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  • Solar cooling: Plans for air-conditioned stadiums in Qatar

    When Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 football World Cup in December 2010, it came as a surprise. One of the major causes of scepticism was the average summer temperatures of over 40°C with recent peaks at 50°C. But central to Qatar's bid was a...

    • Date de publication : 11/02/2011
  • Underground river to cool the London tube

    The "Cooling the Tube" competition in 2003, promising GBP 100 000 to those finding a workable solution to cool the Tube, received 3400 entries. Modern systems with large tunnels and surface lines can be cooled using air-cooling systems. However,...

    • Date de publication : 11/02/2005
  • Climate control for your desk

    We are used to taking command of our personal climate in planes and cars by using simple controls. Why not in buildings too? A study of the effect of installing individual air-conditioning vents at office desks, and putting controls at each...

    • Date de publication : 07/03/2010
  • ICR2011 highlights: carbon capture and storage (CCS) perspectives

    During ICR2011, a complete session was devoted to carbon capture and storage (CCS). Berstad et al.(1) stressed that according to IEA, out of the targeted global annual CO2 emissions reductions – 50% by 2050 compared to 2005 levels –, CO2 CCS from...

    • Date de publication : 16/11/2011
    • Sujets : Environnement, Généralités
  • 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...

    • Date de publication : 18/05/2009
  • Briefs: LCCP

    The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI) has opened bidding for a new research project to establish a standardized methodology to calculate the Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) for stationary heating, ventilation,...

    • Date de publication : 27/05/2010
  • Briefs: Sustainable fishery in Namibia

    Since November 2009, Hangana Seafood has a new pre-sorting facility in Walvis Bay harbour, Namibia, which uses ammonia as a refrigerant. The 2800 m² sorting facility has a 0°C chill room for holding unsorted fish, two 16°C temperature-controlled...

    • Date de publication : 04/02/2011
  • Illegal trade in ODS

    Some recent facts show the difficulty to tackle the illegal disposal of CFC appliances and CFCs and HCFCs trading issues: - The German business magazine Capital divulged that CFC-containing refrigeration appliances were discovered in two car...

    • Date de publication : 12/08/2008
  • Le marché mondial des produits chimiques fluorés

    L'industrie mondiale des produits chimiques fluorés était évaluée à 15,3 milliards de dollars US en 2011 et sa valeur devrait atteindre 21,5 milliards de dollars US en 2018.

    • Date de publication : 07/04/2014
    • Sujets : Alternatives aux HFC
  • Nano-cooling

    A reversible air-cooling and dehumidification system operating without refrigerant gases developed by Dais Analytic and undergoing beta testing is projected to reduce energy use and CO2 emissions by over 50%, to have Seasonal Energy Efficiency...

    • Date de publication : 01/07/2011
  • Le marché canadien du génie climatique. 1er trimestre 2014

    Selon l'Institut du Chauffage, du Froid et du Conditionnement d'Air et d'après une information de ReportLinker, les ventes des systèmes de traitement d'air ont montré leur plus forte croissance au cours du premier trimestre 2014.

    • Date de publication : 23/07/2014
    • Sujets : Chiffres, économie
  • Etats-Unis: de nouvelles propositions de frigorigènes alternatifs aux HFC (en anglais)

    En mai 2016, dans le cadre du programme SNAP, l'agence américaine de protection de l'environnement (EPA) a introduit deux nouveaux frigorigènes alternatifs au R123 et élargi les usages possibles du R513A et du CO2 en froid et conditionnement d'air.

    • Date de publication : 01/07/2016
    • Sujets : Réglementation, Alternatives aux HFC
  • Chine: une transition directe des HCFC aux frigorigènes naturels ?

    Parmi les 12 alternatives aux HCFC figurant dans le catalogue publié par le Ministère de la Protection de l'Environnement chinois, dix sont des fluides naturels.

    • Date de publication : 11/11/2015
  • Scénarios pour un développement durable du secteur du froid en Inde

    Une étude récente montre qu’une transition accélérée des HFC vers des frigorigènes à faible PRP permettrait à l’Inde de dépasser les exigences de l’Amendement de Kigali et d’assurer...

    • Date de publication : 28/09/2022
    • Sujets : Pays en développement, Alternatives aux HFC
  • Fake refrigerants cause havoc

    A series of reefer explosions could have been caused by impure refrigerants

    • Date de publication : 19/03/2012