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12.03.2021 News Cool Talks: "Natural or no refrigerants are the only way we can ensure a future for all"
At shecco, Pilar Aleu and Ilana Koegelenberg both advocate for more climate-friendly cooling. We asked them about their motivation, the upcoming natural refrigerant tradeshow and why we need more women in the industry.
Best practiceLiquid ice containers for refrigerated transport
Since 2016, Colruyt has been transporting its fresh products in self-developed refrigerated containers. The Liquid Ice Containers (LIC) keep the products cool with liquid ice and are 73% more climate-friendly than the classic refrigerated containers that use CO2. Colruyt has recently started to use even more eco-friendly liquid ice containers for the transport of frozen products to the shops. Liquid ice is a frozen but liquid mixture of water and ethanol or salt. The refrigerant with minuscule grains of ice has a much lower climate impact than the current alternatives. …
Best practicePropane compact chillers for commercial cooling
Colruyt Group choose propane compact chillers as the standard solution for commercial cooling in its' food shops in Belgium and Luxembourg. Cold brine (MPG) is used to distribute cold to the refrigerated cabinets and the cold rooms. The condenser is being cooled with the same MPG, so the heat is released outside with drycoolers or the waste heat is used to heat the shop. This layout allows for a very low refrigerant content of under 4,3 kg. The ventilated enclosure design means that no ATEX zoning exists outside the chiller. The connections are made with fast release flexible couplings, thus allowing redundancy and quick exchange of a chiller when it is broken. This reduces pressure on the internal maintenance team, which add to the safety of the solution. …
01.11.2016 News 28th Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol: Agreement reached to phase out HFCs
Kigali - The 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP), held in Rwanda from 10 to 14 October 2016, has set a milestone for climate change mitigation. The Kigali Amendment to the Protocol now mandates the long-term, phased elimination of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) for industrialised and developing countries.
01.06.2016 News GCI Members CIRCE and Shecco cooperating in the EU funded project SuperSmart
01.11.2016 News 28th Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol: GIZ Side Events during the event
Kigali - During a co-hosted event with UNDP, GIZ Proklima presented a completed conversion project from HCFCs and HFCs to hydrocarbons in Swaziland. Supported by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the BMUB, Palfridge - as the first refrigeration manufacturer in sub-Saharan Africa – decided to convert its production lines to the use of natural refrigerants.
01.06.2016 News GCI Member BITZER opens new training facility for CO2 systems
In the beginning of 2016 BITZER opened the doors of the new SCHAUFLER Academy on their premises in Rottenburg-Ergenzingen, Germany. The training centre is dedicated to educating service technicians, system manufacturers, consultants and operators all around the globe. Especially in the fast evolving RAC sector, proper training and high quality education is needed. Handling natural refrigerants requires special knowledge about systems and components. BITZER now offers various courses at the SCHAUFLER Academy’s multifunctional building with three rooms for practical training and five rooms for theoretical work.
In addition to offering trainings on general thermodynamics, system design and safety issues, BITZER offers specific trainings on transcritical and subcritical CO2 systems. In these practical sessions, participants are taught to deal with operating demands, filling of systems and commissioning of new installations.01.11.2016 News COP22 in Marrakes: GIZ Proklima introduces new guidance for policymakers at IPEEC/U4E side event
Marrakech - On 12th of November, the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) and the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) Project hosted a side event titled ‘What do NDCs need to succeed? Energy Efficiency.’ On the occasion of this event during the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UN Convention on Climate Change, GIZ Proklima introduced a new policy guidance.
01.11.2016 News Cool Training: More than 45 international refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians and experts trained
Maintal - On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) GIZ Proklima has successfully organized three “Cool Trainings” in Germany in 2016. These trainings were held in May, July and October and are designed for specialized RAC experts and technician that are active in developing countries and emerging economies.
01.11.2016 News Chillventa 2016: GIZ organizes Expert Day on Climate-friendly Cooling
Nuremberg – For the 6th GIZ Proklima Experts Day at the Chillventa exhibition, more than 60 international representatives from industry, government, public and civil society gathered to learn about how to accelerate the transfer of climate-friendly and energy efficient technologies in the refrigeration, air conditioning and foam blowing (RAC&F) sector to and within developing countries. The expert’s day was organized by the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) funded by the BMUB.