventive measures against global warming on a worldwide scale, it is imperative to explore the behaviour of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite IBUKI (GOSAT) is a collaborative...
Briefs: Permafrost - a glimpse of Alaska's History
In 1963, the Alkirk miner, an experimental tunnelling machine, was tested on the permanently frozen silt, sand and gravel of Hill 456, 10 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The result was a man-made permafrost tunnel that runs 360 feet deep into...
Briefs: JARN
Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News has launched an on-line version. Check it out: www.ejarn.com
Out of the ordinary: Funky flatshare fridges
Realizing that flatsharers sometimes find it difficult to share fridges, Electrolux has developed a tailored solution: stackable, colorful, multi-cabinet fridges. This design is not only practical: it's funky!
Out of the ordinary: The world’s first refrigerated beach!
Versace, the renowned fashion house, is to create the world's first cooled beach so that hotel guests can walk comfortably across the sand on scorching days. The beach will be next to the new Palazzo Versace Hotel which is being built in Dubai,...
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...
Refrigerated storage trends
Several cold store building projects illustrate trends currently observed in the refrigerated storage field: - by building in Harnes the largest cold store in France, frozen chip producer Mc Cain intends to house under one roof in April 2010 its...
Temperature tracking in real time
Refrigeration transport companies are increasingly introducing temperature tracking systems. Pomona Terre Azur, located in Brittany, France, launched embarked Masternaut computer technology in 22 lorries in 2008. The computers are linked to a...
"Smart" fridges
"Smart" fridges that stay cool by talking to each other, run on renewable electricity (photovoltaics, wind turbines) and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold have been developed by researchers from CSIRO's...
Briefs: Open units or with glass doors?
When glass doors are used in refrigeration units, the energy savings are as a rule indicated as being "up to" 40%. Very often these figures are based on experience in a typical climate (25°C and 60% air humidity) with standard opening frequencies...
Briefs: Optimized freight hub
A new temperature-controlled freight hub in Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand, was opened by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics on March 12, 2009. "The facility has been predicated on environmental, efficiency and energy-conscious criteria...
Briefs: Embraco's new miniature compressor
In Newsletter No. 35, we reported on research, especially at Purdue University, on the design of miniature evaporators and compressors. Still in the testing phase, but already considered a technological innovation, Embraco's new miniature...
Briefs: Impact of shade trees on electricity use
A recent study conducted on 460 single-family homes in Sacramento, California, shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house can reduce the summer electricity bill by about USD 2500 a year. Of course, the fact that shade can reduce...
European Union: New energy labelling rules
New EU energy labelling rules and efficiency requirements will apply to household equipment including refrigerators and freezers, after a committee of experts approved them on March 31, 2009. The new energy labels are based on the existing A to G...
European Union: Revision of EN378 standard
The European Standard "Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements" has been republished following comprehensive review. The previous version of the standard, EN378:2000, has been withdrawn and replaced by...
China
The revised ‘Room Air Conditioner Energy Efficiency Restricted Value and Energy Efficiency Grade' Chinese standard was recently promulgated. The new standard has raised the base grade of air conditioner energy efficiency from 5 (2.6 energy...
Data centre cooling
Data processing environments were estimated in 2006 to consume about 1.5% of the total electricity in the US. Data centre power consumption has roughly doubled in the last 5 years and is expected to double again in the next 5 years to more than...
