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01.12.2023 News Greener Reefers Alliance Sets Sail for more Sustainable Supply Chains
Sunday, 10th December 2023 marked a pivotal moment in the maritime industry as the Greener Reefers Alliance set sail, paving the way for a more sustainable future in shipping.
24.07.2024 News Cool Training in Thailand
18 air conditioner and refrigeration (RAC) technicians had the chance to participate in a Cool Training in Thailand. They learnt how to handle the natural refrigerant R290.
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02.04.2024 News Advancing Energy Efficiency: Insights from Uganda's MEPS Workshop
From March 25th to 27th, GIZ Uganda, alongside the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE), and the United Nations Environment Programme, orchestrated a pivotal workshop on the Uganda National Consultations for the East Africa Regional Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for Residential Refrigerators and Room Air Conditioners.
07.09.2023 News R290 Air Conditioner Training builds safe handling competency in Uganda
Technical training for the safe handling of R290 (propane) air conditioners builds competency in system brazing, leak detection and vacuuming for the 89 students, technicians and trainers currently involved in the program offered at four Ugandan technical institutes.
04.10.2023 News GIZ Sustainability award winner 2023: Towards the 1st CO2 neutral GIZ Country office in Uganda
The GIZ Uganda Country Office has taken a significant step towards environmental sustainability by replacing old air conditioners (ACs) with eco-friendly “Blue Angel” ecolabel certified and highly efficient technology. 17 efficient ACs, with an A+++ energy efficiency rating, that use natural refrigerant (R290) have been successfully installed. They replaced old inefficient fixed speed AC units that utilised the synthetic refrigerants R22 or R410A, which are ozone depleting, climate harmful and pollutive refrigerants including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and Trifluoroacetic Acid impact.
03.05.2023 News Trainers, Technicians and Dealers in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning trained in Green Cooling
Several treaties on the control and elimination of substances that contribute to global warming have been signed worldwide. These include the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer, the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone layer, the Kyoto Protocol, and most recently, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
06.08.2024 News New Standard for Uganda's cooling sector
In a consultative stakeholder’s workshop new quality and safety standards for Uganda’s cooling sector were discussed. The results will help to save energy and reduce the environmental impact.
01.08.2024 News Donation of and training on environmentally friendly Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) technologies in Uganda
In July 2024, 17 RAC technicians have been trained on R290 commercial fridges. Furthermore, 12 R600a freezers have been donated to national training centers for further hands-on training.
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