eurammon, a joint European initiative of companies, institutions and individuals who advocate an increased use of natural refrigerants, will be present at Chillventa 2008. On 15 October, it opens its gates in Nuremberg for the first time.

As a patron, eurammon will support the new international trade fair for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps and, as an exhibitor, offer the international professional visitors comprehensive information on all aspects of refrigeration technology using natural refrigerants. Apart from this, the initiative is hosting a lecture series on the second day of the fair, providing information about the benefits of natural refrigerants to plant designers, operators and builders under the heading “Refrigeration Applications with Natural Refrigerants”. The event takes place on 16 October (9:30–11:30, CCN East, Room Kiev, Level 2) and the programme includes an introduction by Monika Witt, Chairwoman of eurammon. Afterwards, the following presentations will take place:

 

- 9:30: “Recent Developments in Carbon Dioxide Cooling in Data Centres and Buildings”, Alan Walkinshaw, Star Refrigeration Ltd.

- 10:00: “Smart and Natural”, Detlef Lukas, Johnson Controls Systems & Service GmbH

- 10:30: “The past and the present of ammonia refrigerating systems in Ukraine – what should be done for the future?”, Volodymyr Zhyvytsya, Odessa State Academy of Refrigeration

- 11:00: “Supermarket refrigeration – naturally”, Bernd Kaltenbrunner, KWN Engineering GmbH, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kauffeld, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

After the lectures, eurammon will host a “Brunch for Friends of Natural Refrigerants” at its booth (Hall 1, No. 314) from 11:30–14:00, giving interested parties an opportunity to follow up on the information presented and network with people in the international refrigeration/air-conditioning community, reveals the entity’s press release.