World Refrigeration Day: 7 Interesting Facts

Jun 26, 2024, 08:46 IST

WION Desk

Established as an awareness campaign, World Refrigeration Day, celebrated on June 26, aims to highlight the work & advancements in refrigeration & air conditioning. Celebration of the day was an idea of refrigeration consultant Stephen Gill and the inaugural day was marked on June 26, 2019. Here are some interesting facts:

3. Penn (Wharton), US

Penn University has an overall score of 92.1 points and is the third-best university for an MBA programme.

2. Celebrating Lord Kevin’s Legacy

This year’s theme is particularly significant as it coincides with the 200th birth anniversary of Lord Kevin, a pioneering figure in thermodynamics.

3. Local Engagement and Career Opportunities

The broad theme of ‘Temperature Matters’ is designed to be universally relevant, allowing regions and industries to address their local interests and audiences.

4. How to celebrate?

Show some love to a fridge, thank a refrigeration engineer, celebrate with a cool refrigeration theme, or get a job in the refrigeration industry.

5. Why We Love World Refrigeration Day

It’s the perfect day to buy new refrigerating products.

6. Theme of 2023

The theme last year was ‘Next Generation Cooling’, highlighting innovative technologies that improve energy efficiency and promote sustainable practices going into the future.

7. What is special about refrigerants?

Refrigerants can carry 10 times more energy per kg than water, and 50 times more than air.

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