Thursday 02 June 2022
Time: 10H00 – 11H00
Speaker: Luigi Rossettini (international speaker)
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Luigi Rossettini is a director of Aermec, an Italian company leader in HVAC systems and has been with the company in various positions since 1999. Luigi’s qualifications include a diploma specialising in industrial electrotecnic from the Technical & Industrial State Institute “A. Rossi”, Vicenza Italy, as well as a strategic marketing management master at CUOA in Altavilla Vicenza, and a managerial responsibility master (Watson Wyatt Isso), as well as a leadership course from Blanchard Training and Development Inc USA (CA). Luigi has been a member of AICARR since 1999 whose main aim is to deal with issues relating to the responsible use of energy and natural resources and the innovation of energy infrastructures, both in residential and industrial buildings. |
Company/Organisation: Aersa / Aermec
Presentation Topic: This workshop will present a talk that looks at the energy efficiency in hydronic cooling distribution systems. In general, the topic dealt with in this seminar is ‘energy efficiency in central air-conditioning (cooling) hydronic systems’. from the
centralised production site to local sub-stations and terminal units. Focus areas include: Architecture of chilled water distribution systems and the design and installation of heat pumps and polyvalent heat pumps.
Time: 11H00 – 12H00
Speaker: Dawie Kriel
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Dawie Kriel is head of business development for Energy Partners, HVAC&R Division. His main objective is to manage sales, marketing and technical business development of the refrigeration division of Energy Partners. Focus of this business division is to own and operate refrigeration energy assets through development of innovative products and strategic partnerships. He also has a dual role for overall management of engineering design and specialist inputs on refrigeration systems design. Dawie has a BEng (Mechanical) from the University of Stellenbosch; 1988 and a M Eng (Thermodynamics) from the University of Stellenbosch; 1991. Dawie has a postgraduate qualifications in thermodynamics, air-conditioning and refrigeration with concentrated experience over last 25 years in industrial refrigeration, drying systems, pack house, cold room and cold chain system design. In addition to the technical responsibility for all mechanical services from plumbing to rational design, Dawie has been appointed overall professional team leader for several multi-disciplinary projects in the food and beverage sector. He previosuly started and successfully ran MGC Industrial projects from 2004 until 2011 when it was sold to Energy Partners. For the first 4 years at Energy Partners, he was involved in the development of energy efficient and environmentally friendly systems for industrial, commercial refrigeration plants as well as heat pump systems. This includes the use of natural refrigerants and the use of waste heat and storage systems. Dawie was tasked to build the refrigeration contracting business through acquisitions and internal growth over a period of three years. During that time he was the CEO for EP Refrigeration. |
Company/Organisation: Energy Partners
Presentation Topic: The subject of this presentation is servitisation in refrigeration and how it supports the use of natural refrigerants and shifts the focus sharply to life-cycle cost. Servitisation is a well-known tool in many industries such as photocopiers, Uber and aircraft engines; but in refrigeration it is a relatively new concept and is now known more widely as Cooling as a Service (CaaS). Energy Partners started offering their customers CaaS as an option since 2017. Recently, the Basil Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE), has started a world-wide drive to promote CaaS as a tool to promote the use of natural refrigerants and increased energy efficiency. Kriel will explain how CaaS works in practice, including the advantages to end-users and suppliers. In conclusion, with the use of data from refrigeration systems Energy Partners owns and operates, it will be demonstrated how the lifecycle cost can be optimised and guaranteed when using natural refrigerants in a CaaS project.
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Time: 12H00 – 13H00
Speaker: Grant Laidlaw
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Grant Laidlaw is currently the owner of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA). He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and an associate degree in educational administration. He has a National Technical Diploma and completed an apprenticeship with Transnet. He has dual-trades status: refrigeration and electrical. He has been involved with SAIRAC for 21 years and has been a Johannesburg committee member for the past eight (chairman in 2011 and 2012). Currently he is the national treasurer of SAIRAC. As owner and principle of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA) Grant manages this fully-accredited training and assessment centre with a wide client base. He is the industry appointed subject matter expert dealing with National Government Department of Higher Education and Department of the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. Grant develops refrigeration curriculums and fully integrated summative assessments for the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and is responsible for the management and development of various training and assessment systems. He is also a merSETA-appointed trade testing officer, registered assessor and moderator. He is the air conditioning and refrigeration industry appointed subject matter expert for qualification and trade testing development with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) and the National Artisans Moderating Body. (N.A.M.B) |
Company/Organisation: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy
Presentation Topic: This workshop will be about the status quo of air conditioning and refrigeration training in South Africa. It will also cover the latest qualification outline and address regular questions such as:
- Are natural refrigerants, including flammable hydrocarbons, in the training curriculum?
- Is R32 included?
- Is flammable refrigerant training available?
- How to set up apprenticeships and a workplace register with a SETA.
- Are you obliged to use any particular SETA?
- About learnerships.
- Qualifying your staff, trade testing.
- Who qualifies for trade testing, what criteria does the applicant need to meet, ie time, scope, qualifications?
- What process does an applicant/company need to follow?
- Will there be an ammonia-specific qualification with a trade test?
- What does the future hold for air conditioning and refrigeration training and trade testing?
Special training projects will also be included.
Time: 13H00 – 14H00
Speaker: Werner Terblanche
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Werner Terblanche is key account manager, A-Gas South Africa. He has 11 years of refrigerant industry knowledge and has built a solid reputation for himself with his extensive and specialist knowledge of the circular economy of refrigerants. As a team member of the global company, Werner has been at the forefront of the various stages of the phase down of refrigerants in accordance with both the Montreal Protocol and the Kigali Amendment. This exposure has ensured that the products and services he offers his clients are strategic, sustainable and within regulation at all times. Werner’s passion for the environment knows no boundaries and this has been evidenced by his travels across the African continent to educate industry on the next phase of environmentally sustainable solutions. |
Company/Organisation: A-Gas South Africa
Presentation Topic: This workshop will address driving a circular economy and the latest refrigerant trends. The topic highlights the use and disposal lifecycle for refrigerants and why we need to change our outlook on how we deal with refrigerants. With an industry faced with environmental pressures, and one that operates under a quota mechanism, the speaker will explain why A-Gas is focusing on refrigerant reclamation to help reduce carbon emissions to protect the planet. The presenter will also be showcasing current refrigerant trends to lower GWP alternatives.
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