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Why Do We Need to Innovate?

ABSTRACT This paper explores the developments that have been achieved in the last 20 years [...]

Global Warming: A key issue for refrigeration and air conditioning

Didier CoulombDirector, International Institute of Refrigeration Introduction Refrigeration, including air conditioning, is necessary for life [...]

Nanofluids: A new generation of high efficiency fluids

Sergio BOBBO, Laura COLLA, Laura FEDELE Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per le Tecnologie della [...]

Ground Source Heat Pumps

1. INTRODUCTION Ground source heat pumps (GSHP) gain importance world-wide with respect to energy efficiency [...]

Energy Saving and Ecosustainability: Industrially Achievable Goals

In the large retail sector, the focus is increasingly on the optimisation, management and monitoring [...]

Contractors’ Added Value in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

IIR-United Nations UNEP – ATF – CSG14th European Conference10-11 June 2011, Milan“The Latest Technology in [...]

Solar Domestic Refrigeration Equipment

A. Chikouche, B. Abbad, S. Elmetenani, M. Chikh, S. Bouadjab Unit for development of solar [...]

Development of a High Pressure Control Logic for CO2 Tap Water Heat Pumps

E Fornasieri, F Mancini, S Minetto Dipartimento di Fisica Tecnica, Università degli Studi di Padova [...]

Heat Pumps

Hermann HalozanInstitute of Thermal Engineering, Graz University of Technology The potential for reducing CO2 emissions [...]

Clear Up Confusion Over Electric Vehicles With the UK’s First Training Course

It is the first of its kind in the UK and is guaranteed to help [...]