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01.06.2016 News Technology partnerships: Introducing the Green Cooling Initiative Africa
expansion for unitary air-conditioning, as Ghana enjoys a comparatively stable economic growth and a high cooling demand due to its hot and humid climate. The RAC sector causes high GHG and ODS emissions [...] emissions since most appliances in Ghana have low energy efficiency and high leakage rates. The mitigation potential for unitary air-conditioning systems is estimated at 2.44 Mt CO2eq in 2030 when compared to [...] Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre (GNCPC). During a national workshop R-290 split ACs were demonstrated, and thirty further units ordered. Energy meters …
Best practiceSectoral mitigation strategy – Transport refrigeration in South Africa
striving to reduce emissions. Greenhousegas (GHG) emissions inventories, low-carbon roadmaps and real-life pilot projects can effectively support sector transformation and low-carbon strategies. Aiming [...] Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). HEAT identified measures to reduce emissions from refrigerated transport in trucks. The switch to natural refrigerant-based cooling systems and increased efficiency [...] emissions from the refrigerantsand less indirect emissions from diesel to operate the equipment. Together with Transfrig, the leading local manufacturer, our experts developed and tested prototypes of …
ProjectGreen Cooling Initiative
Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya Image: James Ochweri Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya Image: James Ochweri Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya The phase-out and phase-down of F-gases and the increase [...] temperatures and population, progressing urbanisation and economic growth are driving up the worldwide cooling demand, particularly in developing countries. But many of the refrigerantsand insulating foams [...] to the environment. In 2023, it is estimated that the refrigeration industry accounted for around ten to twelve per cent of global greenhousegas emissions. Objective The Green Cooling Initiative contributes …
ProjectManagement and Destruction of ozone depleting substances in ODS banks
improvement of prevailing conditionsand by transferring good practices and technology for the management and destruction of ODS banks. This includes policy advisory, technology transfer and capacity building [...] Republic, Ghana, Iran and Tunisia produced several trainings on different topics, such as manual dismantling of refrigeratorsandair conditioners, set-up of financial scheme in the sector, and development [...] provides strategies and good practice approaches for a sustainable management of ODS banks and assists the partner countries to develop their national sustainable management systems for ODS contained in old …
05/2019 Publication - Inventories & Cooling StrategiesGreenhouseGasInventoryfor the RAC Sector in Costa Rica (2012-2016) (ES)
according to the IPCC (2014) and considering the expected increase for Costa Rica (1 °C to 2°C for 2050, 2 °C to 4 °C in 2080), the need forairconditioningandrefrigeration in Costa Rica will gradually [...] Mt CO2eq in the year 2050. For this reason, it is of paramount importance to pay greater attention to the refrigeration sector in terms of emissions savings. This inventory report provides a data base [...] base on the emissions of the RAC sector between 2012 - 2016 and proposes concrete saving measures …
08/2022 Publication - Technical PublicationGreenhouseGasInventoryfor the RefrigerationandAirConditioning Sector in Kenya
countries. An extensive GHG inventory of the RAC sector serves as a basis for recommendations on suitable technologies and policies to transform the market in terms of energy consumption and GHG emissions. Additionally [...] RAC appliances are rapidly spreading across Africa. With an emerging middle class and an increasing population, the number of RAC appliances are estimated to more than double by 2030. This will contribute [...] project proposals can establish their impact calculations based on the foundation laid by this inventory …
ProjectCooling Program for Southern Africa
lead to increasing greenhousegas emissions due to the fossil-fuel-based electricity used by most ACs and the fluorinated gases (F-gases) that are mainly used as refrigerants in ACs and cause substantial [...] ty and high cost of energy-efficient and F-gas-free ACs (Green ACs). Objectives and Implementation The aim of the programme is to develop an implementation-ready support programme that prepares for the [...] replacement program introducing natural refrigerants by creating and increasing the supply and demand side in the region and developing a concept for the end-of-life-management of ACs - Development of a …
24.03.2023 News Green Cooling on the Island of Spice!
s to the RAC sector and Cold Chains, focusing on Green Cooling in Grenada. The meetings focused on Enhancing current refrigerationandairconditioning (RAC) training programs and qualification standards [...] of natural refrigerants such as hydrocarbons, ammonia and CO2 Increasing the market uptake of natural refrigerantsand Green Cooling technologies through cooperation with local importers and financing [...] natural refrigerants – in combination with the use renewable energies, significant savings in energy costs andgreenhousegas emissions can be achieved. The C4 II team thanks all stakeholders for accommodating …
18.12.2020 News Not a waste of time: Managing the waste of old RAC appliances
ODS Banks inventoriesand gap analyses were elaborated for the five partner countries Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Iran and Tunisia. In 2020, three sub-sector inventories showing ODS and HFC banks [...] companies can recover the refrigerantgasand oil contained in each refrigerator in a much more efficient and safe disassembly processes than before. Financing ODS and HFC banks management and destruction activities [...] highlights and summarise the results achieved. Policy advisory: Development of ODS banks inventoriesand status-quo analysis as a basis for future actions Inventories identifying the amount of ODS and HFC banks …
05.07.2021 News Not a waste of time: Lessons learned from the 'ODS Banks' project
of the ODS and HFCs already produced and no financial mechanism is in place. In particular for developing countries, the collection, recycling and destruction of waste containing ODS and HFCs present [...] mitigation potential of different actions in the refrigerationandairconditioning (RAC) sector to apply for international funding. ODS Banks Management: An important topic, yet often overlooked The project [...] including a global roadmap and country-level estimate as well as guidelines on ODS bank inventories, policy measures, establishing a collection system for ODS banks equipment and transboundary movement of …