Programme
Introduction & Welcome Note
10:00-10:10 INDEE3 project: Sustainable heating and cooling in India, Dr. Kristina N. Widell, SINTEF Ocean, Norway
10:10-10:20 Beyond HFOs: Why India should leapfrog to Natural Refrigerants, Dr. Sheetal Jain, CEEW and Ms. Mitsuko Komada, NEA, Norway
Industrial Heat Pumps for Food Processing
10:20-10:35 Separating Myths from Reality on Cost, Safety and Efficiency, Mr. Apurva Bose, Triveni Turbines Limited
10:35-10:50 −50°C to +150°C with CO₂ – The Wonder-Fluid, Prof. Pramod Kumar, IISc Bengaluru
10:50-11:30 Panel Discussion on Heat Pumps for Industrial Applications, Moderator Mr. K. Raghavan, ISHRAE. Panellists Mr. Apurva Bose, Prof. Pramod Kumar, Mr. Aadinath Harihar, Mr. K. M. Manikandan, Ms. Shashi Kala Agrawal
A Sustainable Food Cold Chain
11:30-11:50 Natural Refrigerants for Cold Chain Sectors, Mr. Arvind Surange, ACR Project Consultants
11:50-12:00 Guide Book on “Propane Naturally Safe – for India”, Prof. Armin Hafner, NTNU, Norway
12:00-12:40 Panel Discussion on Food Cold Chain Processing, Moderator Prof. Armin Hafner, NTNU. Panellists Mr. Arvind Surange, Prof. M. S. Dasgupta, Mr. Alok Nikhade, Mr. Shailesh Mohod
Poster Session and Closing
12:40-12:55 Poster Session: Short poster presentations by IIT Madras, BITS Pilani, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kharagpur, Chair Prof. Armin Hafner, NTNU
12:55-13:00 Summary and Closure, Prof. R. Saravanan, President, ISHRAE
