At the 23rd Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Montreal Protocol, hosted on the island of Bali, Indonesia, GIZ presented three new publications aimed at helping countries phase-out HCFC-22 and convert to climate friendly alternatives such as hydrocarbons. Below we look at the first of these, the GIZ leaflet “Applications for low-GWP replacement for HCFC-22”.
Ozone Officers and other policy representatives from countries around the world are gathering in Indonesia for the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Montreal Protocol, which is being held from the 21-25 November. Alongside the meeting, German International Cooperation GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), which facilitates access to climate friendly technologies, presented latest publications on alternative cooling options such as hydrocarbon refrigerants.Applications for low-GWP replacement for HCFC-22
- Portable, split & window air conditioners;
- Centralised retail refrigeration;
- Cold storages.
- Retail refrigeration: Integral/stand-alone units and centralised systems (such as those for supermarkets);
- Cold storage / food processing and industrial: integral type cabinets and centralised systems (such as large cold storage facilities);
- Transport refrigeration: refrigerated trucks and trailers;
- Stationary air conditioning: small sizes air conditioners (split, window, portables) should take priority, although chillers also offer a good cost effectiveness;
- Heat Pumps: both hot water heating and central heating heat pumps would be equally of interest to apply low-GWP refrigerants.
- Awareness-raising of using low-GWP refrigerants
- Training
- Guidance, manuals, information resources
- Technical development for R744 under warm climate conditions and reducing hydrocarbon refrigerant charge
- Market development
- Financial incentives
- Regulatory aspects
Background Proklima
Proklima is a global programme of German International Cooperation (GIZ ) aiming at reducing non CO2 greenhouse gas emissions by transferring technology and the development of capacities to adapt, apply and optimise processes and products in the refrigeration, air conditioning and foam production sectors. GIZ supports national sustainable policies and helps countries to introduce climate friendly technologies in these fields. GIZ currently implements projects in 35 countries on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).