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European 10 Point Action Plan for 2012-2013Presentation | published on 23 November 2011This Roadmap is the result of thorough industry consultation to set concrete and achievable targets addressing the educational, technological, financial and information barriers challenging the use of natural refrigerants - air... more
Development of high efficiency CO2 Heat Pump for domestic hot waterPresentation | published on 12 October 2011Based on the heat pump technology using the natural refrigerant CO2 and a large study of the market requirements, an innovative eco-design process has been carried out. Heat pump prototypes have been built and optimi... more
New safety system for hydrocarbons in Mobile Air ConditioningPresentation | published on 12 October 2011The case study analyses whether hydrocarbons are an option for mobile air-conditioning if a safety system for fire prevention is integrated. The points of discussion include:
- Efficiency advantages vs. system modificat... more
- Efficiency advantages vs. system modificat... more
NH3 large heat pump at Nestle factoryPresentation | published on 12 October 2011This case study presents results from high pressure heat pump solution using ammonia and screw compressors up to 90°C for reducing the Nestle Halifax factories refrigeration and heating energy demands. This enabled Star to ... more
Field case studies of industrial plants operating with natural refrigerantsPresentation | published on 12 October 2011In 2001 the customer decided to replace the existing cooling-freezing plant with refrigerant R22 by a new plant with the natural refrigerants CO2 and NH3.
The ammonia parts of the plant are ... more
The ammonia parts of the plant are ... more
The world's first two stage CO2 transcritical refrigeration system at a food processing pPresentation | published on 12 October 2011The suggested case study deals with a world first two stage CO2 transcritical refrigeration plant project. The new two stage transcritical CO2 refrigeration plant replaces independent cooling and heating s... more
Cool heating: High temperature ammonia heat pump for 11 mio liters per week dairy in EnglandPresentation | published on 12 October 2011Robert Wiseman Dairies is the largest fresh milk producer in the UK. Recently the company installed an innovative ammonia heat recovery unit. The ammonia heat pump provides 80°C water for the pasteurisation process replacin... more
HFC-free refrigeration technologies in the commercial industryPresentation | published on 12 October 2011Coca-Cola has over 12 million vending machines, coolers and drinks dispensers around the world. With cooling equipment the greatest contributor to the Company’s carbon footprint, to reduce environmental impact the CEO of ... more
Unilever's strategic decision to use natural refrigerants - past barriers and future plansPresentation | published on 12 October 2011The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan sets out how the company aims to double its size whilst reducing its environmental impact. By 2020 the company aims to: halve the environmental footprint of products; source 100% of agricult... more
Experiences and challenges in implementing Natural Refrigerants for Northern Foods and othersPresentation | published on 12 October 2011As part of their commitment to reducing environmental impact Northern Foods works closely with indices such as Business in the Community, which ranks CSR performance and helps drive good behaviour. The company has a mixture of ... more
Review of policy measures and incentives for ozone- and climate friendly technologiesPresentation | published on 12 October 2011Koeppen discusses progress with phasing out HCFCs in 12 developing countries and 7 countries with economies in transition in Europe and Central Asia that fall within the Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central Asia, whi... more
Ecodesign and WEEEPresentation | published on 12 October 2011The new Ecodesign regulation for room air conditioners has set a precedent in recognising the contribution of refrigerants in the environmental footprint of products by providing a bonus in energy efficiency requirements for pr... more
New Ecodesign RequirementsPresentation | published on 12 October 2011Regulations developed under the Ecodesign Directive are intended to go further than just efficiency, by considering emissions of other substances and taking a lifecycle approach. However, currently the existing regulations and ... more
Ecodesign: How does it work and how can we take into account refrigerants?Presentation | published on 12 October 2011The main instruments to regulate energy efficiency of products include the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Directives, the first one addressing the supply side and the second one the demand side. It is the combined effect of bot... more
The approach to refrigerants in existing and pending legislationPresentation | published on 12 October 2011The presentation provides an overview of the different refrigerant-using product groups for which Ecodesign requirements are being drawn up. Existing Ecodesign product categories represent the majority of f-gas emissions. Globa... more
High ambient energy efficient CO2 supermarket showcasesPresentation | published on 11 October 2011CO2 is thought to provide lower system efficiency for commercial refrigeration systems when compared with R404A.The reason for this is that the cooling capacity of the gas cooler is often under estimated, with the sa... more
Waste heat recovery of a transcritical CO2 system with adsorbtion technologyPresentation | published on 11 October 2011A pioneering design makes it possible to use the waste heat of transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems to drive an adsorption chiller in summer that generates additional cooling and thus supports the CO2 r... more
Energy consumption of second generation CO2 refrigeration systemPresentation | published on 11 October 2011The case study presents results from a 1 year test period from a transcritical booster system installed in the Danish supermarket chain, Fakta. The chain owned by Coop Denmark has experienced significant savings in their energy... more
R290 chillers and R600a heat pumps replacing a R22 system in a hospitalPresentation | published on 11 October 2011The case study presents findings of a project for the Åarhus University Hospital, Skejby where the first hydrocarbon chillers were installed in 2003. As the hospital has been expanding over time, new R290 units have subse... more
Server room heat recovery and free cooling with CO2 and propanePresentation | published on 11 October 2011Free cooling is a possible solution when the temperature for the cooling load is above the outdoor temperature. To increase efficiency on a yearly basis, the objective is to raise the temperature level at which free cooling can... more
Efficient and sustainable container refrigeration application using CO2Presentation | published on 11 October 2011Carrier has successfully developed and trialed a CO2 refrigerant container unit. The challenge for the transport refrigeration industry is to create a system that meets the energy consumption levels of today’s ... more
Marks and Spencer PLAN A and experiences with alternative refrigerantsPresentation | published on 11 October 2011M&S adopted the Plan A strategy in 2007 setting out sustainability commitments. From 100 commitments Plan A was extended to include 180, to be achieved by 2015. Every year M&S publishes the document “How We Do Bus... more
Integration of Natural Refrigerants in Coop NorwayPresentation | published on 11 October 2011Today Coop Norway has 125 local cooperatives with around 1000 stores, representing 24% of the market share. The Coop Value Compass reflects distinctiveness and core values. Coop has almost 60 eco-labelled stores and Coop Extra ... more
The rollout and experience of natural refrigerants based technology at CarrefourPresentation | published on 11 October 2011Refrigeration is a key concern for Carrefour and the company Executive Committee recognises the increasing contribution to total GHG emissions of HFCs and HCFCs. To take action on this issue Carrefour will begin phasing out the... more
CO2 as standard refrigerant: Obstacles and lessons learnt from the MIGROS experiencePresentation | published on 11 October 2011Migros group is composed of more than 40 companies and cooperatives, with over 600 supermarkets across Switzerland. The group’s refrigeration systems cause and release significant amounts of GHGs. Migros has decided to re... more
Taxation and use bans as tools for reducing the use of HFCs and other high GWP gasesPresentation | published on 11 October 2011Sørensen presents trends in uses and emissions of f-gases in Denmark before and after the introduction of use bans and taxes. He illustrates the effectiveness of different tools on reducing f-gases emissions, including s... more
Policy tools for assessing and diminishing emissions of F-gases from equipmentPresentation | published on 11 October 2011Kozakiewicz discusses the different tools available to policy makers for curbing emissions of f-gases from equipment, including direct tools (eg bans on most emissive uses, penalties for intentional venting etc) and indirect to... more
The Belgian experience, implementation and political complexityPresentation | published on 11 October 2011The implementation of the F-Gas Regulation in Belgium has been complex due to the regulation’s lack of clarity in defining certain responsibilities, which is further exacerbated by the complex structure of Belgium, a coun... more
The new F-Gas regulationPresentation | published on 11 October 2011The presentation by Kuijpers opened “Policy session 1: The New F-Gas Regulation” by setting the scene and discussing the EU’s f-gas policies within the wider international policy context of the UNFCCC climate ... more
F-Gas in the EU: domestic and international policy actionPresentation | published on 11 October 2011Schwarz presented a late September 2011 European Commission report assessing the effectiveness of the EU's existing Regulation on fluorinated gases. The European Commission has identified options for additional reductions of fl... more
Implementation of F-Gas Reg. and national efforts: experiences, lessons to learn and obstaclesPresentation | published on 11 October 2011Becken discusses Germany’s experience and challenges with implementing the EU F-Gas Regulation, the National / International Climate Initiative, further funding of projects with natural refrigerants and findings of the Ge... more
Market trends of heat pumps and natural refrigerantsPresentation | published on 11 October 2011The Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association gives a first overview of the European Heat Pump Statistics “Outlook 2011”. A first glance shows that accumulated sales have been 3,77 million units in the... more
Market development for CO2 in commercial refrigerationPresentation | published on 11 October 2011Carrier started in 2004 with a first installation of their CO2OLtec system in Switzerland, continued pilot projects until the end of 2009 and has since then gone into series production and system installations with a... more
Natural Refrigerants in the EU HVAC&R industry: market & policy climatePresentation | published on 11 October 2011shecco initiated the world’s largest industry survey to illustrate and quantify the market potential of natural working fluids. The objective was to create a basis of reference and to inform industry, end-users and policy... more
ATMOsphere 2010 summary reportPresentation | published on 30 September 2010A growing number of organisations around the world is already working on introducing technically and financially viable natural refrigerant systems. ATMOsphere 2010 brought them together on the 27th and 28th of September to dis... more
Innovative designs for plant room chillers using hydrocarbon refrigerantsPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Nicholas Cox presented Earthcare's innovative designs for plant room chillers using hydrocarbon refrigerants at ATMOsphere 2010. This also included information about the largest chiller to date in Church House, Westminster... more
A new range of cooling applications using natural refrigerantsPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Jan boone, Executive Director at Mayekawa Europe presents Mayekawa's line up of natural five as well as an adsorption chiller working with renewable energy. In his "How to" slides at the end, Boone explains how HFCs c... more
Australia's leadership role for innovative HC air-conditioning systemsPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Brent Hoare from the Green Cooling Association presented a Natural Refrigerants update from down-under. He points out that according to scientific findings, the production and consumption of HFCs could be responsible for up to ... more
CO2 Compressor & System Technology: Sustainable Heating & CoolingPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Merle Rocke, Chairman and CEO of EcoThermics Corporation, sees the first step in eliminating barriers and expedite the transition to natural refrigerants is the availability of viable alternative components (compressors, compon... more
High-efficiency NH3 and HC heat pumps for low-carbon buildings in the EUPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Alexander Cohr Pachai, Business Development Manager Industrial, presented the advantages of different ammonia heat pump types. He pointed out that when using ammonia as a refrigerant, single-stage large capacity heat pumps can ... more
Economic benefits of high temperature ammonia heat pumps (two case stories)Presentation | published on 28 September 2010Kenneth Hoffmann, key account manager for Star Refrigeration, underlined the results of an extensive study about the economic benefits of high temperature ammonia heat pumps (HP) compared to the use of an R134a HP at ATMOsphere... more
Carbon dioxide domestic hot water heat pumpPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Sergio Girotto, Carbon dioxide domestic hot water heat pump, founder and Managing Director of enEX discussed a project of the company to build a CO2 domestic hot water heat pump. He concluded that water/water an... more
Shortcoming of training: Impact & ImprovementPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Anshu Kumar, Bureau of Energy Efficiency India held this presentation about the impact and improvement of training for natural refrigerants in India. This includes the purpose and training, training areas as well as shortcoming... more
The Noé21 India natural refrigerants campaignPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Goals of the Noé21 India natural refrigerants campaign (on hold) presented by Philippe de Rougemont are the following: A major Indian supermarket brand decides to expand with 100% naturals; a well organized campaign aime... more
Natural Refrigerants - The Indian PerspectivePresentation | published on 28 September 2010Souvik Bhattacharyya, Dean & Professor of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Advisor, ASHRAE Student Branch Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur India presented the Indian Perspective on Natural Refrigerants. To bring... more
Replacing HFCs with natural refrigerantsPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Janos Mate, Greenpeace presented how HFCs can be replaced by natural refrigerants at ATMOsphere 2010. The plea of Greenpeace is that where ozone-depleting substances are banned, these should not be replaced by global warmi... more
Colombia's position on natural refrigerantsPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Nidia Pabón from the Ministry of Housing and Environment in Colombia presented Colombiaʼs position on natural refrigerants. She explained that Colombia is currently drafting its national HCFC phase - out management ... more
Supporting developing countries in shifting away from ozone depleting substancesPresentation | published on 28 September 2010Sidi Menad Si Ahmed, Director Montreal Protocol Branch, United Nations Industrial Development Organization held this presentation at ATMOsphere 2010 in Brussels. Supporting developing countries in shifting away from ozone deple... more
Criteria by the Executive Committee to support Article 5 countries...Presentation | published on 28 September 2010In his presentation, Javier Camargo, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund (MLF), pointed out that 98% of ozone depleting substances (ODS) have been phased out and the reduction of ozone damaging substances ... more
Japan's leading role with natural refrigerants - Recommendations to ATMOsphere 2010Presentation | published on 28 September 2010Ecodesign for Green‐Growth: Ryoichi YAMAMOTO, Professor Emeritus of the University of TOKYO and Chair of IGPN presented at ATMOsphere 2010. In his view the 6 main points to bring natural refrigreants faster to market are:... more
Hydrocarbon water coolers - technology and market potentialPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Luca Costantini, founder of blupura introduced the company's innovative Hydrocarbon water coolers. He explained the technology as well as the market potential for the coolers and hydrocarbon products. more
Innovations in Commercial RefrigerationPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Raphael Gerber from Frigo-Consulting presented the latest innovations in commercial refrigeration with CO2 as the refrigerant. He believes that CO2 has big potential as components are available and ar... more
The costs involved in HC conversionsPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Volkmar Hasse, Director at Proklima GTZ is presenting their experiences from the production and commercialization of a hydrocarbon conversion. GTZ Proklima has carried out work on gathering reliable information on the... more
The compressor role in the roadmap to viable CO2 refrigeration equipmentPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Giacomo Pisano, Technical Sales Manager at Dorin presented “The Compressor Role in the Roadmap to Viable CO2 Refrigeration Equipment”. He is convinced that CO2 systems are becoming an extremely... more
The practical experience of UnileverPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Rene van Gerwen - Global Lead Engineer Refrigeration & HVAC, Unilever held this presentation at ATMOsphere 2010 in Brussels. He talks about the the practical experience of Unilever using Hydrocarbon refrigeration in the ret... more
How to push Natural RefrigerantsPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Jürgen Süss, Vice President R&D of Danfoss presented the company's point of view as regards natural refrigerants. In his presentation he suggests to do the following to push for natural refrigerants: Eliminate lia... more
European Partnership for Energy and the EnvironmentPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Andrea Voigt, Director General of EPEE presented EPEE's eco-efficiency study to evaluate and compare case by case the current and future relative performance and impact of refrigeration technologies in terms of both financial a... more
CO2OLtec The Ultimate CO2 Refrigeration System for every Food Retail Store FormatPresentation | published on 27 September 2010As the Director of the CO2OLtec Business for Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Brouwers answered in his presentation at ATMOsphere 2010 the question of “Why to move to CO2 as refrigerant?” in retail refrigeration. H... more
An LCCP tool for cooling and heatingPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Presentation from Armin Hafner for the Education session at ATMOsphere 2010 to analyse how how to quantify the environmental impact of refrigeration / heat pumping system and an LCCP tool for cooling and heating. more
Guidelines for the safe use of hydrocarbonsPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Daniel Colbourne from the German Organisation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)presented the guidelines for the safe use of hydrocarbons at ATMOsphere 2010. He explained that much of the information relating to the safe use of hy... more
The role of the eurammon award on natural refrigerants in educating future generations of engineersPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Monika Witt, chair of eurammon explains in her presentation held at ATMOsphere 2010 that with the bi-annual Natural Refrigeration Award, eurammon provides encouragement to young scientists working on sustainable refrigeration a... more
Natural refrigerants - a chance to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Katja Becken, policy advisor at the German Federal Environment Agency presented the existing barriers as well as the relevant solutions at the ATMOsphere 2010 event. She believes that natural refrigerants are a chance to reduce... more
Mission of the IIRPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Didier Coloumb, Director of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) explained the mission of the IIR and talked also about the most important markets for natural refrigerants. He concluded that natural refrigerants a... more
Natural Refrigerants: the only solution?Presentation | published on 27 September 2010Mart Peeman, Vice President NVKLand Operational Director of Cofely Refrigeration NL explained that natural refrigerants need much higher level of knowledge. In the Netherlands, less than 10% of contractors are eq... more
The role of natural refrigerants in the eco design rules for commercial refrigerationPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Tonje Haabeth from the European Commission DG Energy talked about the role of natural refrigerants in the Ecodesign rules for commercial refrigeration. This presentation included also the key policy tools for energy efficiency ... more
U.S. EPA policy concerning acceptability and use of natural refrigerantsPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Julius Banks from the United States Environmental Protection Agency talks about the acceptability and use of natural refrigerants. The EPA is the regulatory body responsible for bringing natural refrigerants to the USA, through... more
Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of the Montreal ProtocolPresentation | published on 27 September 2010As the co-chairmanships of Panel, Committee and Task Forces, Lambert Kuijpers presented the results of the new TEAP XXI/9 Task Force report on replacements for HCFCs that was presented at the OEWG Geneva in June ... more
Review of the F-gas Regulation - What's in it for natural refrigerantsPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Philip Owen from the European Commission explains in his presentation at ATMOsphere 2010 that in the context of the review of the European F-gas Regulation, the European Commission explores what could be in it for natural refri... more
Accelerating towards Cool Green Economy - Low GWP StimulusPresentation | published on 27 September 2010As Head of the OzonAction, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) he is a policy advisor to the developing countries and countries with economies in transition in implementing the Montreal Protocol. At ATMOsphere 2010 he u... more
Welcome and Results of Natural Refrigerant SurveyPresentation | published on 27 September 2010Marc Chasserot, chairman of ATMOsphere 2010 and Managing Director of shecco is presenting the methodology of the event and why it is necessary to have such an international workshop on natural refrigerants. In addition, he anal... more
Putting Natural Refrigerants in the public SpotlightPresentation | published on 20 October 2009
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The role of Clean Development echanisms in Technical Change in RefrigerationPresentation | published on 20 October 2009
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Creating the Right Business Climate or Innovation - A CO2 Success StoryPresentation | published on 20 October 2009
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Why Industrial Refrigeration never moved away from AmmoniaPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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The Potential for HCs as HCFC-22 replacement in air conditioningPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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Compressors for Light Commercial Refrigeration using Natural RefrigerantPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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Using Ammonia Effectively - Overcoming Obstacles and Maximising BenefitsPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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R744 MAC systems - From conventional driven vehicles to EVsPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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R744 MAC systems - From conventional driven vehicles to EVsPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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Global Solutions for Ammonia Industrial RefrigerationPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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R744 MAC systems - From conventional driven vehicles to EVsPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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Stakes and Opportunities for HC Refrigerant Use in Global Ice Cream SalesPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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The role of IIR in the Promotion of Natural RefrigerantsPresentation | published on 19 October 2009
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The Naked Truth about F-GasesVideo | published on 19 November 2010This video released by environmental group Greenpeace International on 19 November 2010 has put in simple words and bare images what threat HFCs pose to the climate, as opposed to the benefits of natural refrigerants. Supporter... more
