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Tag: refrigeration
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Recognising and celebrating progress and change
AIRAH’s National Awards for Excellence showcase the technical achievements, intellectual daring and leadership capabilities of the Australian HVAC&R sector. Finalists from around the country have now been announced, and the Awards ceremony will take place on November 26, 2026, at Metropolis Events, Southbank, Melbourne.
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City Facilities Management secures decade-long Coles deal
After 17 years of partnering with Coles Group to provide comprehensive facilities management solutions across the national supply chain and retail network, a new 10-year agreement has been signed.
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Crooks cook French frozen food aisles
A cyberattack on supermarkets in France has caused tonnes of fresh food products to be discarded. The hackers exploited a smart control system on chilled and frozen food units, something security experts have previously suggested was a matter not of “if” but “when”.
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IOR opens nominations for J&E Hall Gold Medal
The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has opened nominations for the international award that recognises exceptional innovation.
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REFCON27: Shape the future of refrigeration
AIRAH’s Refrigeration Conference 2027 (REFCON27) is inviting refrigeration professionals and subject matter experts to submit abstracts addressing HVAC&R’s priority issues and opportunities to the conference technical committee.
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Panasonic launches outdoor CO2 refrigerant condensing units for the Singapore market
Panasonic HVAC & Cold Chain has launched outdoor CO2 refrigerant condensing units for the Singapore market.
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Improving cooling efficiency in the dairy aisle
The International Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has released a new technical brief on retrofitting doors to open-fronted refrigerated display cabinets.
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Whitepaper unpacks food retail energy efficiency
Refrigeration accounts for a major share of energy use in supermarkets, making HVAC&R a prime candidate for optimisation, as a new white paper from CAREL explains.
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Scaling up electric refrigerated transport
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced an investment of up to $10 million to support the roll out of low-emissions electric transport refrigeration.
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Intelligent theme for World Refrigeration Day 2026
World Refrigeration Day is an opportunity to celebrate the skills, inventiveness and achievements of HVAC&R – and in 2026, the real power behind the profession is in the spotlight.
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Hitachi restructures to focus on HVAC
Hitachi Global is restructuring, with the home appliances business getting new ownership and branding and the HVAC business expanding further into technology integration.
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IIAR announces dates for online refrigeration workshop
The International Institute of All-Natural Refrigeration (IIAR) has announced the dates for the 59th offering of the Industrial Refrigeration Workshop.
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Daikin launches turnkey refrigeration solution
Daikin has released its new DeVap series of evaporators, which it says completes its turnkey refrigeration solution.
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Fundraising call as Linde machine moves to Geelong Showgrounds
Lex Chalmers OAM provides an update on the project to honour the legacy of Australian refrigeration pioneer James Harrison.
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How a cup of tea on Mount Everest can help explain cooling
Dr Michael Riese, M.AIRAH, urges us to rethink how we explain cooling to those without a technical background.
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Raising funds to honour James Harrison
The Geelong Showgrounds’ Vintage Machinery Group (VMG) is raising funds to rebuild a large 1909 Linde refrigeration compressor.
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ARC releases 2024–25 Permit Scheme Annual Report
The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has published the 2024–25 Annual Report for the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) Permit Scheme.
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The importance of vapour barriers in refrigeration
Bob Jackson, M.AIRAH, explains the importance of hermetically sealing the outer skin of cold rooms to create a vapour barrier.
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Report highlights cold storage squeeze
A new report has found Australia is facing a critical shortage of cold storage infrastructure, especially along the eastern seaboard.
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Radical refrigeration
Dave Peall, M.AIRAH, discusses his work on the “radical” idea of using water as a direct expansion refrigerant.