PartagerNew IIR Working Party on LCCP evaluation: first meeting planned in Delft on June 28, 2012, during the 10th IIR-G. Lorentzen Conference
The IIR is inviting commission, private, and corporate members of the IIR and more generally all experts whose knowledge of the subject will benefit the working party to join it.
Since the global-warming contribution of refrigeration equipment (including air conditioning) is above all due to indirect emissions, the climate performance of a refrigeration system during its life cycle is an area of concern. Moreover, correct evaluation of this impact is a key factor in determining the true impacts of working fluids for specific applications and geographic locations, and will assist in determining next-generation working fluids for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
The IIR therefore decided to set up a working party (WP) to assess the merits of different methods of evaluating the Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) of refrigeration systems and to produce implementation protocols for these methods, for use by decision-makers and refrigeration stakeholders.
Yunho Hwang, Vice-President of IIR Commission B1, is the Chairman of this new WP launched in January 2012, following approval by the Science and Technology Council of the IIR.
The objectives of this WP are as follows:
• To collect information on direct and indirect emissions of working fluids for various applications from individual countries and from the current IIR WP on Mitigation of Direct Emissions of GHGs.
• To initiate within IIR member states the formation of similar WP-Groups to cooperate with the IIR WP.
• To establish the LCCP evaluation methodology applicable for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
• To evaluate how different assumptions selected by a user of these methodologies can affect the result of the assessment.
• To assemble such information and to disseminate it amongst members of the WP and all IIR member countries.
• To write a booklet on the LCCP evaluation methodology developed (in cooperation with member-country WPs available to members of the WP and all IIR members (member countries, organizations and member organizations - legal bodies) and to be available to non members via Fridoc.
• To support and promote international collaboration and initiatives to improve the LCCP of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and to represent the IIR at events dealing with environmental impact evaluation.
In terms of deliverables, this WP intends to prepare an Informatory Note and a booklet on LCCP evaluation methodology and to hold a workshop.
The first WP meeting is planned in Delft, the Netherlands, on June 28, 2012, during the 10th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2012).
The IIR is inviting commission, private, and corporate members of the IIR and more generally all experts whose knowledge of the subject will benefit the WP to join it.
For further information, please contact Y. Hwang: yhhwang [at] umd.edu
The IIR therefore decided to set up a working party (WP) to assess the merits of different methods of evaluating the Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) of refrigeration systems and to produce implementation protocols for these methods, for use by decision-makers and refrigeration stakeholders.
Yunho Hwang, Vice-President of IIR Commission B1, is the Chairman of this new WP launched in January 2012, following approval by the Science and Technology Council of the IIR.
The objectives of this WP are as follows:
• To collect information on direct and indirect emissions of working fluids for various applications from individual countries and from the current IIR WP on Mitigation of Direct Emissions of GHGs.
• To initiate within IIR member states the formation of similar WP-Groups to cooperate with the IIR WP.
• To establish the LCCP evaluation methodology applicable for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
• To evaluate how different assumptions selected by a user of these methodologies can affect the result of the assessment.
• To assemble such information and to disseminate it amongst members of the WP and all IIR member countries.
• To write a booklet on the LCCP evaluation methodology developed (in cooperation with member-country WPs available to members of the WP and all IIR members (member countries, organizations and member organizations - legal bodies) and to be available to non members via Fridoc.
• To support and promote international collaboration and initiatives to improve the LCCP of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and to represent the IIR at events dealing with environmental impact evaluation.
In terms of deliverables, this WP intends to prepare an Informatory Note and a booklet on LCCP evaluation methodology and to hold a workshop.
The first WP meeting is planned in Delft, the Netherlands, on June 28, 2012, during the 10th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2012).
The IIR is inviting commission, private, and corporate members of the IIR and more generally all experts whose knowledge of the subject will benefit the WP to join it.
For further information, please contact Y. Hwang: yhhwang [at] umd.edu