News from Project 64

At the European Heat Pump Summit, Project 64 was presented in a special session with in total of four presentations. First Björn Palm presented the Project as a whole, its purpose and its activities in general. Then Thore Oltersdorf gave a presentation on leak hole sizes in plate heat exchangers...

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT) Annex 64, focused on “Safety with Flammable Refrigerants,” will host a seminar at the Chillventa Congress to be held from October 7 to 10, 2024, in Nuremberg, Germany. The seminar will delve into the safety aspects and strategies for using flammable refrigerants in...

The Annex had a slow start with only three countries, Sweden, Germany and Korea, during 2023. Towards the end of the year, France and Austria joined as well. A few other countries also showed interest, and a re-start meeting with all five participating countries and some prospects was held in...