Programme

16 February 2006



1. 17.00  Event office is open
2. 20.00  Welcome address in the dining hall
Dr. Matti Vainio (European Commission)
3. Dinner

17 February 2006



1. 9.00    Opening
Chair: Dr. Paul Krajnik (Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management / Austria)
• Dr. Paul Krajnik (Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management):
  Welcoming address
• Dr. Reinhard Schulte-Braucks (European Commission):
  Implementation of the R134a phase out
• Dr. Stephen Andersen and Kristen Taddonio (US EPA):
  Implications of the European Directive in Transforming Global MAC Markets
• Yoshitake Mizuguchi (Japan METI):
  The present situation of the policy on fluorocarbons in Japan
• Dr. Alberto Ayala (CARB):
  Reducing Vehicle Refrigerant Emissions as an Important Strategy in California's Climate Change Protection Plan

10.15 Coffee



2. 10.45  State of play of the alternatives: Ready to take off in 2011?
Chair: Simon Barnes (Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders UK)
• Joachim J. Wiesmüller (BMW):
  Status of R744 Deployment and Way Forward
• William R. Hill (General Motors):
  Industry Overview the Environmental Performance of Non-CO₂ Alternatives
• Koji Kikuchi (Vice Chairman of MAC WG in JAMA):
  Views on different refrigerant systems in light of the European regulation on MACs
• Stephane Gourdon (Renault):
  Are we ready for 2011?

12.00 - 13.30 Lunch break

Participants interested in the seeing vehicles with alternative
refrigerants can do this in two groups during lunch.

Group I
12.00 - 12.45 Lunch break
12.45 - 13.30 Exposition of vehicles

Group II
12.00 - 12.45 Exposition of vehicles
12.45 - 13.30
Lunch break



3. 13.30  Emerging issues
Chair: Dr. Stephen Andersen (US EPA)
• Frank Wolf (Austria OBRIST Engineering):
  Open issues and development trends in MACs
• Ron Henselmans and Frank Baumbach (MACP Europe)
  How do European regulations affect the servicing of MACs in the EU and elsewhere?
• Ward Atkinson (Sun Test Engineering and Chair SAE Interior Climate Control Standards Committee):
  ARCRP Summary on the project results
• Pega Hrnjak (University of Illinois):
  Improvement options for CO₂ and R134a systems
• Karen Thyundiyil (US EPA):
  Preliminary Report on India and Mexico MAC Technology Cooperation
• Armin Hafner (SINTEF):
  Factors influencing life cycle environmental impact calculations of MACs
• Peter Horrocks (European Commission):
  Climate challenge of air conditioning and refrigeration heavy duty vehicles including buses (goods transport)


4. 15.00  Roundtable discussion
Chair: Dr. Reinhard Schulte-Braucks, European Commission
• Responses from regulators, car manufacturers, component suppliers etc.


5. 15.30  Conclusions
Chair: Dr. Matti Vainio, European Commission
• Identifications of key issues including assining who would do the follow-up and by when



Farewell Coffee