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Emerson: All in for CO2

The U.S.-based component manufacturer has a multi-pronged approach to promoting its CO2 equipment, including an online inventory tool, educational programs, energy research and training.

US EPA GreenChill Webinar: Efforts to Reduce Refrigerant Emissions through the Consumer Goods Forum

This webinar is focused on efforts to reduce refrigerant emissions through the Consumer Goods Forum (http://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/). Ignacio Gavilan will introduce the CGF and provide background information on what steps the forum has taken to reduce refrigerant emissions at an organizational level. The webinar will include testimonials from supermarkets who participate in the CGF, with explanations of how those companies are demonstrating the business case for phasing down HFCs; the challenges they face in reducing refrigerant emissions; and how they are addressing those challenges.

SCE-EU cooperation in refrigeration, air conditioning discussed

Chief Executive of the Supreme Council for the Environment (SCE), Dr. Mohammed Mubarak bin Dinah, today received Vice-President of Air conditioning Refrigeration European Association (AREA), Secretary-General of Italian Association of Refrigeration Technician, Marco Buoni, and discussed activating the national certificate programme for rehabilitating workers in the refrigeration and air conditioning sectors in accordance with the European certificate (F-Gas Regulation).

Ratification of the European Standard EN 378: the IoR publishes a guidance note to highlight the significant changes

On March 2016,the European Committee for Standardization (ECS) ratified an update of the EN 378 European Standard “Refrigerating systems and heat pumps. Safety and environmental requirements”. This standard provides guidance for companies who work with refrigerating systems, from their conception to their productive utilization, such as vapour compression systems, air-conditioning, heat pumps, and other similar systems. This standard is to be implemented at national level on May 31, 2017 by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement.