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01.07.2020 News Thailand runs its first safety testing of R290 ACs
With its zero ODP and very low GWP, R290 is considered the definitive solution to environmental damage and positioned as the alternative for the next generation of refrigerants for room air conditione …
29.06.2020 News How to work safely in times of Covid-19: Useful tips for RAC technicians
They also provide refrigeration and air conditioning for medical purposes, hospitals, pharmaceutical processes and the cooling of data centres. Although their work is often not visible, they are activ …
01.03.2020 News Technicians from Costa Rica and El Salvador are getting fit for hydrocarbons
The trainings included theoretical and practical sessions, for example welding skills. They are part of a series of study tours and training activities organised by the GIZ projects C4 (BMU), SPODS (B …
01.03.2020 News Recovering refrigerants properly
The two degassing machines for the draining of oil and refrigerant from domestic refrigerators were donated to RED VERDE, which oversees the collection and management system of the main producers and …
01.03.2020 News ODS Stakeholder Workshop in Tunisia
The roadmap is a strategic action plan for ODS bank management and destruction activities. It provides status quo analyses of regulatory, financial, collection, recycling and destruction processes and …
01.03.2020 News Training on safe maintenance and repair practices for domestic refrigeration
From 02 to 06 December 2019, 17 service technicians of the three national producers, two evaluators and two trainers of the national training institute (SENA) participated in the training-of-trainers …
01.03.2020 News Vaccination tool "emmunize" achieves next milestone
In December 2019, they reached the next level: After a maturation phase, the team of emmunize received the great news to get further financial support from the innovation fund. GIZ’s Innovation Fund i …
01.03.2020 News KMUTNB boosts training for Green Cooling transition
As more manufacturers of RAC equipment switch their production lines to natural refrigerants, Thailand needs to prepare its service workforce to better understand how to use it safely. In Thailand, wh …
02.12.2019 News First negotiation skills training for French-speaking African countries
The hands-on training, carried out in cooperation with the Centre for Multilateral Negotiations (CEMUNE), aimed to improve the negotiation skills of representatives of National Ozone Offices in French …
02.12.2019 News Side event MOP31: CFC-11 and CFC-12 banks and emissions
Around 40 participants learned more about possible reasons for the increase of CFC-11 emissions, current CFC banks and potential countermeasures. Lambert Kuijpers, member of the Technology and Economi …