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Best practicePolicymaking: National HCFC phase out management plan
In order to achieve a 65% reduction of HCFCs by 2025, the Bangladesh Department of Environment (DoE) is planning Stage 2 of its HCFC Phase-Out Management Plan (HPMP), funded by the Multilateral Fund. Bangladesh’s HPMP Stage 1 includes an investment component and a technician and customs training component. An 18% reduction in HCFCs after the successful completion of Stage 1 by the end of 2017 is expected, after which HPMP Stage 2 will commence. To achieve the 35% phase-out target in 2020 and in preparation for the 65% target by 2025, set forward in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the DoE is currently preparing HPMP Stage 2. As a signatory to the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol, Bangladesh inaugurated its Country Programme to phase-out the consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) in 1994, with the formation of the National Ozone Unit in 1996. The Country Programme proposed the introduction of regulatory measures, spreading awareness and information as well as training and funding for technological conversions to comply with the country’s climate goals. …
Best practiceLiterature: Chilling Facts
The seventh edition of the Environmental Investigation Agency’s (EIAs) Chilling Facts demonstrates that the uptake of HFC-free technology is rapidly advancing in the EU, especially in Eastern and Southern member countries. Since 2008, EIA has been conducting surveys on the use of natural refrigerants in various EU supermarket chains. Annual reports document the market-shift towards climate-friendly refrigerants among some of the world’s leading retailers, as well as warning slow adopters of possible financial problems. In the lastest edition of Chilling Facts, the EIA estimates that 9000 CO2 transcritical systems are in use EU-wide. 6000 additional systems are expected yearly as the EU F-gas phase down progresses. Moreover, innovative CO2 transcritical systems with parallel compression and ejector technology will enable the use of CO2 systems in warm countries. …
Best practiceSuccess story: first CO2 training facility in South Africa
Johannesburg, February 2016- Commercial Refrigeration Services (CRS) has opened the first ever CO2 training facility and showroom in South Africa. The new facility is used to train local technicians and contractors on installing and maintaining CO2 systems. Groenwald, CRS’ head of engineering, manufacturing and installations said that “knowledge and experience are the barriers standing between CO2 refrigeration applications becoming the mainstream solution for the African market”. The readily accessible CO2 facility in Johannesburg is helping local technicians to understand the climate-friendly and energy-efficient efficient alternative refrigerant. The facility resembles a small supermarket with three different CO2 refrigeration systems: a booster system, a booster system with parallel compression and a booster system with parallel compression and an ejector. By measuring and analyzing the energy consumption by the different types of systems, CRS may demonstrate to the end users the monetary, energy and ecological benefits of each CO2 refrigeration system. …
01.04.2017 News Cinnamon-fueled air conditioning: Green cooling Technology Partnership in Sri Lankan Hotels
The tourism sector is a front runner of Sri Lanka's economy; according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the travel and tourism sector accounted for over 10% of the island's overall GDP in 2015. Simultaneously, it is one of the major contributors to the national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A leading hotel chain on the island embarks on an innovative path to reduce its GHG emissions in a climate-friendly way.
01.07.2017 News GIZ Proklima Expert Talk on cooling for sustainable development
On June 23rd, over 40 experts in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) and other related fields gathered at the Proklima Expert Talk of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to discuss and exchange experiences and perspectives on future trends, challenges and opportunities in the key action fields of green cooling and sustainable development.
01.07.2017 News A new series of GIZ publications regarding ozone depleting substances (ODS) management
The inadequate disposal and accumulation of old, faulty air conditioners and refrigerators containing ozone depleting refrigerants and foam blowing agents poses a considerable threat to the environment. In recognizing this, GIZ Proklima has published a series of guidelines outlining the adequate management of ODS banks, together with a manual that demonstrates the appropriate dismantling of cooling appliances.
01.07.2017 News Green Cooling Africa Initiative (GCAI) successfully completed in Namibia and Mauritius
The GCAI is in its final stages in Namibia and Mauritius. With the development of policy and technology roadmaps, the African frontrunner countries can effectively include the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the RAC sector in their national climate strategies.
01.06.2016 News Technology partnerships: Introducing the Green Cooling Initiative Africa
R-290 air conditioners in Ghana
01.07.2017 News Two "Cool Trainings" completed!
Nine international RAC technicians and fifteen international RAC policy makers have successfully completed their "Cool Training"! They are now competent in the safe handling and policy frameworks of natural refrigerants. By implementing and spreading their newly acquired skills in their home countries, they are promoting the use of green cooling technologies.
01.06.2016 News GCI presents at ATMOsphere Europe in Barcelona on the market potential of R290 AC units