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  • La demande de froid en plein essor (en anglais)

    L'explosion de la demande en froid est déjà évidente dans certains pays : par exemple, le nombre des foyers chinois résidant en ville et en possession d'un réfrigérateur est passé de 7 % en 1995 à 95 % en 2007.

    • Date de publication : 26/05/2016
    • Sujets : Chiffres, économie
  • First car models using HFO-1234yf

    During the recent Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide convention and trade show in Las Vegas, USA, discussions focused on the vehicles will have the new HFO-1234yf refrigerant. It was revealed that one vehicle was already being sold with the...

    • Date de publication : 03/07/2012
  • 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
  • De nouvelles avancées en cryoconservation pourraient faciliter la conservation du sang (en anglais)

    Il est déjà possible de cryoconserver des globules rouges humains en présence de 40% de glycerol, mais cela est rarement utilisé à cause de la longueur du procédé de décongélation et de retrait du glycerol du sang.

    • Date de publication : 12/05/2015
  • Le plus gros projet portuaire de chaîne du froid de Chine

    Grâce à un projet de méga-entrepôts frigorifiques de pointe, le port de Nansha, dans le sud de la Chine sera prêt à répondre aux besoins logistiques croissants de la chaîne du froid dans la région.

    • Date de publication : 22/10/2020
  • Magnetic refrigeration: future applications

    The magnetocaloric effect was discovered in 1881 and has been used in cryophysics since the 1930s, but thanks to recent developments in material science, this technology can now be used at room temperature. Several projects involving this...

    • Date de publication : 26/07/2006
  • Briefs: US supermarkets: CO2 gains ground

    Being already largely used in Europe, CO2 refrigeration systems might see important development in North American supermarkets. The medium-size retail chain Price Chopper Supermarkets has installed a cascade system using CO2 in the low-temperature...

    • Date de publication : 12/08/2008
  • Cheers to that!

    An innovative brewery refrigeration system that uses natural CO2 gas has been conceived by engineers from the Ziemann Group in collaboration with Axima. This system, which will be of particular interest to large plants with extensive pipe networks...

    • Date de publication : 05/05/2006
  • 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...

    • Date de publication : 18/05/2009
  • Briefs: First zipper for meat in Europe

    SPIS Grilstad is using re-sealable Zip-Pak packaging for its deli meat products and its market share has risen from 18% to 75%. Zip-pak's re-sealable devices have already been used in the US but are new to Europe. A recent study performed a...

    • Date de publication : 12/08/2008
  • Briefs: Funding for solar cooling pioneers

    Faced with climbing fossil fuel prices, refrigerated warehouse companies around the globe are starting to look seriously at renewable energy sources, particularly solar energy. In the United States, companies such as ShopRite Supermarket, Costco...

    • Date de publication : 07/02/2011
  • Micro-Innovation

    Mechanical engineers at Purdue University have created a miniature device that aims to replace conventional evaporators. Cited as a "long-term solution" in technological advances, the use of existing technical know-how for the refrigeration loop...

    • Date de publication : 19/07/2005
  • New environmental measures are emerging

    Two important (for the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector) United Nations conferences take place every year, on ozone depletion and on climate change. The IIR attends these conferences and presents a statement as an intergovernmental...

    • Date de publication : 24/02/2009
  • The cooling industry awards 2004: celebrating excellence in environmentally friendlier cooling

    The very first Cooling Industry Awards was organized by Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) magazine on September 15, 2004. It proved to be a success as nearly 400 RAC professionals from across the industry and major end-users were present....

    • Date de publication : 19/11/2004
  • Des systèmes ultra-basse température prêts pour le stockage des vaccins contre la COVID-19

    Mirai Intex, membre collectif de l'IIF, positionne ses systèmes à ultra-basse température (ULT) comme technologie frigorifique pour le stockage des vaccins contre la COVID-19 et la lyophilisation des composants...

    • Date de publication : 26/11/2020