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8th – 9th June 2023 | Politecnico di Milano

 The Latest Technologies in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps

Refrigerants, Cold Chain, Environment, Energy, Training, Certification, Legislation, Standards, Safety

In Association with Global Leading Researchers and Experts from:

  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
  • European Commission DG Clima
  • International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)
  • Association Française du Froid (AFF)
  • AREA – ASERCOM – ASHRAE – AHRI – EPEE
  • Politecnico of Milan, Turin
  • Universities of Ancona, Genoa, Padua
  • and all the AC&R European Associations

Invited:

  • The George Washington University (USA)
  • Heriot-Watt University, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Imperial College London, Edinburgh Napier University
  • University of East London, The University of London
  • Universities of Palermo, Perugia, Rome,
  • and all the AC&R European Associations

Under the Auspices of the Italian Ministry for the Environment

SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION ENGLISH – ITALIAN

We thank the event’s Sponsors:

PRESIDENTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

SONJA WAGNER, Programme Officer
United Nations Environment Programme, OzonAction – UNEP

DIDIER COULOMB, Director General
International Institute of Refrigeration – IIF-IIR

MARCO BUONI
Centro Studi Galileo – AREA – ATF

ANDRES SEPULVEDA, Region XIV Director and Region Chair
American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers – ASHRAE

XIANTING LI, Executive Board Member
Chinese Association of Refrigeration – CAR

RUSSEL PATTEN, Director General
European Partnership for Energy and the Environment – EPEE

NOBORU KAGAWA, Board Member
Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers – JSRAE

COEN VAN DE SANDE, President
Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association – AREA

CLARE PERRY, Climate Campaign Leader
Environmental Investigation Agency – EIA

INA COLOMBO, Deputy Director General 
International Institute of Refrigeration – IIF-IIR

MARCO MASINI, President
Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers – ASERCOM

FRANCESCO SCUDERI, Secretary General
European Industry Association – Eurovent

MADI SAKANDÉ, President
Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning – U-3ARC

ERIC DEVIN, Secretary General
Association Française du Froid – AFF

ANDREA VOIGT, Executive Board Member
Cool Coalition

GIACOMO DI STEFANO, Technical Officer
Associazione costruttori sistemi climatizzazione – Assoclima

FRANCESCO MASTRAPASQUA, President
Associazione Costruttori Tecnologie per il Freddo – ASSOCOLD

ENNIO MACCHI, Professor Emeritus
Politecnico di Milano

GIOVANNI LOZZA, Professor Energy Dept
Politecnico di Milano

STEFANO CORGNATI, Professor
Politecnico di Torino

FABIO POLONARA, Co-chair TEAP RTOC & Director Industrial Engineering Dept.,
Università Politecnica delle Marche

LUCA TAGLIAFICO, Professor
Università di Genova

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE

Including: conference kit, conference proceedings, buffet, simultaneous translation, attendance certificate (sent via e-mail in the days following the conference)

Registration form (.pdf)
Registration form (.doc)
Online registration (with credit card)

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, 32 – Milano

8-9 June 2023

TIMETABLE (CEST) 

8th June: 9 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 6 pm
9th June: 9 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 5 pm

Conference Programme

Session I
Session II
Session III
Session IV
Session V

Thursday, 8th June 2023 – 9 am

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE. EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL RAC SITUATION. THE COLD CHAIN. TECHNOLOGIES. EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS. F-GAS AND REFRIGERANTS. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLES. POLICY AND REGULATIONS.

 M. Buoni Centro Studi Galileo – ATF – AREA
S. Wagner United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
D. Coulomb International Institute of Refrigeration – IIF-IIR

 1ST SESSION

Thursday, 8th June 2023 – 9.30 am

NEW REFRIGERANTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN REFERENCE TO EU 517/2014, F-GAS REGULATION, ENERGY SAVING.

MODERATOR: S. Corgnati Politecnico di Torino
CHAIRPERSONS: D. Coulomb IIF-IIR, S. Wagner UNEP, N. Kagawa JSRAE, F. Polonara TEAP–RTOC

New low GWP refrigerants. Developments, perspectives and forecasts on new alternative refrigerants. New synthetic and natural refrigerants, pure and mixtures HFC, R32, HFO-1234yf/ze/za, HFO mixtures, CO2, ammonia, hydrocarbons; secondary refrigerants. Mobile air conditioning.

Speakers: D. Coulomb IIF-IIR – F. Polonara TEAP–RTOC – N. Kagawa JSRAE – G. Righetti Padova University –
A. Pardiñas NTNU – C. Malvicino Stellantis – C. Macri Daikin Chemical Europe – F. Codella Chemours – C. Marotta General Gas – C. Di Pasquale Nippon Gases Refrigerants

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Morning Coffee Break  | 11 am – 11.30 am
Networking Lunch Buffet | 1 pm – 2 pm

2ND SESSION

Thursday 8th June 2023 – 2 pm

NEW COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS, CONSIDERING THEIR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, RESULTS AND UPDATES.

MODERATORS: E. Macchi, G. Lozza PoliMi
CHAIRPERSONS: D. Coulomb IIF-IIR, C. van de Sande AREA, I. Colombo IIF-IIR, S. Wagner UNEP

Energy issues in relation to the air conditioning and refrigeration components and plants optimization. Secondary refrigerant plants, CO2, HC systems. Compressors and systems. Energy optimization. New components for domestic, commercial, and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning. Process and design. Lubricants for synthetic refrigerants.

Speakers: M. Azzolin Padova University – M. Passerini Angelantoni Life Science – L. Basso Emerson – M. Bassi Embraco – P. Olalla Huayi Compressor Barcelona – P. Trevisan Bitzer – M. Arena Officine Mario Dorin – F. Volontè LU-VE Group – N. Galato Carel Industries – S. Pompeo ERRECOM

Debate
With the participants in the conference

SPECIAL SESSION

WOMEN IN REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING.

Thursday 8th June 2023 – 5.30 pm

MODERATOR: S. Wagner UNEP

Speakers: I. Colombo IIF-IIR – C. Keyworth INWIC

 Debate
With the participants in the conference

AWARD: EU Women in Cooling Video Competition

Afternoon Coffee Break  | 3 pm – 3.30 pm
Networking Cocktail | 6 pm – 7 pm

3RD SESSION

Friday, 9th June 2023 – 9 am

POLICY: GLOBAL F-GAS PHASE DOWN AND EU REGULATION REVIEW, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION.

MODERATOR: S. Wagner UNEP
CHAIRPERSONS: R. Patten EPEE, C. Perry EIA, M. Masini ASERCOM, F. Mastrapasqua Assocold, C. Van De Sande AREA

The Kigali Amendment: HFC Phase-down, flammable refrigerants’ standards, illegal refrigerants, inspections, logbook, maintenance. Containment, recovery and recycling. Training and certification in Europe and Italy. Safety issues. Products and components’ certification.

Speakers: B. Tranholm Schwarz* EU Commission DG Clima – R. Patten EPEE – C. Perry EIA – C. van de Sande AREA – M. Masini ASERCOM – F. Mastrapasqua Assocold – M. Pushkareva Öko-Recherche

 4TH SESSION

Friday, 9th June 2023 – 11.30 am

GREEN COOLING, HEAT PUMPS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

MODERATOR: M. Perino PoliTo
CHAIRPERSONS: Andres Sepulveda ASHRAE, F. Scuderi Eurovent, X. Li CAR, A. Voigt Cool Coalition, L. Tagliafico Genova University

European Green Deal, ecodesign. Energy efficiency in plants. Heat pumps, cooling with absorption and adsorption plants. Renewable energy and chemistry in air conditioning and refrigeration. Space cooling. Evaporative cooling, district cooling and magnetic cooling.

Speakers: M. Perino PoliTo – A. Sepulveda ASHRAE – F. Scuderi Eurovent – A. Voigt Cool Coalition – E. Devin AFF – X. Li CAR – G. Di Stefano Assoclima – T. Funder-Kristensen Danfoss –  A. Bocanegra Genova University – A. Pastore Camfridge – L. Pattelli Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica

Morning Coffee Break  | 11 am – 11.30 am
Networking Lunch Buffet | 1 pm – 2 pm

5TH SESSION

Friday, 9th June – 3.30 pm

THE COLD CHAIN, FOOD AND VACCINES DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION, COLD STORAGE AND TRANSPORT, CONTROLS AND DATA LOGGERS.

MODERATOR: D. Coulomb IIF-IIR
CHAIRPERSONS: M. Buoni, CSG – ATF – AREA, M. Sakandé U-3ARC, E. Devin AFF

New technology in the cold chain: vaccines and food preservation; vehicles, trains, ships, cold storages; applications in commercial and domestic refrigeration, supermarkets, hospitals, vaccination centres and industry. Energy saving optimization. Solar refrigeration. Insulation; environmental control in food processes, safety control in the cold chain ATP.

Speakers: S. El Harch U-3ARC – M. Mubashir Ahsan CNR Padova – K. Berglöf ClimaCheck – D. Coulomb IIF-IIR

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Afternoon Coffee Break  | 3 pm – 3.30 pm

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS

D. Coulomb International Institute of Refrigeration – IIF-IIR
S. Wagner United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
M. Buoni Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Association – AREA

Contact Details – Information Request

Conference Secretariat:

  • CENTRO STUDI GALILEO
    ASSOCIAZIONE TECNICI DEL FREDDO
    Tel.: +39 0142 452403 (Debora, Chiara or Silvia)
    www.centrogalileo.it

 

To participate, please write an e-mail to:
conference@centrogalileo.it

 

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  • CENTRO STUDI GALILEO
    INDUSTRIA & FORMAZIONE
    Via Alessandria 26, 15033 Casale M.to (AL)
    Tel.: +39 0142 452403
    E-mail: conference@centrogalileo.it

 

NEARBY HOTELS

 

    Organized by

    UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme, the branch of the UN which provides leadership and encourages partnerships in caring for the environment.

    CSG: Centro Studi Galileo is the most renowned training centre in Italy and one of the leading in Europe and around the world for education and information in the sector of refrigeration, air conditioning and renewable energies.

    IIR: International Institute of Refrigeration is a scientific and technical intergovernmental organization enabling the pooling of scientific and industrial know-how in all refrigeration fields on a worldwide scale.

    ATF: Associazione dei Tecnici italiani del Freddo – Italian Association of Refrigeration Technicians, together with CSG, ATF has the target of developing renewable energies and the GND.

    AREA: Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) contractors. Established in 1989, AREA voices the interests of 25 national associations from 21 countries.

    REI: European Energy Centre, founded and based in the United Kingdom. The E.E.C. is the answer to the lack of highly skilled and qualified technicians in the renewable energy sector both in Europe and in developing countries.

    Centro Studi Galileo’s Partners