10th Europe & Central Asia (ECA) meeting on standards for flammable refrigerants, refrigerant specifications and competencies of technician...

This meeting is part of the activities of UNEP OzonAction's Regional Montreal Protocol Network for Europe and Central Asia (ECA network). Invited experts of GIZ Proklima and Embraco North America present standards on refrigerant specification, the climate relevance of the commercial refrigerant sector, the new charge limits for flammable refrigerants in commercial equipment and other standards related flammable refrigerants, standards on the competence of personnel and GIZ Proklima’s “Fit for Green Cooling” approach to qualification, certification and registration of RAC technicians. Beside the invited experts, participants include Article 5 and associated CEIT countries, bilateral partners and partner agencies. The agenda items include:

1. Introduction – Halvart Koeppen, UNEP OzonAction
2. Standards on refrigerant specifications - Philipp Munzinger, GIZ Proklima
3. Climate relevance of the commercial refrigeration sector – Philipp Munzinger, GIZ Proklima
4. Flammable refrigerant charge limits in the commercial sector and other standards related to flammable refrigerants, Marek Zgliczynski, Embraco North America
5. Fit for Green Cooling: Qualification, certification and registration of RAC technicians – Laura Teutsch, GIZ Proklima
6. Standards on the competence of personnel – Rolf Huehren, HEAT.