future:gas automotive starts on August 1 in Adelaide

Eight of the HVAC industry’s top experts are about to embark on this year’s future:gas automotive refrigerant seminar series, which starts in Adelaide on August 1.

From top left: Ian Stangroome, Eric Yang, Greg Picker, Mark Rowe, Brett Meads, John McCormack, Mitch Williamson and Kylie Farrelley
From top left: Ian Stangroome, Eric Yang, Greg Picker, Mark Rowe, Brett Meads, John McCormack, Mitch Williamson and Kylie Farrelley

More alternative refrigerants and technologies are on the horizon as the global automotive industry grapples with the technical challenge of simultaneously keeping vehicle occupants comfortable and every component of an electrified drivetrain at optimum operating temperature while achieving maximum energy efficiency – preferably with a one-size-fits-all solution that can work in any climate in order to achieve economies of scale.

Helping you navigate this exciting new era for our industry is an impressive speaker line-up that comprises Refrigerant Reclaim Australia general manager Kylie Farrelley, VASA director and former president Ian Stangroome, Sythree principal and director John McCormack (representing Chemours in Australia), Honeywell representative in Australia Eric Yang, VASA VP and Rowe Auto Electrical/Jimboomba Batteries director Mark Rowe, VASA president and SuperCool Group training division manager Brett Meads, Refrigerants Australia executive director Greg Picker and A-Gas New Zealand country manager Mitch Williamson.

FG23 sponsors and associations
future:gas automotive 2023 organisers, corporate sponsors and supporting associations

To help as many people as possible to attend, the seminars will take place on weekday evenings during the winter.

Doors open at 5pm, with complimentary welcome drinks, food and trade displays. Be there by 5.30pm for a 6pm start.

Heavily subsidised by corporate and industry support, tickets to future:gas seminars are just $20 per participant.

Venue information and Google Maps navigation links are located here

Adelaide SA1 August 2023
Melbourne VIC2 August 2023
Canberra ACT15 August 2023
Sydney NSW16 August 2023
Newcastle NSW17 August 2023
Brisbane QLD22 August 2023
Townsville QLD23 August 2023
Darwin NT4 September 2023
Perth WA6 September 2023

Please note that the Darwin automotive event has changed to Monday, September 4.

New Zealand seminar venues confirmed

future:gas is pleased to announce that all venues for the New Zealand leg of the refrigerant seminar roadshow are confirmed.

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  • Doors open at 5pm for sign-in, complimentary welcome drinks and trade show
  • The first of three talks starts around 6pm (so get there by 5.30pm)
  • Q&A opportunities with the speakers will be provided
  • There will be an interval with complimentary food service and trade show access
  • Event closes around 9.30pm

Don’t have a ticket yet? Spaces are limited, so book your tickets now!

In the list below, each venue title links to a Google Map of its location.

Auckland NZ: Tuesday, 25 July

Rydges Auckland

59 Federal Street, Cnr Kingston Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Wellington NZ: Wednesday, 26 July

Atura Wellington

24 Hawkestone Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Dunedin NZ: Thursday, 27 July

Fable Dunedin

10 Princes Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

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Automotive speaker line-up confirmed for future:gas 2023

Eight of the HVAC industry’s top experts will deliver the automotive sector leg of this year’s future:gas refrigerant seminar series, which for the automotive sector kicks off in late July aimed at businesses and technicians in the automotive air-conditioning business.

The impressive speaker line-up comprises Refrigerant Reclaim Australia general manager Kylie Farrelley, VASA director and former president Ian Stangroome, Sythree principal and director John McCormack (representing Chemours in Australia), Honeywell representative in Australia Eric Yang, VASA VP and Rowe Auto Electrical/Jimboomba Batteries director Mark Rowe, VASA president and SuperCool Group training division manager Brett Meads, Refrigerants Australia executive director Greg Picker and A-Gas New Zealand country manager Mitch Williamson.

From top left: Ian Stangroome, Eric Yang, Greg Picker, Mark Rowe, Brett Meads, John McCormack, Mitch Williamson and Kylie Farrelley
From top left: Ian Stangroome, Eric Yang, Greg Picker, Mark Rowe, Brett Meads, John McCormack, Mitch Williamson and Kylie Farrelley

Tickets to the 2023 future:gas refrigerant roadshow are now on sale at futuregas.ac/automotive

The automotive section of the tour will kick off in Auckland, NZ, on July 25 and end in Perth, WA, on September 6.

Venue information and Google Maps navigation links are located here

Auckland NZ25 July 2023
Wellington NZ26 July 2023
Dunedin NZ27 July 2023
Adelaide SA1 August 2023
Melbourne VIC2 August 2023
Canberra ACT15 August 2023
Sydney NSW16 August 2023
Newcastle NSW17 August 2023
Brisbane QLD22 August 2023
Townsville QLD23 August 2023
Darwin NT4 September 2023
Perth WA6 September 2023

Please note that the Darwin automotive event has changed to Monday, September 4.

A separate tour aimed at the stationary sector is currently in progress, beginning in Vanuatu on May 11 and ending in Lae, PNG, on July 12.

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To help as many people as possible to attend, the seminars will take place on weekday evenings during the winter.

Doors open at 5pm, with complimentary welcome drinks, food and trade displays. Be there by 5.30pm for a 6pm start.

Heavily subsidised by corporate and industry support, tickets to future:gas seminars are just $20 per participant.

Australian automotive sector seminar venues confirmed

future:gas is pleased to announce that all venues for the Australian leg of the automotive air-conditioning refrigerant seminar roadshow are confirmed.

Book Now!

Doors open at 5pm for a 6pm seminar start and the seminar ends at 9pm, followed by doors close at 10pm.

The hour each side is to allow time for registrations, to browse the equipment and education displays, and for question and answer sessions. There will also be a mid-way break with a question and answer session plus time for refreshments and to browse the equipment and education displays.

In the list below, each venue title links to a Google Map of its location.

Adelaide SA: Tuesday, 1 August

Rydges South Park Adelaide

1 South Tce, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Melbourne VIC: Wednesday, 2 August

The Manningham Hotel

1 Thompsons Rd, Bulleen VIC 3105, Australia

Canberra ACT: Tuesday, 15 August

QT Canberra

1 London Cct, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

Sydney NSW: Wednesday, 16 August

Rydges Parramatta

116-118 James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142, Australia

Newcastle NSW: Thursday, 17 August

Rydges Newcastle

Wharf Rd &, Merewether St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia

Brisbane QLD: Tuesday, 22 August

Rydges Fortitude Valley

601 Gregory Terrace, Carriage St, Bowen Hills QLD 4006

Townsville QLD: Wednesday, 23 August

Townsville RSL

139 Charters Towers Rd, Hyde Park QLD 4812, Australia

Darwin NT: Monday, 4 September (NEW DATE)

The Venue at Fannie Bay

3/13 Fannie Bay Pl, Fannie Bay NT 0820, Australia

Perth WA: Wednesday, 6 September

TBC

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What is R1234yf?

R1234yf is a synthetic HFO refrigerant co-developed by DuPont and Honeywell as a successor to R134a for automotive air-conditioning applications.

Its global warming potential (GWP) is ultra-low, with a rating of less than 1. This means that one kilogram of R1234yf released to atmosphere has a significantly lower greenhouse effect than a kilogram of carbon dioxide. For comparison, R134a has a GWP of 1300.

Years of intensive research were undertaken by the automotive industry to find a replacement for R134a, resulting in the selection of R1234yf as the new standard refrigerant for new systems.

Compared with R134a, considerable upgrades to component quality and robustness, as well as compliance with a number of new SAE standards, have been engineered into R1234yf systems. The systems are designed to prevent potential refrigerant leakage onto the cabin.

From a service and repair standpoint, R1234yf has similar thermal properties to R134a, meaning there are only minor system layout and design differences and faults can be diagnosed using the same methods as R134a.

The biggest difference is R1234yf’s A2L flammability rating, which means it is mildly flammable. This has implications for workplace health and safety procedures and means Dangerous Goods rules apply to the storage, transport and handling of this gas.

To ensure workplace safety, new SAE standards apply to the equipment used to service R1234yf systems. Some equipment is rated as compatible with both R134a and R1234yf and some equipment is suitable only for R1234yf.

R134a service equipment and system components are not interchangeable with R1234yf systems unless they meet the relevant SAE standards.