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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

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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 – IIF-IIR

GILBERTO PICHETTO FRATIN, 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

DENNIS KNIGHT, President
American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers – ASHRAE

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

COLLEEN KEYWORTH, 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

CLARE PERRY, Climate Campaign Leader
Environmental 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
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

STEFANO CORGNATI, Professor
Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo)

MARCO PERINO, Professor
Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo)

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

ARMIN HAFNER, Professor
Norwegian University NTNU

LUCA TAGLIAFICO, Professor
Università di Genova

DAVIDE DEL COL, 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)
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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, Professor Emeritus at Politecnico di Milano
G.Lozza, Professor Energy Dept. at Politecnico di Milano
M. Buoni, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Association – AREA
J. Curlin, United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
Y. Allouche, International Institute of Refrigeration – IIF-IIR

 1st 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 (tbc) Politecnico di Torino
CHAIRPERSONS: Y. Allouche IIF-IIR, J. Curlin 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: Y. Allouche IIF-IIR – F. Polonara TEAP–RTOC – N. Kagawa JSRAE – C. Zilio (tbc) Padova University –
A. Hafner NTNU – C. Malvicino Stellantis – C. Macri Daikin Chemical Europe – Honeywell – A. Pianetti Chemours – C. Marotta General Gas – M. Lorusso Nippon Gases Refrigerants – M. Mangiarotti A-Gas – M.A. Manuel Schrieve

Debate
With the participants in the conference

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

 L. Calabrese 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 PoliMi
CHAIRPERSONS: Y. Allouche IIF-IIR, C. van de Sande AREA, I. Colombo IIF-IIR, J. Curlin 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 – Angelantoni Industrie – M. Bassi Embraco – P. Trevisan Bitzer – L. Fanetti Officine Mario Dorin – LU-VE Group – Carel Industries – Emerson – L. Calabrese Frascold – G. Pellegrini Teon

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Special Session


WOMEN IN REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING.


MODERATOR: TBA UNEP
CHAIRPERSONS: C. Keyworth INWIC

Speakers: I. Colombo IIF-IIR


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 EU Commission DG Clima –  D. Belli Ministero dell’Ambiente – R. Patten EPEE – C. Perry EIA – C. van de Sande AREA – M. Masini ASERCOM – F. Mastrapasqua Assocold

 4th SESSION

Friday, 13th June 2025  11.00 am – 2.30 pm

GREEN COOLING, HEAT PUMPS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

MODERATOR: M. Perino PoliTo
CHAIRPERSONS: D. Knight ASHRAE, F. Scuderi Eurovent, X. Li CAR, A. Voigt Cool Coalition, L. Tagliafico Genova University, S. Yurek AHRI

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 – D. Knight ASHRAE – F. Scuderi Eurovent – S.Yurek AHRI – A. Voigt Cool Coalition – tba AFF – X. Li CAR – M. Marchesini Assoclima – L. Tagliafico Genova University – T. Funder-Kristensen Danfoss – A. Pastore Camfridge

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

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

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: M. Sakandè U-3ARC – S. Minetto CNR Padova – K. Berglöf ClimaCheck – Y. Allouche IIF-IIR

Debate
With the participants in the conference

Coffee Break  | 3 pm – 3.30 pm

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS

Y. Allouche International Institute of Refrigeration – IIF-IIR
J. Curlin United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
M. Buoni Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Association – AREA

Contact Details – Information Request

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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