12th-13th June 2025 | Politecnico di Milano

XXI European Conference

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12th – 13th June 2025 | 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

SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION ENGLISH – ITALIAN

Details will follow for the event’s Sponsors

PRESIDENTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (TBC)

ENNIO MACCHI, Professor Emeritus
at Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI)
GIOVANNI LOZZA, Professor Energy Dept
at Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI)

JIM CURLIN, Head of OzonAction
United Nations Environment Programme, OzonAction – UNEP

YOSR ALLOUCHE, Director General
International Institute of Refrigeration – IIR

GILBERTO PICHETTO FRATIN (tbc), Minister
Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica

MARCO BUONI
Centro Studi Galileo – AREA – ATF

BENTE TRANHOLM-SCHWARZ, Deputy Head of Unit DG Clima
European Commission

ANDRES SEPULVEDA, Director for the European Region
American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers – ASHRAE

JOHN LANIER, Chief Operating Officer
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute – AHRI

INA COLOMBO, President
International Network of Women in Cooling – INWIC

XIANTING LI, Vice Chairman
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

TOM NICKSON, Climate Campaign 
Environmental Investigation Agency – EIA

LAMBERT KUIJPERS, President
TEAP–RTOC

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

ANDREA VOIGT, Executive Board Member
Cool Coalition

MAURIZIO MARCHESINI, President
Associazione costruttori sistemi climatizzazione – Assoclima

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

STEFANO CORGNATI, Rector
Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo)

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

ARMIN HAFNER, Professor
Norwegian University NTNU

BJÖRN PALM, Senior Professor,
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

GIULIA RIGHETTI, Professor
Università di Padova

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

12-13 June 2025

TIMETABLE (CEST) 

12th June: 9 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 6 pm
13th June: 9 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 5 pm

Conference Programme

Session I
Session II
Session III
Session IV
Session V

Thursday, 12th June 2025 – 9 – 9.30 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.

E. Macchi Politecnico di Milano
G. Lozza Politecnico di Milano
M. Buoni Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Association – AREA
J. Curlin United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
Y. Allouche International Institute of Refrigeration – IIR

1th SESSION

Thursday, 12th June 2025  9.30-12.30 am

NEW REFRIGERANTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN REFERENCE TO EU 573/2024, F-GAS REGULATION, ENERGY SAVING.

MODERATOR: S. Corgnati Politecnico di Torino
CHAIRPERSONS: Y. Allouche IIR, J. Curlin UNEP, N. Kagawa JSRAE, F. Polonara TEAP–RTOC, L. Kuijpers 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.

Speakers:  L. Kuijpers TEAP–RTOC – A. Hafner NTNU – B. Palm KTH Royal Institute of Technology – N. Kagawa JSRAE – E. D’Alessio A-Gas – C. Macri Daikin Chemical Europe – F. Codella Chemours – C. Di Pasquale Nippon Gases Industrial – M. Alonso Shrieve – P. Mattavelli General Gas – M. Carminati Errecom

Debate
With the participants in the conference

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

2nd SESSION

Thursday 12th June 2025  2-5.30 pm

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

MODERATORS: E. Macchi, G. Lozza Politecnico di Milano
CHAIRPERSONS: C. van de Sande AREA, I. Colombo IIR, J. Curlin UNEP, A. Hafner NTNU, B. Palm KTH Royal Inst.

Energy issues in relation to 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. Mobile air conditioning.

Speakers: M. Azzolin Università di Padova – A. Milic Teon – S. Filippini LU-VE Group – L. Fanetti Officine Mario Dorin –
M. Mastrapasqua Frascold – G. Gottardo BITZER Italia Srl – L. Milani Carel Industries – M. Bassi Embraco Nidec – C. Malvicino Stellantis – M. Vanderhenst Nissens

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Special Session


WOMEN IN REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

 

MODERATORE: C. Keyworth INWIC
CHAIRPERSONS:I. Colombo INWIC, Y. Allouche IIR

Speakers: I. Colombo INWIC, B. Schreck HEAT


Debate
With the participants in the conference

AWARD: EU Women in Cooling Video Competition

Coffee Break  | 3 pm – 3.30 pm
Cocktail reception | 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm

3rd SESSION

Friday, 13th June 2025  9-10.30 am

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

MODERATOR: J. Curlin UNEP
CHAIRPERSONS: B. Tranholm-Schwarz DG Clima, 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 (tbc) EU Commission DG Clima –  C. van de Sande AREA – D. Belli (tbc) Ministero dell’Ambiente – R. Patten EPEE  –  M. Masini ASERCOM – F. Mastrapasqua Assocold – T. Nickson EIA

4th SESSION

Friday, 13th June 2025  11.00 am – 2.30 pm

GREEN COOLING, HEAT PUMPS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

MODERATOR: A. Voigt Cool Coalition
CHAIRPERSONS:  A. Sepulveda ASHRAE, F. Scuderi Eurovent, X. Li CAR,  G. Righetti Università di Padova, L. Tagliafico Università di Genova, J. Lanier AHRI,
M. Marchesini Assoclima

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

 Speakers: A. Sepulveda ASHRAE – M. Ferrario Eurovent – J. Lanier AHRI – X. Li CAR – A. Voigt Cool Coalition – M. Marchesini Assoclima – G. Righetti Università di Padova – V. Gentile Politecnico di Torino – T. Funder-Kristensen Danfoss – A. Bocanegra Università di Genova – R. Nidasio Italian Thermotechnical Committee Energy & Environment CTI

Coffee Break  | 10.30 am – 11.00 am
Lunch Buffet | 1 pm – 2 pm

5th SESSION

Friday, 13th June 2025 3.00-5.00 pm

THE COLD CHAIN, FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION, COLD STORAGE AND TRANSPORT.
EXPLAINABLE AI, DIGITAL TWINS AND/FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE.

MODERATOR: Y. Allouche IIR
CHAIRPERSONS: M. Sakandé U-3ARC, M. Buoni, CSG – ATF – AREA

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

Speakers:  Y. Allouche IIR – S. El Harch U-3ARC – W. Shah CNR Padova – K. Berglöf ClimaCheck – J. Curlin UNEP

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Coffee Break  | 3 pm – 3.30 pm

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS

Y. Allouche International Institute of Refrigeration – IIR
J. Curlin 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

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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