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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
  • Events: CIAT hits the road

    CIAT's marketing has become highly mobile. In May 2006, a truck left CIAT for a 7-month tour of 40 European cities (in 12 countries) designed to launch new products. CIAT, a corporate member of the IIR, is a French company manufacturer of...

    • Date de publication : 15/11/2006
  • ARI Publishes the Statistical Profile of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Industry

    On October 7, 2004, the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) published the 2004 edition of the Statistical Profile of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Industry. This publication provides statistical data, from...

    • Date de publication : 19/11/2004
  • HFO-1234yf news

    HFO-1234yf, developed by DuPont and Honeywell as a substitute for HFC-134a in mobile air-conditioning applications in response to EU 2006/40 Directive which bans the use of refrigerants with a GWP higher than 150 in new types of vehicles by...

    • Date de publication : 04/02/2011
  • Alternative Cooling Technologies conference, London, 1st February 2005

    This conference, which was co-sponsored by the UK Institute of Refrigeration and organised commercially by RAC magazine, was well attended with about 140 people present. It was arranged in five sessions. In the first session, speakers from UK...

    • Date de publication : 11/02/2005
  • Reefer rental: trends

    The reefer rental market has benefited from unexpected development. It started in the 1980s when thousands of refrigerated containers ceased being used, following the external trade collapse of fruit-exporting countries. The reefers were first...

    • Date de publication : 26/07/2006
  • Out of the ordinary: Backpack fridge

    "Boxcooler" a backpack fridge with picnic dishes solves the problem of keeping picnic food cool and applies state-of-the-art technology. On one side it can conveniently be carried on the back. On the other side, the cover hinge can be used as a...

    • Date de publication : 13/08/2009
  • L’impact climatique du secteur du froid en Australie

    Selon un récent rapport, le secteur du froid représente 24 % de l’électricité consommée en Australie et 11,5 % des émissions de CO2. Ce rapport identifie également les principales causes des émissions...

    • Date de publication : 31/05/2021
    • Sujets : Environnement
  • US

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was passed as law on August 8, 2005 provides incentives for more efficient technologies, and notably "innovative technologies" that avoid greenhouse gases emissions. Research and development for...

    • Date de publication : 26/10/2005
  • Refrigerant news: HFO-1234yf

    The US EPA has proposed to list HFO-1234yf as an acceptable alternative refrigerant in mobile air-conditioning (MAC) systems. The proposed decision only applies to new MAC systems in passenger cars and trucks since EPA had previously determined...

    • Date de publication : 07/03/2010
  • Air conditioning

    - Domestic and export sales of Chinese air conditioners set new records in the 2004 refrigeration year (September 2003-August 2004). Sales on the domestic market reached 26 million units and exports reached 25 million units. Export sales were up...

    • Date de publication : 19/07/2005
  • Intense competition for the next-generation MAC refrigerant

    Less than 3 years before the January 1, 2011 deadline for using fluorinated gases (F-gases) with a GWP higher than 150 in the new models of cars according to the European Directive 2006/40 on emissions from mobile air-conditioning (MAC) systems,...

    • Date de publication : 13/05/2008
  • Un nouveau dispositif de refroidissement électrocalorique portable et efficace (en anglais)

    Des chercheurs de l'Université de Californie et de SRI International décrivent un nouveau dispositif de refroidissement électrocalorique et ses applications possibles.

    • Date de publication : 14/05/2018
  • Réduire les émissions du secteur du froid en Chine

    Selon un récent rapport de l’Economist Intelligence Unit, la Chine est responsable d’environ un tiers des émissions mondiales du secteur du froid et du conditionnement d’air. Le...

    • Date de publication : 07/09/2021
    • Sujets : Chiffres, économie, Réglementation, Environnement
  • Emissions directes de CO2 du secteur du froid au Chili

    Dans le cadre de son inventaire national soumis à l’CCNUCC, le Chili a rapporté les valeurs des émissions de gaz à effet de serre pour le secteur du froid et du conditionnement d’air.

    • Date de publication : 16/08/2021
    • Sujets : Pays en développement, Chiffres, économie, Environnement
  • Frigorigènes : les hydrocarbures

    Les hydrocarbures tels que le R290 (propane), le R600a (isobutane) ou le R1270 (propène/propylène) sont des frigorigènes naturels non toxiques à faible PRP et dotés d'excellentes...

    • Dernière mise à jour : 22/06/2022
    • Langues : Anglais, Français
    • Thèmes : Hydrocarbures, Confinement, réduction de la charge en frigorigène
  • Cryogénie alimentaire : applications de l’azote liquide

    L'adoption de procédés cryogéniques dans l'industrie agroalimentaire repose principalement sur l'azote liquide, qui est l’alternative de prédilection aux techniques de froid...

    • Dernière mise à jour : 07/11/2023
    • Langues : Anglais, Français
    • Thèmes : Congélation des aliments