27th-28th May 2027 | Politecnico di Milano

XXII European Conference

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27th – 28th May 2027 | 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

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PRESIDENTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

MARCO BUONI
Centro Studi Galileo – AREA – ATF

STEPAN STOJANOV, President
Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association – AREA

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

ANDRES SEPULVEDA, Incoming ASHRAE Vice President and Executive Committee Member
American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers – ASHRAE

STEPHEN YUREK, President & CEO
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute – AHRI

MIKAILA GANADO, President
International Network of Women in Cooling – INWIC

XIANTING LI, Vice Chairman
Chinese Association of Refrigeration – CAR

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

MADI SAKANDE, President
Union of African Associations U-3ARC 

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

CLARE PERRY, Climate Campaign Leader
Environmental Investigation Agency – EIA

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

FRANCESCO SCUDERI, Secretary General
Eurovent

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

ENRICO FABRIZIO Energy Manager, Politecnico Torino
MARIA FERRARA, Assistant Professor, Politecnico Torino

CLAUDIO ZILIO, Professor
Università Padova

SIMONE MANCIN, Assistant Professor
Università Padova

ALFONSO W. MAURO, Professor
Federico II Università Napoli

SILVIA MINETTO, Research Director
CNR 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

TIMETABLE (CEST)

27th May: 9 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 5.30 pm
28th May: 9 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 5 pm

Conference Programme

Session I
Session II
Session III
Session IV
Session V

9 – 9.30 am, Thursday – 27 May 2027

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
E. Buoni Centro Studi Galileo
M. Buoni Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Association – AREA
J. Curlin United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP (video)
Y. Allouche International Institute of Refrigeration – IIR

1st SESSION

9.30 am – 1 pm, Thursday – 27 May 2027

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

MODERATORS: E. Fabrizio, M. Ferrara Politecnico di Torino
CHAIRPERSONS: Y. Allouche IIR, N. Kagawa JSRAE, A. Sepulveda ASHRAE

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: A. Hafner NTNU – N. Kagawa JSRAE – A. Sepulveda ASHRAE – M. Mangiarotti A-Gas – F. Codella Chemours – C. Di Pasquale Nippon Gases Industrial – P. Mattavelli General Gas

Debate
With the participants in the conference

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

2nd SESSION

2 – 5 pm, Thursday – 27 May 2027

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: S. Stojanov AREA, M. Ganado INWIC, S. Mancin Università Padova

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

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Special Session

5 – 5.30 pm, Thursday – 27 May 2027


WOMEN IN REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

 MODERATOR: S. Wagner, UNEP

Speakers: M. Ganado INWIC, Y. Allouche IIR


Debate
With the participants in the conference

AWARD: European Rising Star Video Competition
Youth in Cooling

Coffee Break  | 3 pm – 3.30 pm
Cocktail reception | 5.30 pm – 7 pm

3rd SESSION

9 – 10.30 am, Friday – 28 May 2027

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

MODERATOR: M. Buoni AREA
CHAIRPERSONS: Tranholm-Schwarz DG Clima, R. Patten EPEE, C. Perry EIA, M. Masini ASERCOM, F. Mastrapasqua Assocold, S. Stojanov 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 – S. Stojanov AREA – R. Patten EPEE – M. Masini ASERCOM – F. Mastrapasqua Assocold – C. Perry EIA

4th SESSION

11 am – 3.00 pm, Friday – 28 May 2027

GREEN COOLING, HEAT PUMPS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

MODERATOR: A. Voigt Cool Coalition
CHAIRPERSONS: X. Li CAR, F. Scuderi Eurovent, C. Zilio Università Padova, S. Yurek AHRI, M. Marchesini Assoclima, A. Mauro Università Napoli

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, passive cooling and chemistry

 Speakers: F. Scuderi Eurovent – S. Yurek AHRI – X. Li CAR – A. Voigt Cool Coalition – M. Marchesini Assoclima – C. Zilio Università Padova – M. Perino Politecnico Torino – A. Mauro Università Napoli –T. Funder-Kristensen Danfoss – N. Ronga Errecom – A. Bocanegra Università Genova

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

5th SESSION

3.30 – 4.30 pm, Friday – 28 May 2027

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, S. Minetto CNR Padova

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 – M. Sakandé U-3ARC – S. Minetto CNR Padova – K. Berglöf ClimaCheck

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Coffee Break  | 3 pm – 3.30 pm

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS

4.30 – 5.00 pm, Friday – 28 May 2027

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

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  • 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