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Tuesday 12 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09:30 | Participants are invited to the registration table to pick up their badges upon arrival. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 10:40 | Marc Chasserot & Lydia Matthäus-Wiltink, shecco Welcome & Introduction TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 11:00 | Professor Pega Hrnjak will give the audience an exclusive look at the latest technology trends in the natural refrigerants market. Pega Hrnjak, University of Illinois, Technology Trends KEYNOTE SPEECH BY CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR 11:30 | Senator Ricardo Lara (D) is a California State Senator representing the 33rd Senate District, which encompasses Long Beach and portions of the Gateway Cities region. NETWORKING LUNCH 12:30 | Networking lunch served in the sponsor exhibition area. MARKET TRENDS 14:00 | Leading North American suppliers will give brief strategic and visionary presentations sharing their latest success stories, lessons learned, challenges and next steps regarding natural refrigerant-based technologies. Co-chairs: Alvaro de Oña & Derek Hamilton, shecco Alvaro de Oña, shecco, NatRef Market Trends Around the World Scott Martin, Hillphoenix, Dover Food Retail - 2018 Market Trends Marc-André Lesmerises, Carnot Refrigeration, Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication Andre Patenaude, Emerson, Market Trends John Prall, Embraco North America, Market Trends - Natural Refrigerants NETWORKING BREAK 15:30 | Coffee, tea and light snacks will be served in the sponsor exhibition area. Utilities Panel 16:00 | This panel will focus on utility energy efficiency programs, and the role they play in accelerating the adoption of energy efficient refrigeration technologies. The panel, featuring major utility providers, will present details of their latest programs, followed by an interactive Q&A session. Co-chairs: Ammi Amarnath, Electric Power Research Institute & Paul Delaney, Southern California Edison Ammi Amarnath, Electric Power Research Institute EPRI, The Case for Natural Refrigerants Virginia Lew, California Energy Commission , Energy Efficiency and Low Global Warming Refrigerant Nexus Ed Estberg, Raley's , Refrigeration System EER Klas Berglöf, ClimaCheck, To measure is to know, Efficiency is a key to the future - Supermarket performance benchmarking John Lerch , Axiom Energy, Energy Storage for the Cold Chain Paul Delaney , Southern California Edison, Utility Incentives and Natural Refrigerants NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION 18:00 | Networking drinks reception. |
*Last updated: 15 Jun 2018
Wednesday 13 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 08:00 | Continental breakfast will be served in the exhibition area. POLICY SESSION 09:00 | Chair: Marc Chasserot, shecco Bart Croes, California Air Resources Board, California’s Strategy to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Marek Zgliczynski, Embraco, Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Safety Standards Evolution Avipsa Mahapatra, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Changing Policy Landscape Opportunies and Challenges for Private Sector Marc Chasserot, shecco, sheccoBase Global Policy Update 10:00 | Natural refrigerants workshop An interactive workshop will take place during the second part of the policy session, aimed to address the topics of discussion outlined during the panel presentations. NETWORKING BREAK 11:00 | Coffee, tea and light snacks will be served in the sponsor exhibition area. PARALLEL SESSIONS Industrial Refrigeration Panel 11:30 | Participants will be able to choose one of the parallel sessions: Peter Lepschat, Henningsen Cold Storage Co, The Long Road to CO2 or how did we get here? David Bornemeier, Western Gateway Storage Co, World's first Low-Charge Ammonia Ronnie R. Ceballos, KPAC General, Rooftop Ultra - Low charge Refrigeration - A case for change COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION CASE STUDIES 11:31 | Chair: Pega Hrnjak, CTS & University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Doug Schmidt, Rivacold, Doug Schmidt, Rivacold, R290 Ceiling Mount packaged system for closed water loop John Prall, Embraco North America, Chengzhi Tang, Helmer Scientific, FMXA6C Fullmotion compressor reduces noise and improves efficiency in refrigerators Andre Patenaude, Emerson, Integrated Display Case Options For Small Supermarkets Brandon Marshall, CAREL , Modulating Ejectors next steps for CO2 transcritical systems in the USA Vicente Guilabert, Huayi Compressor Barcelona, S.L, R290 Compressor Range for Small Light Commercial Applications Yoram Shabtay, Heat Transfer Technologies LLC , Performance Testing of MicroGroove Heat Exchangers with Natural Refrigerants HEAT PUMP CASE STUDIES 11:32 | Chair: Jan Dusek, shecco Marc-André Lesmerises, Carnot Refrigeration, A CO2 air conditioning chiller at the German embassy Andy Baker, YourCleanEnergy, Trans-critical CO2 Heat Pump System District Heating Of Four City Buildings Seward, Alaska Dominique Monney, Emerson, CO2 Heat Pump Versatility Applied to Large Buildings John Miles, Sanden International USA, CO2 Hot Water, Continuing Progress NETWORKING AFTERNOON 13:00 | This new session "networking afternoon" combines several concurrent activities including a networking lunch, technomercials and client meetings.
Networking Afternoon The networking afternoon will take place in the exhibition area. The exhibitors will showcase their products and will share their experiences creating connections with participants. Client Meetings Individual conference participants can hire private meeting rooms for one-on-one meetings available by the hour, to have confidential meetings, host clients for a short sales pitch or arrange a private team briefing. It is available during the whole conference at $100,00 + tax per hour and can be reserved on the registration page http://www.atmo.org/America2018/register. Select the ticket type "Client meeting room" for easy payment and email america@atmo.org with your prefered time and date you want to reserve your space. TECHNOMERCIALS 14:00 | James Knudsen, Danfoss Multi Ejector Solution 14:30 | Jacob Wolfe, Güntner, Adiabatic Cooling with hydroBLU Controls NETWORKING DINNER AND ACCELERATE AMERICA AWARDS CEREMONY 17:30 | Dinner reception in Parkers' Lighthouse Restaurant, one of the most iconic locations in Long Beach and the 3rd Annual Accelerate America Awards, recognizing companies and individuals leading the transition to natural refrigerant-based technologies. |
*Last updated: 15 Jun 2018
Thursday 14 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 07:30 | Continental breakfast will be served in the exhibition area. PARALLEL SESSIONS 08:30 | Participants will be able to choose to participate in one of the parallel sessions: Contractors and Training Panel Chair: Alvaro de Oña, shecco Bryan Beitler, CoolSys, Contractors and Training Lori Schiavo, RSES, Filling in the Training Gap Rick Watters, AMS Mechanical Systems, Low Charge ADX Ammonia Steve Gnas, Discovery Designs Refrigeration, Working with natural refrigerants, Training, and obtaining personnel 08:35 | Industrial Refrigeration Case Studies Chair: Derek Hamilton Rusty Walker, Hillphoenix, Making the case for a CO2 Booster Design in an Industrial Application Kurt Liebendorfer, Evapco, Jeff Buxton, PermaCold, Applying Packaged Low Charge Ammonia Systems To A High Rise Freezer Daryl Stauffer, Johnson Controls, Jean-Francois Labelle, Congebec, Applying the Frick Low Charge Central System to a New Freezer/Cooler Facility Art Sutherland, Accent Refrigeration Systems, Art Sutherland Accent Refrigeration Systems NETWORKING BREAK 10:00 | Coffee, tea and light snacks will be served in the sponsors exhibition area during this networking break. PARALLEL SESSIONS 10:30 | Participants will be able to choose to participate in one of the parallel sessions: Food Retail Panel Chair: Michael Garry, shecco Ed Estberg, Raley's , Raley’s Journey to Natural Refrigerants Peter A. Marotta, Grocery Outlet , Challenges to Natural Refrigerants Todd Ernest, Climate Pros, The Labor Shortage 10:35 | sheccoBase Focus Group This interactive session will give participants the chance to have their say on one of the industry's hottest topics: low-charge ammonia and the latest developments in the use of transcritical CO2 technology in industrial applications.One of the highlights of the session will be the presentation of the latest updates from the World Guide to Low Charge Ammonia. This session is expected to spark some excellent debate and participants will be encouraged to participate via live polling throughout the session. Chair: Derek Hamilton, shecco Terry L. Chapp, Danfoss Industrial, Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Systems for Industrial Refrigeration Applications Derek Hamilton, shecco, WORLD GUIDE TO LOW CHARGE AMMONIA NETWORKING LUNCH 12:00 | Networking lunch will be served in the sponsors exhibition area. THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY DEBATE 13:00 | Summarising the tone of the three-day conference, this brand-new on-stage debate session will include a selection of key experts sharing their thoughts and predictions of where the HVAC&R sector is heading in the future, what opportunities are expected and what challenges lie ahead. Chair: Marc Chasserot, shecco Kevin Messner, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) Corey Rosenbusch, Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) CONCLUSIONS 14:15 | Summary of the conference and conclusions by Marc Chasserot, shecco. SITE VISIT TO LINEAGE LOGISTICS 14:30 | Site visit to Lineage Logistics in Vernon, CA, organized by Hillphoenix/NXTCOLD. To register, email us at america@atmo.org with the name, company, position and email address of the attendee(s). Your registration will be complete once you receive a confirmation email. Based on first-come first-served basis and approval, end users will have priority registration. Bus transfer will be provided from/to the hotel. The tour will last approximately 3 hours. |
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