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  • 19.04.2024 News Grenada’s National Climate Change Committee embraces plans for a sustainable transformation of the RAC sector

    Grenada underscored its commitment for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting energy efficiency in the cooling sector with the successful convening of a stakeholder workshop on its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector. 

  • 19.03.2024 News Mali: Trainings in Green Cooling

    More than just training: Mali's refrigeration technicians are committed to combating the climate crisis and protecting the environment.

  • 27.03.2024 News Cool Talks: “refrigeration is my passion”

    For this Cool Talk, we had the opportunity to interview Sokhna Fall. She is a cooling technician, trainer, entrepreneur and consultant from Senegal, and founded the national association for women in refrigeration. Sokhna talks about her career, the challenges she faced, and why she never gave up.

  • 05/2024 Publication - Technical PublicationGreen Refrigeration and Air Conditioning in the Hotel Sector

    This publication informs the hotel industry about environmentally, climate and ozone friendly technologies for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) devices. Most of the green alternatives presented here are already available in several countries. By “green” technology, it is referred to devices or appliances that have zero impact on the ozone layer, ultra-low or zero Global Warming Potential (GWP below 10) and are also highly energy efficient.

  • MemberHEAT GmbH

    How can the right choice of technology help protect the environment? Which policies can countries chose to enter a climate-friendly pathway? How to reverse ozone layer depletion? In times of climate emergency, HEAT provides advisory services as well as capacity building for the future. With a history of supporting Germany, as well as developing countries and economies in transition in their fight against the depletion of the earth’s protective ozone layer, the sustainable transition of the refrigeration and cooling sector is still at the core of our work. In particular, we provide emission inventories and mitigation pathways, advice on the development of policies, regulations and standards, as well as engineering services. We passionately develop capacity building and training to anchor knowledge on climate-friendly and energy-efficient technologies in our project partners’ countries and institutions. HEAT has implemented more than 300 projects in over 25 years. Our 40 staff members and experts currently assist projects in 30 countries. …

  • Best practiceSectoral mitigation strategy – Transport refrigeration in South Africa

    HEAT regularly applies a sectoral approach when striving to reduce emissions. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories, low-carbon roadmaps and real-life pilot projects can effectively support sector transformation and low-carbon strategies. Aiming at the reduction of emissions from refrigerated transport in South Africa, HEAT supported the GIZ project Mitigating Emissions in the Transport Refrigeration Sector in South Africa in 2013-2017, funded by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). HEAT identified measures to reduce emissions from refrigerated transport in trucks. The switch to natural refrigerant-based cooling systems and increased efficiency of those systems led to less direct emissions from the refrigerants and less indirect emissions from diesel to operate the equipment. Together with Transfrig, the leading local manufacturer, our experts developed and tested prototypes of climate-friendly refrigeration systems with 30% less energy consumption. Contribution to climate resilience: An improved cold chain leads to better food security and less health risks associated with perishable food. Optimized logistics and more efficient refrigeration systems cause less air pollution than conventional systems. Working with local companies regarding innovative technologies enhances vocational training, job opportunities and supports local operators and technology providers in their efforts to “green” their business. Moreover, the sector strategy introduced Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system procedures that can also be applied in other sectors. …

  • Best practiceProduction conversion to natural refrigerants

    The number of room air conditioners is rising quickly throughout the world and especially in developing countries with warm climates. According to IEA, there could be over 3.7 billion room ACs in use in 2050. Emissions from room air conditioning will increase dramatically. Besides the decarbonisation of energy supply, increasing the appliances’ energy efficiency and using climate-friendly natural refrigerants are the only way towards zero-carbon and “green” cooling. HEAT has supported a pioneering room AC production conversion project which was implemented by GIZ and funded by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The Indian manufacturer Godrej ozone- and climate-friendly natural refrigerant R290 and started selling it in 2012. HEAT experts provided technical support for the new product design with a special focus on energy efficient and safe operation. HEAT also supported the elaboration of technicians training regarding the safe handling of flammable refrigerants in this context. In several related projects, HEAT experts have assisted the conversion to natural refrigerants in the production of household refrigerators as well as to natural blowing agents in the production of foam. …

  • Event: 20 June 2024, 2:00pm UTC , NDC4 Webinar #7: Why Cooling Matters: A Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating the Cooling Sector into NDCs

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  • 24.01.2024 News Ghana: Green R290 ACs for Hospital bring Unexpected Side Effects

    Ghana’s biggest hospital, Korle-Bu, was equipped with automatic voltage stabilizers and eco-friendly R290 (propane) air conditioners. However, a fire urged flexible actions.

  • 06.06.2024 News Bangladesh kicks off activities to promote Green Cooling

    The Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III successfully commenced its activities in Bangladesh with a workshop on “Transition towards a Greener Cooling Approach” in Dhaka on 09 May 2024. The workshop was hosted jointly by the Department of Environment (DoE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) attended the event as Chief Guest.