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Hubbard Products Research & Peer Leadership
Hubbard is a well-recognised European leader and innovator in the advancement of refrigeration technology and the wider impact of refrigeration manufacturing applications.
Hubbard is the representative for the UK transport refrigeration manufacturing industry on a technical committee of CEN, the European Committee for Standardisation.
CEN is producing a new European Standard that will obviate the ATP agreement, which has existed as a European Standard for over 25 years for the performance of insulated and refrigerated vehicles carrying foodstuffs across international borders.
A technical committee made up of representatives from all the signatory nations has maintained the ATP standard; it meets annually. Each nation maintains it's own technical committee from which an international representative is drawn.
The CEN are addressing a number of issues linked to improved technology and increased legislation that ATP does not address, and an up to date, harmonised European Standard is keenly sought by many EU member nations.
The new standard is aimed at setting minimum performance targets and test protocols for refrigeration units on road transport vehicles and, in so doing, addressing the perceived shortcomings of ATP.
Hubbard is a founder member of the LEAK DETECT PROJECT, which is part of the EU Seventh Framework Programme.
The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) is the European Union's chief instrument for funding research over the period 2007 to 2013. It brings together all research-related EU initiatives under a common roof playing a crucial role in reaching the goals of growth, competitiveness and employment. CORDIS is the official portal for participating in FP7 and following related developments in European science and technology. As was the case for FP6, its main objective is to further the construction of the European Research Area. Its specific goals are fourfold:
- To gain leadership in key scientific and technology areas
- To stimulate the creativity and excellence of European research
- To develop and strengthen the human potential of European research
- To enhance research and innovation capacity throughout Europe
The total budget for FP7, including the non-nuclear research of the Joint Research Centre, is 51 Billion euros over 7 years. The overall budget is fixed, and the split of it along thematic priorities and the content of those priorities were decided in November 2006.
- LeakDetect is an International Research and Development Project that aims to deliver groundbreaking new technology for reliable & accurate refrigerant leak detection and monitoring systems for refrigerated transport.
The LeakDetect Project consists of a body of experts drawn from industry & academia
The LeakDetect Project brings together technical & scientific skills & experience from across Europe
The LeakDetect Project will focus on developing new analytical sensor technology, capable of detecting & monitoring the smallest refrigerant leaks in the demanding environment of road transport
The LeakDetect Project aims to reduce the release of Green House Gases by preventing refrigerant loss and reducing resultant vehicle fuel inefficiencies
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