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01.04.2017 News Cinnamon-fueled air conditioning: Green cooling Technology Partnership in Sri Lankan Hotels
The energy efficiency of most hotel facilities in Sri Lanka is low, such that the resulting environmental and climate impacts are considerably greater than those caused by buildings of a similar size …
01.04.2017 News Green Cooling Africa Initiative on track
The respective inventories in Kenya, Namibia and Ghana were carried out under the Green Cooling Africa Initiative (GCAI). During the workshops, the data collected based on Tier 2 IPCC methodology was …
01.04.2017 News GIZ installs first CO2-Ammonia Cascade System in Mauritius
With the CO2-Ammonia installation, the country is showcasing its commitment towards a greener world. Not only does the installation demonstrate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of natural refrig …
01.04.2017 News GIZ’s new guidance paper and infographic on advancing NDCs through RAC
In reaction to the recent developments under the Paris Agreement and the Kigali Amendment, the GIZ-project Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change has published a new guidance for policymakers in t …
01.04.2017 News Installing solar cooling plants in Jordan: a practitioner’s handbook
Within a GIZ-project, two solar thermal cooling units using absorption technology and dry re-cooling were installed in Amman and Petra in 2015. Following this successful installation, a practitioner's …
01.04.2017 News Ensuring the success of cold chains - new GIZ-Proklima study available
The study identifies a comprehensive approach involving a broad range of stakeholders pivotal in ensuring the success of a cold chain; shortcomings at any level may jeopardize a cold chains' viability …
01.01.2017 News Banks of ODS and HFC: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector Colombia (ES)
En el marco del proyecto global “Gestión y destrucción de las sustancias que agotan la capa de ozono existentes en los Bancos de SAO”, la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) …
01.11.2016 News Country Profile*: Indonesia
With a population of 253 million, an urbanization rate of 53.2% and an electrification rate of 71.4%, Indonesia’s stock of cooling appliances is quite large compared to the other Southeast Asian count …
01.11.2016 News Solar cooling in Jordan: Two new solar cooling systems were commissioned in Amman
Jordan has a rapidly increasing demand for air-conditioning. Currently, the available technologies in the region are chillers with low efficiencies, refrigerants with ozone or climate-damaging effects …
01.11.2016 News GCI-Workshop: Implementing technologies with natural refrigerants in developing countries
The GIZ and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as co-host of the event shared their experiences in supporting the developing countries, in particular the technical challeng …