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Triumph for refrigeration colloquium
On 28th June at 9.30am sharp, the doors opened for the inaugural ‘Colloquium on Energy-Efficient Refrigeration Systems for Supermarkets & Shopping Centres’ conference at the Maritim Hotel, Darmstadt, Germany. Some 23 delegates including operators, planners, manufacturers and decision makers in supermarket and retail refrigeration systems attended the all-day event, hosted by Eurovent Certita Certification and COOLPLAN. Offering the opportunity to learn, network and discuss all things refrigeration, the colloquium welcomed delegates from across Germany, immersing them in an innovative and educational programme of speakers and activities.
Exploring the core topics of energy efficient refrigeration components and systems, natural refrigerants, and certified performance data, the delegates were treated to a full line-up of topics and networking opportunities.
| 09:30 | Arrival, coffee and snacks |
| 10:00 | Welcome, moderation & introduction by Gerhard Frei, COOLPLAN Engineering Office; Maxiline Tamko, EUROVENT Certification and Roland Handschuh, REFPLAN Engineering Office |
| 10:30 | Performance assessment of heat exchangers from an expert's point of view by Karl-Heinz Thielmann, SV Büro Thielmann / VDKF |
| 11:00 | Green Building Concepts REWE GROUP - Challenges in Conception and Implementation, by Manfred Rössling, REWE GROUP |
| 11:30 | Efficient and performance-certified compressors, by Michael Nagler, BOCK GmbH |
| 12:00 | Heat exchangers for refrigeration and heat pump technology, by Osama Aljolani, Kelvion Germany GmbH |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Current consideration of supermarket concepts, by Andreas Koch, Kaufland Stiftung & Co. KG |
| 14:00 | Non-certified products = higher energy consumption and damage to our environment, by Gerhard Neuhauser, LU-VE Germany GmbH |
| 14:30 | Efficient and intelligently controlled propane heat pumps in the retail trade, by Andrè Schulz, Swegon Germany GmbH |
| 15:00 | Benefits of certification of refrigeration components for system efficiency, by Gerhard Frei, COOLPLAN / EUROVENT |
| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 | Open discussion |
Special thanks go to our partner COOLPLAN, all of the speakers, and the companies who helped make the event possible, including Kelvion, LU-VE Group, REWE Group, Swegon, Kaufland, VDKF and BOCK. Our last thanks go to the delegates, who engaged whole heartedly in the event, and especially those that travelled vast distances across Germany to attend the Colloquium.