XX European Conference

8th – 9th June 2023 | Politecnico di Milano
The Latest Technologies in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Refrigerants, Heat Pumps, 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
PRESIDENTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
JIM CURLIN, Head of OzonAction, Law Division
United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
DIDIER COULOMB, Director General
International Institute of Refrigeration – IIR
OLE NIELSEN, MP Division Chief
United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO
BENTE TRANHOLM-SCHWARZ, Deputy Head
European Commission, Climate Action DG Clima
STEPHEN YUREK, President and CEO
Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute – AHRI
FAROOQ MEHBOOB, President
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
NONORU 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
European Investigation Agency – EIA
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
GERALD CAVALIER, President
CEMAFROID | Association Française du Froid – AFF
LUCA BINAGHI, President
Associazione costruttori sistemi climatizzazione – Assoclima
FRANCESCO MASTRAPASQUA, President
Assocold
ENNIO MACCHI, Professor Emeritus
Politecnico di Milano
GIOVANNI LOZZA, Professor Energy Dept
Politecnico di Milano
FABIO POLONARA,
Co-chair TEAP RTOC & Director Industrial Engineering Dept., Università Politecnica delle Marche
LUCA TAGLIAFICO, Professor
Università di Genova
SILVIA MINETTO, Researcher
ITC-CNR Padova
ARMIN HAFNER, Professor
Norwegian University NTNU
CLAUDIO ZILIO, Professor
Università di Padova
DAVIDE DEL COL, Professor
Università di Padova
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE
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POLITECNICO DI MILANO
8-9 June 2023
TIMETABLE (CEST) – tentative
8th June: 9.00 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 6 pm
9th June: 9.00 am – 12 pm / 1 pm – 6 pm
Incl. coffee break (11 – 11.30 am)
Conference Programme
9 am, Thursday – 8th June 2023
General Introduction
INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE; EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL RAC SITUATION. THE COLD CHAIN FOR VACCINES. TECHNOLOGIES; EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS. F-GAS AND REFRIGERANTS. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLES. POLICY AND REGULATIONS.
M. Buoni | Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Association – AREA
J. Curlin | United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
D. Coulomb | International Institute of Refrigeration – IIR
BLOCCO APERTURA
1st Session
9.30 am, Thursday – 8th June 2023
NEW REFRIGERANTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN REFERENCE TO EU 517/2014, F-GAS REGULATION, ENERGY SAVING
CHAIRPERSONS:
D. Coulomb IIF-IIR, N. Kagawa JSRAE,
C. Zilio Padova University, A. Hafner NTNU
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; lubricants for synthetic refrigerants.
Speakers: D. Coulomb IIR – N. Kagawa JSRAE – A. Hafner NTNU – C. Zilio Università di Padova – S. Filippini LU-VE Group – F. Codella Chemours – C. Marotta General Gas – M. Lorusso Nippon Gases Refrigerants – C. Macri Daikin Chemical Europe
Debate
With the participants in the conference
2nd Session
2 pm, Thursday – 8th June 2023
NEW COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS, CONSIDERING THEIR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, RESULTS AND UPDATES
CHAIRPERSONS: E. Macchi, G. Lozza Polytechnic of Milan,
D. Del Col Padova University, S. Minetto CNR Padova,
D. Coulomb IIF-IIR, C. van de Sande AREA
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.
Speakers: D. Del Col Università di Padova – S. Minetto CNR Padova – S. Capanelli Carel Industries – G. Dorin Officine Mario Dorin – P. Trevisan Bitzer – B. Bella Emerson – K. Nourrice Frascold – M. Bassi Embraco – M. Barilari Rivacold – S. Pompeo ERRECOM
Debate
With the participants in the conference
3rd Session
9 am, Friday – 9th June 2023
Third Session
POLICY: GLOBAL F-GAS PHASE DOWN AND EU REGULATION REVIEW, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION.
CHAIRPERSONS: J. Curlin UNEP, B. Tranholm-Schwarz DG Clima, |
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 – TBA EPEE – M. Masini ASERCOM – F. Mastrapasqua Assocold – C. Perry EIA – J. Curlin UNEP – S. Yurek AHRI – X. Li CAR – C. van de Sande AREA – K. Kelly Business Edge
4th Session
11.30 am, Friday – 9th June 2023
GREEN COOLING, HEAT PUMPS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CHAIRPERSONS: S. Corgnati Politecnico di Torino, F. Mehboob ASHRAE, F. Scuderi Eurovent, L. Binaghi Assoclima,
L. Tagliafico Genova University, F. Polonara TEAP–RTOC
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. Mobile air conditioning. LNG.
Speakers: S. Corgnati Politecnico di Torino – D. Coulomb IIR – F. Mehboob ASHRAE – F. Scuderi Eurovent – L. Binaghi Assoclima – L. Tagliafico Università di Genova – F. Polonara TEAP–RTOC – C. Malvicino Stellantis – K. Berglöf ClimaCheck – T. Funder-Kristensen Danfoss – L. Rollino C2R, Centro Studi Galileo – G. Pellegrini TEON
5th Session
3.30 pm, Friday – 9th June 2023
THE COLD CHAIN, FOOD AND VACCINES DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION, COLD STORAGE AND TRANSPORT, CONTROLS AND DATA LOGGERS.
CHAIRPERSONS: M. Masoero ATF & Poli Torino, O. Nielsen UNIDO, M. Sakandé U-3ARC, G. Cavalier AFF , D. Coulomb IIF-IIR
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: O. Nielsen UNIDO – M. Sakandé U-3ARC – G. Cavalier AFF – D. Coulomb IIR
Debate
With the participants in the conference
Conclusions and Recommendations
D. Coulomb | International Institute of Refrigeration – IIR
J. Curlin | United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
M. Buoni | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Association – AREA
General Debate
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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
