To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its foundation, AFEC, the Spanish Air Conditioning Equipment Manufacturers Association (Asociación de Fabricantes de Equipos de Climatización), recently organized the Forum-Conference “Climate, Energy and Sustainability”, dedicated to the analysis of the interrelation between air conditioning, energy and sustainability.

The ceremony, which took place at the Linares Palace of Madrid, received many industry professionals who participated in a lively conference that followed the presentation of technical papers, reveals the association’s press release. Aurelio García, Presidente de Afec, was in charge of welcoming the audience, and Juan Antonio Alonso, IDAE’s Energy Savings and Efficiency Director, was in charge of introducing and presenting all speakers. Susana Bañares, Director of the Demand Management Department of the Spanish Electrical Network (Red Eléctrica Española), talked about sustainability and electrical demand management.

Pedro Prieto, Director of IDAE’s Domestic and Buildings Department, talked about the efficient energy end use and energy services in the air conditioning sector. Eloy de Sola, Secretary General, Afec, presented a paper on sustainability and the air conditioning industry in Spain. De Sola praised the spanish industry for its adaptation to the new laws and the development of much more environmentally friendly equipment. De Sola also pointed out what he described as the “remarkable activities of Afec”, such as its active participation in Eurovent, the Quality Plan developed in cooperation with Atecyr, the Communication Plan and the Mankind Heritage Cities Project.