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10.03.2022 News Kenya: Curricula for future
GIZ handed over a reviewed refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) curriculum to Kenyan authorities. What’s the innovation? It now includes Green Cooling technologies.
24.02.2022 News Kenyan women in the RAC sector say ‘yes’ to Green Cooling
On 17th February 2022, a one-day refresher on the safe use of hydrocarbons for women in the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector was held at the Nairobi Technical Training Institute, Kenya. It served to better understand the motivation, challenges, and opportunities for women working in this sector and to encourage them to pursue careers in this area.
13.02.2022 News Beneficial for your health - and the climate
How a hospital in Costa Rica now cools its medicines and vaccines in a climate-friendly way
01.01.2022 News Climate-neutral by 2030: Germany only procures energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling products and services
As of 1 January, there will be a larger focus on climate protection when awarding public contracts
16.12.2021 News Fruitful exchanges: Technical workshops in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal
The ROCA project is looking back at an intense month: Kick-off workshops were held in Senegal, Burkina Faso and Mali with relevant stakeholders. They laid the basis for pilot projects, trainings and advisory activities to be implemented in the coming years.
03.12.2021 News Trainers in Colombia successfully complete introductory course on CO2 refrigeration systems
25 RAC trainers from the Colombian state’s job training institution SENA successfully participated in the technical training on the natural refrigeratn CO2. The event was organised by the Colombian NOU with the support of GIZ Proklima and UNDP.
29.11.2021 News Iran: Natural foam blowing agents on the rise
HFC-free technologies are increasingly being used as blowing agents for insulating foam. A group of experts discussed the topic at a workshop.
15.11.2021 News Midea sets benchmark for more climate protection with first R290 model on the German-European market
Increasing confidence among dealers and installers as well as high environmental awareness among consumers mean favourable conditions for the natural refrigerant propane in split air conditioning systems. Philipp Munzinger and Julia Schabel from GIZ Proklima provide insights into the latest European market developments.
29.10.2021 News Discussing Alternative Technologies to HCFC-22 in China
On 29 October, CHEAA (China Household Electrical Appliances Association) held its 18th annual conference in Hefei, Anhui province. An important part of the event was a conference on alternative technologies to HCFC-22 in the room air conditioner sector.
26.10.2021 News Capacity building in Zimbabwe for continuous control of ozone depleting substances
As the world celebrated the World Ozone Day in September 2021, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) showed its solidarity by strengthening its officers‘ capacity to control and monitor ozone depleting dubstances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) trade in Zimbabwe.