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Pro­kli­ma – In­te­gra­ted Cli­ma­te and Ozone Pro­tec­tion

For more than 25 years, Proklima has been promoting integrated ozone and climate protection in the cooling sector worldwide, focusing on the use of natural refrigerants and foam blowing agents.

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Proklima advises the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Policy advice, capacity building, awareness raising, and knowledge transfer are in the centre of Proklima’s activities. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project supports the German government in all bilateral and multilateral processes related to the Montreal Protocol.

Proklima supports the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through technical and policy advice and participates in meetings and conferences of the Montreal Protocol such as the Meeting of the Parties (MOP), the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) and ExCom. Through publications and events, it informs both the professional audience and the general public about latest developments on sustainable cooling and future-friendly natural refrigerants. One of its lighthouse activities is the "Cool Training" course about the save handling of natural refrigerants for trainers, technicians and policy makers from around the world. It is offered several times a year in cooperation with the professional training institute Bundesfachschule Kälte-Klima-Technik (BFS) in Germany.

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Image: giz / Andreas Döring
Laura Casas Morán, participant of a Cool Training in 2022: "We learnt a lot about natural refrigerants. This is really important, because in my country we still need a change in mindsets."
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OEWG Bangkok 2022
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OEWG Bangkok 2022
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MOP Montreal 2022
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OEWG Bangkok 2022
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OEWG Bangkok 2022
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OEWG Bangkok 2022

La­test News

Event re­cor­ding: Im­pacts of the IEC 60335-2-89 stan­dard re­vi­si­on for com­mer­ci­al ref­ri­ge­ra­ti­on

12/2020 , Publication - Video :

Get an overview of the revised IEC 60335-2-89 standard including implications for various commercial refrigeration appliances.

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In early 2019, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) revised its safety standard IEC 60335-2-89 and raised the charge limit for flammable refrigerants in autonomous commercial refrigeration appliancesup to 500g. This was an important step considering that the transition to low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants will lead to an increasing use of flammable refrigerants such as propane (R290) and isobutane (R600a) in commercial refrigeration.

In this online event, experts give an overview of the revised standard including implications for various commercial refrigeration appliances. Furthermore, selected manufacturers present examples of commercial refrigeration equipment and opportunities resulting from the standard revision.

The online event was held during the (virtual) 32nd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.

Agen­da

Welcome RemarksGIZ Proklima
Overview of commercial refrigeration sectorPhilipp Munzinger, GIZ Proklima
Potential of the revised standard for different applicationsMarek Zgliczynski, R&D Director Embraco North Amercia
Experiences from Thailand’s commercial refrigeration sectorEkkapong Tangsirimanakul, Patana Intercool 
Questions and AnswersAll
ClosingPhilipp Munzinger, GIZ Proklima

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