Gustav Lorentzen Conference approaches

29 January 2010 - Norway’s Petter Nekså and Macedonia’s Risto Ciconkov have been named as keynote speakers for the ninth IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids, to be held in Sydney from 12-14 April 2010.
Hosted by the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and AIRAH, the three-day conference will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
“Securing Risto Ciconkov and Petter Nekså as keynote speakers for the 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants is indeed a coup for the conference organising committee,” says AIRAH’s conference and events manager David Leach.
“These two gentlemen are orators of the highest calibre, addressing subjects that are right at the forefront of the continuing conversation about natural refrigerants. We couldn’t ask for a better way to kick off a gathering that brings together the world’s leading professionals in the field.”
Nekså is a senior research scientist at SINTEF Energy Research in Trondheim, Norway. He will lift the lid on the subject of CO2 – a refrigerant from the past that he says has prospects of being one of the main options in the future.
“Petter will give an overview of the historic development of CO2 as a refrigerant and discuss its future potential and challenges,” Leach says.
“An important challenge in many potential applications is to obtain compatible energy efficiency for operation at high ambient temperatures. Different measures to overcome this challenge will also be discussed.”
Author of about 100 reports and publications within the area of refrigeration engineering, Nekså has held some high-profile roles, including serving on the UNEP Refrigeration Technical Options Committee.
Ciconkov will deliver a talk on the subject of natural refrigerants in developing countries. He will explore why natural refrigerants are used in only a very small number of applications in developing countries, and propose some solutions for improving the situation.
Ciconkov says that without technical and financial support, widespread successful adoption of natural refrigerants in developing countries can’t be expected.
A professor at the Ss. Cyril and Methodious University in Macedonia, Ciconkov has fulfilled numerous roles for the IIR and other prestigious organisations. He has been nominated as an international expert of UNEP and UNIDO on ozone portfolio projects.
At the IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids, held for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, more than 80 papers will be presented by the world’s foremost experts, addressing subjects in the realm of hydrocarbons, slurry, sorption, ammonia, carbon dioxide and others.
The conference will feature the latest in research, technologies, case studies, practical applications, the future of natural refrigerants, energy efficiency, system design, and reduction of carbon emissions.
The conference is named in honour of Norwegian scientist and engineer Gustav Lorentzen, who rediscovered how CO2 could be used as a refrigerant in a simple and efficient way in heating and cooling applications.
Registrations for the ninth IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids have opened, with an early bird discount price applying until February 28.

More information
Gustav Lorentzen Conference www.airah.org.au/iir-gl2010