Name: Sustainable Cooling for Big Science: Future-Proof Solutions Beyond PFAS
Start: 2026-06-02T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-02T18:00:00+02:00
Location: GSI

- Arrival & Lunch
- Welcome & Workshop Opening
  
  • Welcome from GSI/FAIR, EKA and Assemblin
  • Objectives & expected outcomes
- Case Study: From CERN Experience to GSI/FAIR Implementation
  
  • Regulatory drivers: EU PFAS and F-Gas regulations
  • CERN as reference: PFAS substitution strategies & lessons learned
  • GSI/FAIR as core case: system landscape, challenges & initial findings
  • Methodological approach: risk assessment, system analysis & roadmap
  • Key takeaways for Big Science facilities
- 14:10
  
  Coffee Break
- Preparing the Site Visit: Systems & Key Questions
  
  • Overview of selected GSI/FAIR cooling installations
  • Key technical challenges and constraints
  • Focus points for participants during the visit
- Guided Site Visit at GSI/FAIR Installations
  
  • Visit of selected cooling systems and infrastructure
  • On-site explanations by technical experts
  • Discussion of operational challenges
- From Practice to Solutions
  
  • Key observations from the site visit
  • Practical solutions and technical approaches
  • Implications for future-proof cooling systems
- Interactive Discussion
  
  • Key observations from the site visit
  • Practical solutions and technical approaches
  • Implications for future-proof cooling systems
- Closing
  
  • Key takeaways
  • Next steps & outlook

Sustainable Cooling for Big Science: Future-Proof Solutions Beyond PFAS

KBW lecture hall

GSI