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10.12.2020 News Let’s Go Green! Cool vibes for the new year
When SPODS coordinator Mónica Silva González thinks back to the past project year, one special thought comes to her mind and this is resilience. “A highlight of this year was to experience how fast ou …
03.12.2020 News Improving immunisation in rural areas: emmunize project backed by Merck Family Foundation
Medication – especially vaccines – have to be kept cool, or they become ineffective. Transporting vaccines from where they are produced to where they are needed, often takes place in many stages. A ch …
12.11.2020 News Call for Green Cooling Project Ideas
Providing climate-friendly (based on natural refrigerants) and energy-efficient cooling solutions is a key to protecting the climate and catering to people’s vital needs around the world. It’s what ma …
16.10.2020 News The dumping menace
From 2004 – 2014, more than 3.7 million refrigerators were imported into Ghana. About 75% of them were second-hand, according to a study by Ghana's University of Energy and Natural Resources. Although …
02.10.2020 News All you need to know is how to handle them safely
This year, approximately 100,000 RAC appliances with natural refrigerants (so-called "Green Cooling technologies") will be available on the Thai market. The demand for Green Cooling technologies is pr …
28.09.2020 News Ozone Day 2020: One day, three continents
When scientists in the mid-1970s showed that stratospheric ozone was depleted and the so-called “ozone hole” was discovered, the world listened. A debate within the scientific community has been broug …
21.09.2020 News Green Cooling for a better future
A milestone of international cooperation was reached in September 2015. In the 2030 Agenda, the international community agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These SDGs focus on the susta …
16.09.2020 News Ozone Day 2020: What we can learn from the Montreal Protocol in this very moment
Without the ozone layer, life on earth - as we know it - would not be possible. The protective layer blocks most of the sun's rays and prevents too much ultraviolet radiation from reaching the earth. …
11.08.2020 News "We saw a need for companies and people to connect and continue to do business"
The natural refrigerant trade show will take place live around the world over a 24-hour period on September 1-2. Its aim is to connect suppliers of natural refrigerant-based systems and components wit …
23.07.2020 News Video series: Paving the way for a new generation of RAC technicians in Kenya
In recent years, the high demand for cooling devices has meant that more and more RAC technicians were needed in Kenya. However, the country is facing a challenge: “So far as a country, we cannot actu …