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The REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE project has recently launched a FREE e-learning course completion certificate available to anyone who has completed all pages of all nine of the e-learning modules. The e

On 2nd February 2020, after the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Environment Programme last November 2019 in Rome and in the frame of the 31 st Meeting of the Parties

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE December 2019 Training and skills for Low GWP refrigerants – safety, reliability and efficiency Join us for an Institute of Refrigeration webinar on 12th December to

In the margins of the MOP31 that took place last week, AREA and UNEP officialised the deepening of their cooperation with the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding. Whereas AREA and UNEP are

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE Newsletter | November 2019 Successful training on flammables in the Czech Republic SCHKT recently hosted a training on flammables in Prague which resulted in six technicians

The cooling sector is vital for modern life: it is necessary to preserve the quality of our food and medicines, it provides indoor air comfort and is necessary to maintain data-centres running and

AREA supports the first World Refrigeration Day on the anniversary of Lord Kelvin’s birth on 26 th June. Such a celebration is an acknowledgment of the societal contribution of refrigeration, air

The EUREKA conference 2019 was held on 11 and 12 June in Bruges, Belgium, headed " How can the HVAC-R industry contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?". One of the most important

Newly published guidelines to ensure an effective and harmonised EPBD implementation AREA has been actively cooperating as an EPEE member in the development of implementation guidelines for the

AREA is taking part in EUREKA, the EPEE & EVIA event looking at the role of the HVACR sector (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration) for society and future generations. AREA President

In 2018... Marco Buoni became President of AREA The Greek association Hellas Union Fgas became the 26th member of AREA TF Fgas worked on the implementation of the Fgas Regulation, refrigerants'

Newsletter | March 2019 Training and assessment is now available in Spain for alternative refrigerants Pictured right is the first REAL Alternatives Training course being delivered in Spain

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE is inviting you to take part in one of our two webinars that will explain how you, as a training provider or employer can benefit from our blended learning approach. The REAL

REAL Alternatives for LIFE - outreach and opportunities for training in alternative future refrigerants On 21 February 2019, a workshop presenting the REAL Alternatives for LIFE project will be held

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE Newsletter | November 2018 Even more language versions now available! The REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE booklets have now been translated into Czech, German, Spanish, French

An AREA internal survey reveals that nearly 80% of the industry is aware of illegal trade of some of the most commonly used HFCs. This observation is made while a decrease in availability of these

Low GWP refrigerants are increasingly used as a result of the HFC phase-down provided by the F-gas Regulation. Many of these low GWP refrigerants are flammable. This characteristic has various direct