Call for Technology Case Studies - ATMOsphere America 2013

Applicants should present the latest product innovations, developments and efficiency results in the field of Natural Refrigerants in or for North America. The focus of the case studies should be on completed or ongoing projects, best practices and lessons learned. They should be practical summaries of an improved practice rather than a formal, rigorous research paper.

Deadline: 31 March 2013.

Application areas:

• Commercial & Light-Commercial Refrigeration
• Industrial Refrigeration
• Air Conditioning (Mobile & Stationary)
• Heat Pumps
• Transport
• New areas of application

Special attention will be given to:

• Type of refrigerant (CO₂, NH₃, hydrocarbons, air, water)
• Cost-efficiency of the whole life cycle
• Geographic area (North America)

The main requirement is that the technology is either applied in North America or has clear potential to be used in North America.

Should you wish to provide your input on the above-mentioned fields, you are invited to send an abstract that satisfies the following criteria:

• Sustainable: case study should address the potential of natural refrigerant technology (CO₂, ammonia, hydrocarbons, water and air)
• Replicable: lessons learned that could be applied to other projects with focus on how to apply to other developing countries
• Original: technology innovations, research results that have not been shown elsewhere, new field of application etc.
• Tangible: examples of real-life installations and demonstration projects, laboratory testing with tangible results etc.

Elements that should be included:

• Efficiency analysis: analysis of how the refrigerant influences the Coefficient of Performance (COP), comparison of different systems or parameters etc.
• Cost analysis: energy costs, operational costs, planning and installation costs, life-cycle costs

Presentation time:

Presenters need to plan for a 12 minutes presentation + 3 min Q&A.

Author content and format guidelines:

In your case study submission, please include:

1. Your full name, organisation and email address
2. Case study title
3. An abstract
4. Keywords
5. Relevance to the North American market

Deadline for case study submission is 31 March, 2013.

Please submit your case study directly to the Review Panel at info@ATMO.org and indicate "ATMO America" in the subject line and in the case study itself.