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THE BIG CHILL
This year, one of the most anticipated sessions will look at the issues faced by the small to medium contractors. It will discuss the concerns of the contractors at the coal/coldface, flammable refrigerant training, licensing, refrigerant reclaim, and training via both TAFE and industry suppliers.
Australia’s must-attend refrigeration industry event is on this month in Melbourne – AIRAH’s Refrigeration 2020 Conference. AIRAH’s annual Refrigeration conference has (ahem) snowballed over recent years, each proving bigger and better than the last. In 2019, a record crowd of 170 attendees turned up in Melbourne to discuss all things frigorific. That included both broad topics and granular details related to the refrigeration industry, feature sessions reviewing the latest developments in legislation and technology, as well as many case studies. The 2020 conference, to be held at the Bayview Eden Melbourne from March 23–24, will cover the same broad range of topics, with some special highlights.
INTERNATIONAL INSIGHT Headlining the event are two experts from OS. Thomas Lund from Danfoss Industrial Refrigeration in Denmark will present on energy efficiency of industrial-size refrigeration systems.
“But using a natural refrigerant does NOT guarantee the highest energy efficiency and lowest indirect emissions of greenhouse gases. Design and control of the system can have a much larger effect on energy efficiency than the refrigerant itself.”
There will be OEMs, industry associations like the Australian Refrigeration Council and Refrigerant Reclaim Australia, wholesalers, and large end-users in the room. This will give them a chance to hear more from the “core” of our industry. Other panel sessions will look at how the global warming crisis could bring the refrigeration and HVAC industries together; applications for heat pumps in refrigeration; and key issues facing end-users.
On top of the keynotes, more than 30 expert speakers will present on everything from flammable refrigerant systems to addressing the skills gap.
A LITTLE BIRTHDAY BASH
ISSUES FROM THE FIELD
Refrigeration 2020 is also the first big event in AIRAH’s centenary celebrations. It’s especially apt because AIRAH was founded as the Victorian Institute of Refrigeration.
The panel sessions are always popular with the audience because of the opportunities they offer for healthy debate and questions from the floor.
Expect a bit of looking back, as well as a whole lot of looking forward. ■
REFRIGERATION 2020 AT A GLANCE
He will present the results of performance tests on different systems, including both natural and synthetic refrigerants. Lund will compare the power consumption results across configurations, sizes and geographical locations and discuss the implications of the different design rules.
Date: March 23–24
Bruce Nelson, M.AIRAH, from Colmac Coil Manufacturing in the US will also look at energy efficiency, focusing on natural refrigerants.
Single day tickets: $395 (AIRAH member) $525 (non-member)
“Without a doubt, using natural refrigerants in our equipment will produce the lowest possible direct emissions of greenhouse gases,” says Nelson.
Student registration: $110
AIRAH THANKS THE SPONSORS OF REFRIGERATION 2020
Location: Bayview Eden Melbourne
Diamond sponsor
Full conference tickets: $695 (AIRAH member) $825 (non-member) Gold sponsors
March 2020
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