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29.10.2021 News Discussing Alternative Technologies to HCFC-22 in China

Whether for HCFC phase-out or HFC phase-down, the development of R290 air conditioners is needed in the industry. Therefore, Dr Dai Baomin from Tianjin University of Commerce, Prof. He Guogeng from …

General informationEnergy-efficient Cooling with the Natural Refrigerant R-290 (propane)

Energy-efficient Cooling with the Natural Refrigerant R-290 (propane) This video is being blocked because of your cookie settings. The Big Picture: Leapfrogging to a Sustainable Future By [...] Here. It has just not reached every shelf yet. The Core Benefits of R-290 Air Conditioners Lower Electricity Bills : Adopting an R-290 AC unit can save users lots of money in energy costs. Over its livespan [...] will far outhweigh the elevated upfront costs. Climate Protection : R-290 has a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than 1, drastically outperforming refrigerants like R-32, which has a GWP of 771 ( …

08.10.2021 News Proklima – Promoting Green Cooling since 1995

The demand for cooling has been increasing for decades. According to estimates, 10 new air conditioning units will be sold every second over the next 30 years [1] and around 10 percent of the world's electricity is already used for cooling and air conditioning – and the trend is rising [2] . Many of the devices contain refrigerants that are harmful to the ozone layer and that have a high global warming potential. The so called GIZ project " Proklima – integrated climate and ozone protection " has been working on this topic since 1995 within the framework of the Montreal Protokoll . The project …

26.02.2021 News Cool Talks: "The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol should be much more ambitious"

Collin, you’ve got an academic background as a chemical engineer. How long have you been applying your expertise in the field of climate-friendly cooling – and since when at Colruyt Group? I have worked on energy related subjects since my first job, in 1992. I advised on the improvement of industrial processes, including for instance the use of cooling in a cheese factory. From 1999, climate-friendly comfort cooling was my focus at the department of refrigeration and heat pump technology, of research institute TNO in the Netherlands. I worked on adiabatic cooling but also on the integration of heat …

29.01.2021 News Cool Talks: "Green Cooling technologies are simply something we know and we are good at"

? Mr. Hansen: I have a background in the field of engineering and R&D. At Secop, previously named Danfoss Compressors, I have been working for almost 19 years. Currently I am the Head of Global Application [...] for over 25 years now. It all started with the production of R600a compressors. In the following years we introduced TLV variable speed compressors enabling standard settings with lower energy consumption, compressors using the natural refrigerant propane (R290) and a range of compressors which operate with the use of hydrocarbons. Mr. Hansen: To put it in a nutshell: Green technologies …

13.06.2022 News Kenya and Ghana take a step towards improving training in the area of HC cooling technology

Climate-friendly refrigeration tools are indispensable in training centers for refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) technicians. Between the last week of march and the first weeks of april , the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Ozone Unit (NOU) has delivered RAC tools and equipment to training centers in Kenya and Ghana. About GCI The Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) seeks to raise international awareness of the mitigation potential of using environmentally friendly cooling methods and technologies. The initiative …

16.10.2020 News The dumping menace

based on natural refrigerants. Following the handing-over of 380 R290 ACs for demonstration purposes in Accra in September 2019, a training was conducted in collaboration with Midea, a world leading [...] to the specificities when working with the natural refrigerant propane. In addition to the trainings, GIZ Proklima is working on a multi-country project within the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to accelerate …

22.10.2023 News Cool Talks: “We join the GCI to promote natural refrigerants such as CO2 and propane”

Why joining the Green Cooling Initiative? Rivacold America joined this initiative to promote the transition to sustainable refrigeration with energy efficient solutions and natural refrigerants such as CO2 and propane as our European team has done for several years. How does your company contribute to making the RAC sector more climate-friendly? Rivacold believes in the future global use of natural refrigerants. We’ve made important investments to bring this technology to the North American region (NAR), offering today the most complete portfolio on the market. With applications ranging from …

05.06.2023 News Policy makers experience Cool Training with all senses

The training programme struck a balance between technical content and thematic input to suit the diverse backgrounds of the participants. It aimed to improve their understanding of the technical aspects of Green Cooling while providing relevant knowledge for their policy role. The participants work as National Ozone Unit Officers (NOU) or climate focal points within ministries and governmental bodies of their respective countries from around the world. 13 countries from South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and Asia were represented in the training at the vocational training center …