Brian Rees talked about the growth in the number of CO₂ installations in New Zealand and the opportunities to improve training with hands on training and mentoring.

Indy Saund highlighted global policy trends dealing with natural refrigerants and the growth of their natural refrigerant component sales around the world.

William Pagani and Steve Laing discussed EPTA’s new FTE Transcritical CO₂ system and the benefits of its use in warm ambient climates.

Peter O’Neill discussed industrial refrigeration trends for Ammonia, CO₂, and Air, the benefits of an Ammonia/CO₂ cascade system, and the need for government support for natural refrigerant projec... more

Stefan Jensen discussed the fundamental challenge the industry is facing with end-user communication. Jensen suggests several solutions to increasing market demand and the adoption of industry standards.

Trent Miller talked about the benefits of the Q-ton Heat Pump, it’s different applications and the many examples of using heat pumps in commercial installations and warm climates.

Ian Suffield discussed the latest developments in Bitzer’s sales of natural refrigerant compressors, the opening of the Schaufler academy for natural refrigerant training, and the launching of new compressor lines.

Indy Saund talked about the challenge of the uptake of training, Danfoss’ partnership with TAFE, and the Danfoss Mobile Training Unit.

Steve Smith of TAFE NSW discussed the four units of competence - safety, installation, servicing, and commissioning, along with the performance characteristics of different natural refrigerants.

Glenn Evans highlighted the need for licensing, codes of practice, and training, as well as the launch of a new accreditation scheme.