Abstract: In this presentation we are going to introduce the main topics of our research activities in New Energy and Future Energy Systems for cooling and air conditioning. Specifically the could be englobed into four macro-areas:
• The development of solid-state technologies for cooling and air conditioning based on the caloric effects.
• The employment of nanofluids for enhancing the heat transfer in energy systems .
• The energy and environmental impact of new ecofriendly refrigerants for cooling and HVAC vapor compression systems.
• The employment, in the HVAC systems, of renewable energy sources, specifically geothermal energy.