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Les frigorigènes naturels stimulent le marché mondial du froid commercial en 2023
Selon le JARN, les frigorigènes naturels utilisés dans les équipements commerciaux gagnent en popularité, contribuant notamment à dynamiser la demande de renouvellement des...
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Refrigerant contamination
In its "White Paper: Reports of R134a Contaminated with R40 and Other Refrigerants”, AHRI suggests that in addition to R40 and R22, R142b, R152a, and R12 have also been found mixed with R134a in newly filled refrigerant cylinders marked as...
Air conditioning has cut premature deaths on hot days in US by 80% since 1960
A new study by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of California and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has concluded that air conditioning played a key role in the reduction of the mortality risk associated with high...
The air-conditioning market in India
Trends suggest there is immense potential here, thanks to currently low market penetration combined with high growth figures.
Household refrigerators: HFO performance as drop-in replacement for R-134a
During the IIR co-sponsored International Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Conference at Purdue in 2012, K.M Karber et al. from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States, presented* the results of a performance test on R1234yf and R1234ze,...
Cold storage capacity in the USA
According to the 2012 IARW Cold Storage Report, with 112 million m3, the USA has the largest cold-storage capacity of any single country in the world.
LNG to power locomotives in North America
As LNG prices drop, it is foreseeable that more railroad operators around the world will start looking at LNG as an alternative fuel for their locomotives.
Cold storage capacity in Australia
In 2007, the total number of cold stores amounted to 32 000, 30% of which were in farms. Most existing facilities in the state are currently operating at full capacity after a substantial decline in business between 2008 and 2010.
Europe: 1st quarter 2013 HVAC-R market trends
Eurovent Market Intelligence (EMI) has just released the latest trends for the European HVAC&R market.
The RFID in the cold chain market
The total RFID on the cold chain market globally is likely to see growth of 27.5% between 2012 and 2017.
Refrigerated warehouse capacity and urban development
Among other data, the 2012 IARW Global Cold Storage Capacity Report focuses on the relationship between refrigerated warehouse capacities and urban population levels.
Global cold storage capacity in 2012
According to the 2012 IARW Global Cold Storage Capacity Report, the total capacity of refrigerated warehouses was estimated at 460 million m3 in 2012. Total capacity increased roughly by 10 million m3 over 2010.
Forecasts concerning global demand for commercial refrigeration
According to a recent market report by Freedonia, global demand for commercial refrigeration equipment is forecast so rise by 4.6% annually until 2016 and reach around USD 32 billion.
L’emploi dans le secteur du froid en France
Une étude récente de AGEFOS PME, un observatoire socio-économique fournit des données sur le secteur frigorifique en France et ses employés. Le secteur comprend 1900 entreprises et emploie 25 700 personnes.
Global chiller market
According to BSRIA, the global chiller market is likely to dip from USD 8.4 billion in 2011 to USD 8.3 billion in 2012 related to the overall global economic situation.
World air-conditioning market in 2012
According to recent figures published by BSRIA, the total value of the global world air-conditioning market amounted to USD 88.4 billion with almost 112 million units sold worldwide.
Recent developments in extreme cooling
Researchers from NIST have demonstrated a solid-state refrigerator using quantum physics in micro- and nanostructures to cool a much larger object to extremely low temperatures. Moreover, a team of Munich’s Ludwig Maximilian University, has...
A Listeria monocytogenes biosensor based on gold nanoparticles
The innovation is an inexpensive, portable, disposable enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay-based biosensing strip that detects L. monocytogenes theough gold particle-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes.
UK: hydrocarbon-blown insulation foam to be considered as hazardous waste
The UK Environment Agency has advised that all waste refrigerator insulation foam produced using a hydrocarbon blowing agent should be considered highly flammable and, as such, should be classified as hazardous waste.
Shipping fresh produce overseas is a key business for airlines operating out of Los Angeles
For companies shipping fruit and vegetables by air from the West Coast of the USA to high-end supermarkets and restaurants in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the overarching rule is: Never break the cold chain.
Turkey has acceded to the ATP
On December 21, 2012 Turkey acceded to the ATP (Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage).
Fuel-cell-based system for refrigerated transport
According to researchers* from the National Renewable Energy Centre in Sarriguren, Spain, hydrogen fuel cells could offer a solution for refrigerated transport.
Guide 2013: Natural Refrigerants - Market Growth for North America
The new Guide 2013: Natural Refrigerants - Market Growth for North America gives an overview of the status of ammonia, CO2, hydrocarbons, water and air as refrigerants in various sectors (food chain, city & buildings, transport, and industry...
New port terminal in Rotterdam
A group of companies recently announced in the presence of the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture that a new port primarily dedicated to the storage, transfer and transportation of foodstuffs is to be operational in Rotterdam in 2014.
Green building outlook strong for non-residential and residential sectors
Green was expected to represent 44% of all commercial and institutional construction in 2012, growing to 55% by 2016. Green home and renovation activity are expected to grow to 20% in 2012 and 38% by 2016
Solar refrigeration solution designed to support life on the moon
In 2012, the prestigious NASA Commercial Innovation of the Year was bestowed on a solar refrigeration solution designed to support life on the moon, but has huge application on Earth. With approximately 2 billion of Earth’s inhabitants without...
