Webinar: Beyond PFAS – Mobile air-conditioning

❄️ Did you know that the AC that cools down your car during warm summer days contains PFAS? Fluorinated gases — aka F-gases — are used as cooling mediums in mobile air-conditioning systems around the world. But these forever chemicals are a huge problem and account for more than half of global PFAS emissions. 🚗 However, with electric vehicles in the driving seat, the development towards PFAS-free refrigerants is on track and moving fast. Some car manufacturers already have cars with PFAS-free heat pumps on the market, and more are set to follow. 🧡 This month’s Beyond PFAS webinar will explore available safer alternatives for mobile air conditioning and give valuable insights from the perspectives of car manufacturers as well as their suppliers. In this webinar, you can expect to learn: ✅ About the current availability of PFAS-free refrigerants in mobile air conditioning ✅ How safer alternatives on the market are used today ✅ How the car industry deals with technical issues related to natural refrigerants 🎙️ Speakers: — Sidsel Dyekjær, Chemicals Policy Advisor at ChemSec — Felix Nowak-Walenta, Thermal Management Test Engineer at Volkswagen — Dr. Roman Heckt, Global Chief Engineer for Natural Refrigerant Systems at Hanon Systems — Carsten Wachsmuth, Research and Development at Volkswagen (Q&A session)