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In July 2018, the Institut für Kälte- Klima- und Energietechnik (IKET) GmbH from Germany visited Indonesia to successfully audit the first propane chillers and cold store in the country. The audits were conducted to ensure that the installation of the hydrocarbon systems comply with international safety standards.

The Government of Germany donated 380 green AC units to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana in August 2018. The handover was followed by a workshop for 15 technicians on the safe handling of the new green technology in October 2018. Both events were facilitated by the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI), implemented by GIZ on behalf of the BMU.

Prior to the 30th MOP, in Quito, and the 40th Open-Ended Working Group to the Montreal Protocol (OEWG), carried out in Vienna, almost 40 NOUs from 19 African partner countries participated in two multilateral negotiation skills trainings organized by GCI. The hands-on workshops aimed at strengthening the participants’ essential negotiation skills as negotiators under the Montreal Protocol and were carried out in cooperation with Denkmodell & the Centre for Multilateral Negotiations.

Mid October 2018, during the international cooling fair Chillventa, the BMU, the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and the IKI-project “Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change” jointly hosted an expert day bringing together split-AC-related policy and industry to discuss opportunities and challenges facing R290 split air conditioners (ACs) technology in Europe.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.