Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE, MOSELLE (57), SAINT AVOLD, IN FRONT OF THE REFRIGERANT SHUT DOWN IN 2015 IN UNIT 5 OF THE EMILE HUCHET CHARCOAL PLANT, THE CARLING CHEMESIS CHEMICAL PLATFORM WHERE 2 NEW GREEN CHEMISTRY INDUSTRIALS HAVE SET UP: METEX NOOVISTA AND AFYREN NEOXYMETEX NOOVISTA AND AFYREN Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Economy

Illustration - Economy

FRANCE, MOSELLE (57), SAINT AVOLD, IN FRONT OF THE REFRIGERANT SHUT DOWN IN 2015 IN UNIT 5 OF THE EMILE HUCHET CHARCOAL PLANT, THE CARLING CHEMESIS CHEMICAL PLATFORM WHERE 2 NEW GREEN CHEMISTRY INDUSTRIALS HAVE SET UP: METEX NOOVISTA AND AFYREN NEOXYMETEX NOOVISTA AND AFYREN Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gov't, Kajima show ice-wall test at Fukushima plant

Gov't, Kajima show ice-wall test at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The government and general contractor Kajima Corp. show an experiment to create underground walls of frozen soil wall to stop groundwater flowing into the reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on May 16, 2014. Cylindrical ducts to freeze soil and hoses to inject refrigerant are shown. (Pool photo)

Season of skating kicks off in Moscow

STORY: Season of skating kicks off in Moscow DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of GUM ice rink on Red Square 2. various of GUM Fair STORYLINE: The most glamorous ice rink in Moscow opened to public on Tuesday, welcoming visitors who were rushing to the Red Square, marking the start of the skating season in the country. The GUM ice rink has an area of 2,700 square meters. Its refrigerant pipes make sure its ice does not melt even at the temperature of 10 degrees Celsius above zero. It will remain open until February 28, 2023. According to mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin, over 200 skating rinks with artificial ice are expected to operate this winter in the Russian capital. Traditionally, skating rinks with artificial ice start operation in November, and when cold weather becomes stable, the ones with natural ice will open as well. Stepping outside the rink, the GUM Fair can offer New Year souvenirs -- warm mittens, famous Russian sho

Ai-Di's Eco Cooler Slim, a simple cooling machine

Ai-Di's Eco Cooler Slim, a simple cooling machine

I.D. (Ota City, Gunma Prefecture) has developed a small, simple cold air blower that runs on storage batteries. It uses a refrigerant to cool the inside of the housing, and turns a fan to discharge cold air from the upper vents. The new cooler, "Eco Cooler Slim," is a combination of a housing that holds storage batteries, a fan, and a refrigerant, as well as storage batteries and a fan. An outlet is installed at the top of the housing, and the cold air sucked up by the fan is discharged outside. This makes it ideal for outdoor leisure activities such as camping, and for use in evacuation centers in disaster areas where there is no power supply. one that uses commercially available cooler boxes, and the other that is made of corrugated cardboard in the shape of a triangular cylinder with one side measuring about 35 centimeters. (Photo taken on November 13, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Ice making system developed by Professor Uemura of Nagaoka University of Technology

Ice making system developed by Professor Uemura of Nagaoka University of Technology

Professor Yasushi Uemura of Nagaoka University of Technology has developed a practical system for artificially making ice by radiative cooling. By preventing the flow path of the refrigerant from contacting the surface of the water to be frozen, the system generates a state of radiative cooling that causes the water to freeze gradually from the top. Like natural ice, the ice crystals are directed in a single direction, and the crystals are large. In cooperation with Sakata Corporation (Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture), the company aims to release the ice for commercial use next spring. They plan to sell ice on their own in the spring of next year with the aim of promoting the water quality of Niigata Prefecture and revitalizing the region. Professor Uemura is considering launching the ice making system itself in 2020, and is also seeking partner companies. Photo taken on October 29, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Matsushita to launch fluorocarbon-free refrigerator

Matsushita to launch fluorocarbon-free refrigerator

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will launch next Feb. 1 the first refrigerator in the Japanese market that does not use fluorocarbon refrigerants, which are thought to emit ozonosphere-depleting gas, the company said Nov. 8. The 320-liter NR-C32EP fridge employs a cooling system that uses hydrocarbon refrigerant, which is much less harmful to the environment.