IIR Informatory Notes


The IIR publishes Informatory Notes designed to meet the needs of decision-makers worldwide, on a regular basis. These notes summarize knowledge in key refrigeration-technology and refrigeration- application domains. Each note puts forward future priority developmental axes and provides IIR recommendations in this context.


Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies

  • 37th Informatory Note: Advancements in supermarket refrigeration
  • 36th Informatory Note: Flammable refrigerants
  • 35th Informatory Note: The impact of the refrigeration sector on climate change
  • 34th Informatory Note: Solar Cooling
  • 33rd Informatory Note: Cogeneration/Trigeneration
  • 32nd Informatory Note: Harmonization of Life Cycle Climate Performance Methodology
  • 31st  Informatory Note: Current long-term alternative refrigerants and their possible applications
  • 30th Informatory Note: Heat-Sensitive Health Products

  • 29th Informatory Note: The Role of Refrigeration in the Global Economy

  • 28th Informatory Note: Qualification and Certification of Refrigeration Technicians


Advancements in Supermarket Refrigeration


37th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / March 2018

 

This Informatory Note was prepared by Renato Lazzarin, President of IIR Section E and Yunting Ge, Vice-President of Commission E1, with the assistance of Claudio Zilio, Secretary of Commission B2. It was reviewed by several experts from the IIR network.

 

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Les progrès du froid dans les supermarchés
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Flammable Refrigerants


36th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / December 2017

 

This Informatory Note was prepared by Daniel Colbourne, and was reviewed by several experts from the IIR network

 

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Flammable refrigerants
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Summary for policymakers 36th
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NoteTech_36_EN_Summary.pdf
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Les frigorigènes inflammables
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NoteTech_36_FR.pdf
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Résumé pour les décideur 36eme
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The Impact of the Refrigeration Sector on Climate Change


35th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / November 2017

 

This Informatory Note was prepared by Didier Coulomb (Director General of the IIR), Jean-Luc Dupont (Head of the
Scientific and Technical Information Department) and Valentin Morlet (Informatory Note writer), and was reviewed by
several experts from the IIR network.

 

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The impact of the refrigeration sector on climate change
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The impact of the refrigeration sector on climate change / Annex
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NoteTech_35_EN_Annexes.pdf
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Summary for policymakers 35th
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NoteTech_35_EN_Summary.pdf
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L’impact du secteur du froid sur le changement climatique
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Note_Tech_35_FR.pdf
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L’impact du secteur du froid sur le changement climatique / Annexes
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NoteTech_35_FR_Annexes.pdf
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Résumé pour les décideurs 35eme
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Solar Cooling


34th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / April 2017

 

This Informatory Note was prepared by Renato Lazzarin, President of IIR Section E, with the assistance of the IIR head office, and was reviewed by several experts from the IIR network.

 

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Solar Cooling
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Le froid Solaire
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Cogeneration / Trigeneration


33rd Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / January 2017

 

This  Informatory  Note  was  prepared  by  Michel  Feidt  (Secretary  of  IIR  Commission  E2),  Jean-Luc Dupont (Head of the Scientific and Technical Information Department) and Alexis Oger (Informatory Note writer), and was reviewed by several IIR experts.

 

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Cogeneration / Trigeneration
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Cogénération / Trigénération
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Harmonisation of Cycle Climate Performance Methodology


32nd Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / October 2016

 

This Informatory Note was prepared by Yunho Hwang, Chairman of the IIR Working Group “Life Cycle Climate Performance Evaluation” and was reviewed by several IIR experts.

 

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Harmonisation of cycle climate perfomance methodology
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Harmonisation de la méthode de calcul de l'indice de performance climatique sur le cycle de vie
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Current Long-term Alternative Refrigerants and their Possible Applications


31st Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / April 2016

 

This Informatory Note was prepared by Michael Kauffeld (Honorary Member of IIR Commission B2), and was reviewed by several experts from the IIR commissions.

 

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Current long-term alternative refrigerants and their possible applications
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Frigorigènes alternatifs: les options actuelles sur le long terme et leurs applications
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Heat-sensitive Health Products


30th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / January 2016

 

This Informatory Note was prepared by Gérald Cavalier (Member of the IIR Executive Committee and President of Section D “Storage and Transport”) and Marie Boned. It was reviewed by several experts from the IIR commissions.

 

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Heat-sensitive health products
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Les produits de santé thermosensibles
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NoteTech_30_FR.pdf
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The role of Refrigeration in the Global Economy


29th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / November 2015

 

This  Informatory  Note  was  prepared  by  Didier  Coulomb  (Director  General  of  the  IIR),  Jean-Luc Dupont (Head of the Scientific and Technical Information Department) and Audrey Pichard (Informatory Note writer), and was reviewed by several experts from IIR commissions.

 

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The role of refrigeration in the global economy
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Le rôle du froid dans l'économie mondiale
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NoteTech_29_FR.pdf
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Qualification and Certification of Refrigeration Technicians


28th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies / September 2015

 

This  Informatory  Note  was  prepared  by  Didier  Coulomb  (Director-General  of  the  IIR),  Ina Colombo (Deputy Director of the IIR), Boubacar Sagna (Informatory Note Writer) and was reviewed by several experts from the IIR commissions.

 

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Qualification and certification of refrigeration technicians
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Qualification et certification des techniciens du froid
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NoteTech_28_FR.pdf
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