The French HVACR Industry Association (AFCE) announces its new conference on refrigerants, which will take place, as always, at Ecole des Mines de Paris, on October 9th, 2008, with the presence of members of the European Commission and several representatives from the ministries of the Environment and Industry.

 

The preliminary programme includes the following main themes: refrigerant regulations, R22 phaseout and low GWP fluids. In the morning there will be, among others, presentations by Thomas Verheye and Marios Avraamides, European Commission, on the evolution of refrigerant regulations, and by Vincent Szleper, MEEDAT, on the French law. After a debate and a break, there will be, among others, the presentations by Ms. Sauer, AFCE, on refrigerant handling certificates, and by Ms. Stéphanie Barrault, CE&P Ecole des Mines de Paris, on recovered refrigerant quantities and estimates for the future, followed again by a debate and lunch break.

 

In the afternoon, Serge François, Climalife/SNEFCCA, will talk about R22 replacements, Bernard Philippe, Johnson Controls, shall focus on installations retrofit practical cases, and Nacer Achaichia, Honeywell, will talk about the new HFO 1234yf for automotive air conditioning, among others. The conference will end with the conclusions on the future by AFCE President, followed by a debate with the presence of MEEDAT, MEFI and ADEME, reveals the association’s press release.