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Working in partnership with the United Nations (UNEP) and major universities, the REI is an independent professional body that promotes best practice in renewable energy and energy efficiency through renewable energy training courses and global conferences.

Ammonia: The Refrigerant of the Future

Bruce BadgerIIAR President It may seem odd to call ammonia – a refrigerant first used [...]

Nexus of Survival

Janos MatéSenior ConsultantGreenpeace InternationalPolitical Business Unit Human survival, in fact the survival of life as [...]

A cap and phase-down of F-Gases is the most cost-effective measure to reduce direct emissions from heating and cooling

Brussels – October 2012: Fluorinated gases currently contribute 1.1% to global greenhouse gas emissions, and [...]

Refrigeration Main Challenges

Didier COULOMBInternational Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)www.iifiir.org 1. Refrigeration is increasingly necessary 1.1. Refrigeration is necessary [...]

Research on A New District Heating Method Combined with Hot Water Driven Ground Source Absorption Heat Pump

Zhang Qunli[1], Di Hongfa[2], Hu Wangyang[3](1 Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, 100044)(2 [...]

Risks Inherent in the Use of Counterfeit Refrigerants

Intergovernmental Organization for the Development of Refrigeration International Institute of Refrigeration177 Bd Malesherbes – 75017 [...]

Broadening Our Horizons

Thomas Watson, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member2012-13 ASHRAE President This year, ASHRAE is emphasizing that [...]

New Components and Equipment in Relation to Energy Saving and Environmental Issues: Equipment, energy and environmental issues

SUMMARY Energy consumption is a major concern for both governments and consumers. Developing technologies and [...]

A Numerical Analysis of an Active Magnetic Multilayer Regenerative Cycle

C. APREA , A. GRECO , A. MAIORINO Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Università di Salerno, [...]

Natural Refrigerants: Secondary brine ice slurry

Jan Boone, Mayekawa Europe, Zaventem, Belgium LINE-UP OF ‘NATURAL 5’. Mayekawa was founded in 1924 [...]