Prof. dr. sc. Andrej KITANOVSKI
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Klima-forum 2025 and INTER-KLIMA 2025 Conference:
COOLING AND HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGIES - OVERVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES
(invited lecture)
Heating and cooling account for nearly 50% of global end-use energy consumption. Industrial processes and residential/commercial buildings each contribute approximately half of this total. These ubiquitous applications are significant sources of air pollution and responsible for over 40% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. Furthermore, demand for refrigeration and air conditioning, currently consuming roughly 17% of global electricity, is projected to triple by 2050, with substantial growth also anticipated for heat pumps. Compounding the issue, vast quantities of waste heat are continuously released into the environment; it is estimated that waste heat will account for nearly 50% of annual global energy consumption by 2030. Consequently, energy-efficient cooling and heat pump technologies, utilizing environmentally friendly refrigerants, represent a crucial target for achieving a global green transition, potentially exceeding the contributions of sectors like transport or power generation. This presentation will provide an overview of both market-available and emerging cooling and heat pump technologies, encompassing a broad range of temperatures and applications. It will also offer perspectives on future developments in the field.
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He is a professor and the head of a Department for Thermal and Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). His scientific research activities and most important global contribution involves the research and development of solid-state thermal management technologies associated with the cooling, heat pumps, energy harvesting. In 2004, he co-founded the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) International Magnetic Cooling Working Party, which created the well-known IIR Thermag Conferences, and which today covers topics of research and development of all caloric technologies. Today, he chairs the Working Group on Solid-State Cooling and Heating under the International Institute of Refrigeration. Since 2010, he has been actively involved in research on new and advanced principles of thermal management using thermal control devices (thermal diodes, thermal switches, thermal conduits) and thermal circuits. He is also involved in several different applied and industrial research activities which concern: Predictive control of energy devices, Heat pumps, Solar heating and PVT, Thermal Storage, Waste heat management, Household Appliances, and Thermal Storage.
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