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Briefs: DKV Meeting
The next DKV Meeting will take place in Bremen on November 17-19, 2004. Deutsche Kälte-Klima-Tagung 2004, Bremen - Maritim Hotel Please contact Irene Reicher. Tel: 0049 (0)711/6853200 Fax: 0049 (0)711/6853242
IIR Member news: CIAT is 70!
CIAT (Compagnie Industrielle d'Applications Thermiques), a corporate member of the IIR, has just celebrated its 70th birthday. Famous for having ventilated the Cheops Pyramid, CIAT manufactures a broad range of air-conditioning and air-handling...
IIR Member news: EDF R&D
Following the kind invitation of Ms Bénédicte Ballot-Miguet, Research Engineer, the IIR, represented by F. Billiard, D. Viard and J.L. Dupont, had the pleasure of visiting the Electricité de France's (EDF) R&D Renardières site located near...
Markets: world frozen-food market
According to Euromonitor, the world frozen-food market is expected to grow by 14% between 2003 and 2008. The regions where frozen-food sales have increased the most between 1999 and 2003 are the Asia-Pacific area, Eastern Europe and Latin America....
Magnetic-bearing centrifugal compressors
This new compressor technology - presented at the 2003 AHR Expo in Chicago - may have a significant effect on the future of mid-range chillers and rooftop applications in water-cooled, evaporatively cooled and air-cooled chilled-water and...
Sound waves to chill ice cream
On April 15, 2004, Earth Day, Ben & Jerry's announced the development of an environmentally friendly thermoacoustic chilling prototype. Following a company-wide audit of Ben & Jerry's refrigeration uses and its impact on the environment,...
Briefs: Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) equipped with CO2 air-conditioning systems
In most automotive air-conditioning systems, fluid, heated by the engine, is circulated through the heater to warm the passenger compartment. However, in FCVs and electric vehicles, a heat source is lacking, as they do not have an internal...
Briefs: Accuracy of temperature-measuring equipment
Food Refrigeration & Process Engineering Research (FRPERC), University of Bristol (UK) has conducted studies on 3 types of temperature-monitoring equipment. The temperatures were measured between mock (tylose) food packs in 3 retail cabinets....
Briefs: Chilled ceilings and beams
Chilled beams and ceilings, considered to be environmentally friendly, aesthetic, silent and energy saving, are attracting a great deal of interest. BSRIA (the Building Services Research and Information Association) estimates that the market,...
Briefs: The hole truth
The closely monitored ozone hole above Antarctica is renowned for its unpredictable seasonal behaviour and changes in shape. High-altitude clouds form above Antarctica as soon as the temperature goes below -85°C in winter and spring, seasons...
Briefs: Project Qatar 2004
A prestigious building project involving innovative district cooling has been launched in Doha's West Bay area. Initially, 82.5 million USD will be invested in the scheme in order to meet the cooling requirements of 50 office buildings. Additional...
Kyoto Protocol: ratification status
The Kyoto Protocol aims to reduce greenhouse gas (including HFC) emissions in developed countries by at least 5% with respect to the 1990 levels, during the period 2008-2012. The Kyoto Protocol was open for signature as of March 16, 1998 and will...
ASERCOM Energy Efficiency Award 2004
The ASERCOM Energy Efficiency Award is designed to recognize the most valuable concept of innovation in the improvement of energy efficiency in a vapour-compression cycle applied to a refrigeration/air-conditioning/heat pump system. This award is...
The incidence of foodborne infections in France
A report, dated May 10, 2004, from the French Health Monitoring Agency (InVS) evaluated, from the analysis of available data, the incidence of foodborne infections in France. Over 200 diseases of bacterial, viral and parasitic or toxic origin are...
French Heat Wave Plan approved by the air-conditioning sector
Following the heat wave in Europe during the summer 2003, the French health minister took part in a conference on the new government's Heat Wave Plan. During this conference, the role of air conditioning was recognized. The refrigeration and...
The French air-conditioning market is growing significantly
According to Clim'info, in France, sales of individual air conditioners (with capacities below 17.5 kW) have undergone a very strong progression - about 40% - in 2003 compared with 2002. Sales of small mobile units, in particular, have benefited...
Save 2002 project: "European Certified Heat Pump Installer"
The project proposal was prepared by European Heat Pump Association and was approved by the European Commission in December 2003. It develops a common European strategy, as many European countries have already started initiatives at different...
Briefs: Guidance Note on R-410A
The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) in the UK published, in March 2004, the Guidance Note No.12 on R-410A Handling, Properties, Design, Installation and Servicing. This 7-page Note gives all that should be known about R-410A, which is now a...
A ship sinks due to refrigeration failure
Three years ago, in April 2001, a factory freezer trawler, the Fame, sank off the coast of Labrador, Canada. According to a recent report by a provincial Transportation Safety Board, the ship sank due to a chain of events, eventually flooding the...
New freedom for diabetics
A portable refrigerator is designed for storing insulin has been developed and won second prize in the Emhart "create the future" contest. It fits in a jacket pocket and is powered by a rechargeable battery. It uses a Peltier device (heat pump)...
New cryogenic refrigerator to deep-freeze chips
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a compact, solid-state refrigerator capable of reaching very low temperatures (as low as 100 milliKelvin). The refrigerator works using a "sandwich" of normal-...
Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) equipped with CO2 air-conditioning systems
Joint Irish fridge and freezer recycling scheme
Before the implementation, summer 2005, of the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive), Northern Ireland's and Ireland's Environment departments are working together on a scheme to collect, treat and recycle...
2004 Climate Protection Award
Since 1998, the Climate Protection Award is awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of achievements in protecting the Earth's climate. On April 13, 2004, this award was presented to 12 international individuals and...
On April 15, 2004: "Earth Day", Ben & Jerry's ice-cream producers announced the development of an environmentally friendly thermoacoustic chilling prototype. Following a company-wide audit of Ben & Jerry's refrigeration uses and its impact...
