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États-Unis : les révisions de la réglementation sur les HFC font craindre une remise en cause des objectifs climatiques

Dans la continuité des récentes décisions gouvernementales visant à assouplir les réglementations environnementales, l’Agence américaine de protection de l’Environnement annonce un réexamen de l’AIM Act, avec...

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562 actualités

  • Le Parlement Européen ratifie le projet de Règlement F-gaz

    Le 12 mars dernier, le projet de révision du Règlement F-gaz a été ratifié à une écrasante majorité par le Parlement Européen (en anglais)

    • Date de publication : 14/03/2014
    • Sujets : Réglementation, Alternatives aux HFC
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  • Situation actuelle et tendances futures des frigorigènes naturels en Amérique du Nord et du Sud

    Deux communications présentées lors de la conférence Gustav Lorentzen de l’IIF illustrent parfaitement l’intérêt que suscitent les frigorigènes naturels et les obstacles auxquels ils...

    • Date de publication : 28/09/2022
    • Sujets : Technologie
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  • Les enjeux de la gestion thermique des équipements électroniques de prochaine génération

    Avec l'intégration et la miniaturisation croissantes des appareils électroniques, les flux de chaleur qu’ils génèrent sont en constante augmentation. Le refroidissement par pulvérisation présente de nombreux...

    • Date de publication : 27/03/2023
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  • La taxe sur les HFC officiellement adoptée en France

    La taxe sur les HFC en France, officiellement adoptée le 30 décembre, entrera en vigueur en 2021. Les entreprises peuvent déjà bénéficier d’une réduction d'impôt de 40 % si elles utilisent des alternatives aux HFC.

    • Date de publication : 31/01/2019
    • Sujets : Réglementation, Alternatives aux HFC
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  • US likely to impose limits on LNG exports

    Executives from two major oil firms said they believed the United States government was likely to impose limits on liquefied natural gas exports in order to maintain low domestic natural gas prices.

    • Date de publication : 19/06/2012
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  • Briefs: Bright future for cool LEDS

    Light-emitting diodes (LED), which are replacing traditional light sources in many fields, are beginning to be used in refrigerated and frozen display cabinets and are likely to make a big impact on refrigeration for several reasons. They are more...

    • Date de publication : 05/08/2007
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  • Briefs: cryogenic labels

    In order to identify specimens for forensic investigations, medical research or blood, plasma and semen donations, reliable identification is vital. Labels used for deep-frozen material need to be durable and legible and must remain where they are...

    • Date de publication : 25/10/2008
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  • US: DOE proposes higher efficiency standards for refrigerators

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed a new energy efficiency standard for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers which could save as much as USD 18.6 billion over 30 years. According to DOE, over the last 40...

    • Date de publication : 01/07/2011
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  • Briefs: Frozen vegetables more nutritious than fresh?

    According to a study conducted by the Institute of Food Research (UK) on behalf of frozen food giant Birds Eye, frozen vegetables can be more nutritious than supposedly fresh supermarket produce. Fresh vegetables can lose up to 45% of important...

    • Date de publication : 27/05/2010
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  • Briefs: NOAA Greenhouse Gas Index

    Researchers at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) developed what they call a "scientifically unambiguous" index, that they say will allow them to track changes in the gases that contribute the most to the warming...

    • Date de publication : 24/02/2009
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  • PCMs and ice slurries: PCMs: two recent applications

    Phase-change materials (PCMs) can provide thermal storage which means that they can absorb thermal energy when they solidify and release it when they melt. This can be very useful to dampen temperature swings. PCMs are usually water-based and are...

    • Date de publication : 12/02/2007
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  • Ultracold polar molecules

    Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density...

    • Date de publication : 22/10/2008
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  • Briefs: Middle East - DuPont expresses anger over counterfeit R22 and R134a refrigerants

    DuPont has set up a task force to help local authorities deal with refrigerant counterfeits in the Middle East, it claims are potentially harmful. Pascal Faidy, business manager at DuPont Fluorochemical Refrigerants, claims they were dangerous for...

    • Date de publication : 09/12/2009
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  • Briefs: Chameleon tiles for energy savings

    It is a well-known fact that dark surfaces absorb the sun's heat, whereas white surfaces reflect it. US Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, considers that turning all roofs white would eliminate as much greenhouse gas emissions in 20 years as the...

    • Date de publication : 07/03/2010
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  • The French Climate Plan

    This summer, the French Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development presented the Climate Plan: the government's action plan to address, by 2010, the major challenge of climate change. It involves measures encompassing all sectors of...

    • Date de publication : 10/11/2004
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  • Briefs: English pears all year round

    Tesco, a UK-based retailer, has announced the availability of English pears all year round. Until now, the autumn fruit, which some consider the best in the world, was only available from September-May. Tesco's biggest pear supplier, Adrian...

    • Date de publication : 11/02/2011
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  • The Gallic cock saved thanks to cryogenics

    The Gallic cock, of the Gauloise dorée breed, one of the most ancient French animal breeds, and France's national symbol, was gradually disappearing. Only 200 individuals, kept by amateur breeders, were left. One of the characteristics of this...

    • Date de publication : 12/01/2005
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  • Briefs: BOCOG

    The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the 29th Olympiad (BOCOG) - in co-operation with China's State Environmental Protection Administration and UNEP - is addressing stratospheric ozone protection as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic...

    • Date de publication : 05/08/2007
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  • Berry efficient chilling

    The storage and transport of berries has come a long way since they were transported by an iced horse cart in 1843. Today, growers in the Pajaro Valley from the Berry Bowl label are breaking in a brand new USD 2 million state-of-the-art flash...

    • Date de publication : 30/09/2005
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  • Ice Gurus

    Ice tailoring appears to be the new Olympic challenge. Ice must be tailored to each athlete's needs, e.g. long-track speed skaters prefer a surface as low as -7 to -8°C, whilst figure skaters need to dig their skates into the ice in order to pull...

    • Date de publication : 05/05/2006
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  • Briefs: Water savings thanks to hybrid condensers

    Hybrid condensers offer significant water savings versus traditional water-cooled and evaporative condensers. They also make it possible to reduce energy consumption and refrigerant charge. In Australia, where water savings are a major issue since...

    • Date de publication : 05/08/2007
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  • PZT: electric cooling

    A new material has been developed by a team of Cambridge scientists that turns cold at the press of a button. They have found a ceramic material that has a giant electrocaloric effect; 100 times larger than that seen in the 1960s when this...

    • Date de publication : 05/05/2006
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  • US: EPA proposes new alternative automobile AC refrigerants

    EPA is proposing to list two refrigerants, HFC-152a and CO2, as acceptable alternatives for motor vehicle air-conditioning systems, provided that the automotive industry complies with the necessary conditions to deploy them in a safe manner. These...

    • Date de publication : 24/01/2007
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  • Antarctic glaciers are melting faster

    According to several new studies, Antarctic glaciers are thinning and slipping at twice the rate they had in the 1990s. These changes are expected to cause an appreciable rise in sea levels as the glaciers are losing about 250 cubic kilometres to...

    • Date de publication : 19/11/2004
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  • Noah's Frozen Ark

    British scientists announced on July 27, 2004, that they were going to freeze endangered species to conserve their DNA in the hope of being able to "resuscitate" them one day thanks to cloning. The project, called the "Frozen Ark", is in fact the...

    • Date de publication : 14/09/2004
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