The Indian heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry is currently doing much better than most countries in the world. It is expected to reach a market scale of US$ 30 billion by 2030. While meeting the growing needs of the Indian economy, it will severely stress the country’s energy consumption requirement for cooling purposes. As the world is struggling to tailor its energy profile to address the call made at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, India’s own commitment to achieving net zero status by 2070 calls for redoubled efforts on the part of its HVAC&R industry to reduce its carbon footprint.
In this context, the selection of the theme of ACREX India 2023 -Engineering towards Net Zero -was very apt. Organized after a gap of three years due to the pandemic that swept across the world, the expo was held over a period of three days from March 14 to 16 in Mumbai. The focus of workshops, conferences, and seminars held as a part of the expo was on engineering advancements and driving technological solutions towards net zero goals in the HVAC&R sector. Several exhibitors displayed products and systems engineered with this objective.
ACREX 2023 was endorsed by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), which sent a team led by Vanita Gupta, director of Marketing, and Greg Martin, manager of Advertising Sales. REHVA, the Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations, sent a delegation led by its president Catalin Lungu. Visitors and speakers from all over the world visited the expo. There were almost 400 exhibitors, and the number of visitors is estimated at 42,000.
Curtain Raiser
The Curtain Raiser for the expo was held in the evening on March 13. The event was partnered with ABS Fujitsu General. The top management of the company was well represented on the occasion: Hiroyuki Yokoyama, director and corporate executive vice president of Fujitsu General; Atsushi Itagaki, president of Fujitsu General Air Conditioning R&D (Thailand); Koji Morimoto, chairman and managing director of Fujitsu General (India); Tsutomu Kunishima, president and director of Fujitsu General (India); Katsuyuki Yamagai, director of Fujitsu General (India); Anurag Parikh, chief executive officer (CEO) of ABS Fujitsu General; and many more.
Awards of Excellence Night
The Awards Night was also partnered by a leading Japanese HVAC&R company. Daikin Awards of Excellence Night was held in the evening on March 14. Awards for exhibits were given in three categories: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Innovation, and Energy Efficiency. The winners and runners-up respectively were: Parshvi Technology and Testo in the IAQ Category; ABB India, and Prihoda India in the Innovation Category; and Danfoss Industries and Agile Connects in the Energy Efficiency Category.
ACREX Hall of Fame Night
As usual, ACREX Hall of Fame was partnered by Danfoss India. The building that got inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, after the eminent jury followed a rigorous process spread over months, was a hotel – ITC Windsor at Bangalore.
Next edition of ACREX India will be held on February 15 to 17, 2024 in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR).
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Post time: May-12-2023
