A refrigeration system comprising: a thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330) that forms a temperature gradient between first and second sides (36, 136, 236, 34, 134, 234); a compressible working fluid flowing through a refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226) in heat-transferring relation to said first side (36, 136, 236) of said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230), said refrigeration circuit including an evaporator (66, 166); a compressor (62, 162, 262) in said refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226) and wherein said compressible working fluid is compressed by said compressor (62, 162, 262); a condenser (64, 164, 264) and an expansion device (68, 70, 168, 170, 270) in said refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226), said condenser (64, 164, 264) operable to extract heat from said compressible working fluid; characterized by: said evaporator being in heat transferring relation with a first air flow, said evaporator (66,166) absorbing heat from said first airflow; a heat transfer fluid flowing through a heat-transfer circuit (29, 129, 229) in heat-transferring relation to said second side (34, 134, 234) of said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330); wherein heat is extracted from one of said compressible working fluid and heat transfer fluid and transferred to the other of said compressible working fluid and heat transfer fluid through said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330), wherein said refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226) includes a first flow path through which a first portion of said compressible working fluid flows in heat-transferring relation with said evaporator (66, 166) and a second flow path through which a second portion of said compressible working fluid flows in heat-transferring relation with said first side (36, 136, 236) of said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330), such that said first and second portions flow in parallel through said first and second flow paths of said refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226). a thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330) that forms a temperature gradient between first and second sides (36, 136, 236, 34, 134, 234); a compressible working fluid flowing through a refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226) in heat-transferring relation to said first side (36, 136, 236) of said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230), said refrigeration circuit including an evaporator (66, 166); a compressor (62, 162, 262) in said refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226) and wherein said compressible working fluid is compressed by said compressor (62, 162, 262); a condenser (64, 164, 264) and an expansion device (68, 70, 168, 170, 270) in said refrigeration circuit (26, 126, 226), said condenser (64, 164, 264) operable to extract heat from said compressible working fluid; characterized by: said evaporator being in heat transferring relation with a first air flow, said evaporator (66,166) absorbing heat from said first airflow; a heat transfer fluid flowing through a heat-transfer circuit (29, 129, 229) in heat-transferring relation to said second side (34, 134, 234) of said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330); wherein heat is extracted from one of said compressible working fluid and heat transfer fluid and transferred to the other of said compressible working fluid and heat transfer fluid through said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330), said evaporator being in heat transferring relation with a first air flow, said evaporator (66,166) absorbing heat from said first airflow; a heat transfer fluid flowing through a heat-transfer circuit (29, 129, 229) in heat-transferring relation to said second side (34, 134, 234) of said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330); wherein heat is extracted from one of said compressible working fluid and heat transfer fluid and transferred to the other of said compressible working fluid and heat transfer fluid through said thermoelectric device (30, 130, 230, 330),