For World Refrigeration Day 2024, the Institute of Refrigeration Ireland is pleased to present an afternoon of celebration of the life and work of Lord Kelvin, William Thomson of Belfast. The event will take place in the newly redeveloped ‘The Kelvin’ building on the site at College Square East in Belfast where William Thompson was […]

By celebrating James Harrison's achievements on World Refrigeration Day, 26 June, local organisations seek to restore wider understanding of his work and contributions to society. Modern refrigeration still relies on the processes that he designed, engineered and patented 170 years ago in what Europeans considered to be the far-flung colonial backwater of Geelong. It is […]

Woolworths to host a national plantroom open day on the "coolest day of the year". The Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (RAC) sector is accountable for almost 25% of Australia's entire national electricity production and around 12% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. RAC enables people to live, travel and work comfortably. Refrigeration in particular boosts economic […]