International Conference on Natural Refrigerants | October 19-20, 2009, Brussels, Belgium
NARECO2Atmosphere 2009 is supported by the EU-funded project NARECO2 – short for: NAtural REfrigerant CO2. The cooperation between seven project partners from the academia and industry unites expertise from different areas of using CO2.The VisionNARECO2 has been running since 2007 to bring together and share knowledge and experience regarding CO2 installations. By spreading the message to countries lagging behind in this rapidly growing area the project, financially supported by the EU Leonardo Life Long Learning programme, envisages a more intense use of CO2 in these countries. Although knowledge in different parts of Europe exists, it is still not structured and accessible to engineers, employees and teachers. This NARECO2 set out to change.Its project partners are: Catholic University Limburg (Belgium), SINTEF (Norway), University of Padova (Italy), Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Bundesfachschule Kälte-Klima-Technik (Germany), Danish Technological Institute (Denmark), and Shecco (Belgium). The ResultsConcrete results presented in a talk concluding Atmosphere 2009 on Tuesday, 20 October:CO2 e-learning module: The project has resulted in a most complete interactive tool to learn about the specifics of CO2 as a refrigerant and build on the basics to successfully install and handle CO2 systems. CO2 manual: Probably the most extensive collection of contributions from all parts of Europe about the safe and efficient use of CO2 in mobile air conditioning, commercial and industrial refrigeration, hot water heating, transport refrigeration and others. The document – meant to be a guidance for students, teachers, technicians and engineers – will provide practical and structured information on how to install, dimension, and maintain such a system. It will also serve as a most complete guide for industry and policy decision makers wanting to learn more about the natural refrigerant's potential today and in the future. The PresentationAtmosphere 2009 will conclude the NARECO2 project. The CO2 book will be handed out to participants on Tuesday, 20 October.NARECO 2 Handbook (PDF Format - 15MB) | « Natural refrigerants will finally put an end to the long and disastrous story of fluorinated substances. » « Good intentions is not enough to stimulate green behavior – regulatory support must be present. » « Large end-users have a responsibility to drive innovation for minimising the environmental impact of their cold chain. Natural refrigerants play an important role in that. » « The technology is available to make sustainable refrigerant solutions in Northern Europa - the question is if the EC is ready for this technology. » « Large end-users have a responsibility to drive innovation for minimising the environmental impact of their cold chain. Natural refrigerants play an important role in that. » « Ammonia is such an efficient refrigerant that industry could never afford to move away from it. » « Anyone who thought that the F Gas Regulations have neutralised the HFC problem needs to think again. Halocarbon emissions still account for some 13% of man made global warming. » « Natural Refrigerants will dominate the market in commercial and industrial refrigeration within several years. » « This conference is essential in the run up to Copenhagen. It needs to persuade the EU to investigate how trade standards hinder the adoption of natural refrigerants. » « Hydrocarbons refrigerants are an excellent alternative for HCFCs. » « Just as the world is waking up to the need to respond urgently to climate change, we now understand the impact of high GWP refrigerants is many times worse than even we had imagined. » « Natural Refrigerants provide the only environmentally acceptable alternatives to synthetic refrigerants. » « Atmosphere 2009 must play a transformative and catalytic role in ensuring natural refrigerant solutions are urgently rolled out across the globe. » « Marginal income from carbon markets will affect the competitiveness of natural refrigerants. » « Atmosphere 2009 needs to ensure that policymakers understand that we stand ready to provide the solutions required by the imperative amendment of both the ozone and climate treaties later this year. » « For commercial refrigeration applications in supermarkets, I see CO2 as the future refrigerant. » « I believe that natural refrigerants offer the most efficient cooling systems. » « Hydrocarbons are used safely in all walks of life from hairspray and cooking gas to fuel for cars and airplanes. » If you want to meet our speakers, join us at Atmosphere 2009  |
