Discounted places are now available to hear leaders in alternative refrigerants speak at the 12th Gustav Lorentzen Natural Working Fluid Conference, which takes place from 21-24 August in Edinburgh.
Discounted places are now available to hear leaders in alternative refrigerants speak at the 12th Gustav Lorentzen Natural Working Fluid Conference, which takes place from 21-24 August in Edinburgh.
The internationally acclaimed will welcome an international audience of researchers and industrialists showcasing the latest developments in the field of natural working fluids. The 140 papers reflect the high level of international interest not only in the main theme but in the related topics of sustainability and alternative cycles.
Key note speakers addressing the conference will be: director of the Environmental Investigation Agency in the USA, Alexander von Bismarck. He will look at where the domestic, industrial and commercial refrigeration sectors are on the road to the adoption of environmentally benign refrigerants. His talk will focus on how mind sets and practices can be changed to aid the acceptance of sustainable practices in business.
Prof. Guangming Chen of the Ningbo Institute of Technology, China, will give insights into how China is addressing refrigerant issues such as phasing out of HFC’s and moving to environmentally acceptable refrigerants. He will also look at the Chinese decision making process related to the future use of refrigerants both in industry and within Government policy.
The final keynote speaker will be Ray Gluckman, technical consultant specialising in refrigeration and climate change, who is a lead adviser to national governments, agency and the European Commission. Ray will discuss the opportunities and barriers for sector in adopting natural working fluids as well as how he believes those barriers could be overcome.
In addition to keynote addresses, the event offers practical short training courses and workshops, a programme of technical tours, including distribution centres and factories, and more than 140 conference papers. A social events programme is also included to provide unique networking opportunities with up to 350 developers and purchasers of innovative technologies.
To reserve a place visit www.gl2016.com