Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 00:00 AREA Annual Report 2012 AREA publishes its Annual Report 2012. You can find an overview of all the activities our association and its working bodies have undertaken over these 12 months. You can download the report HERE
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00 Graeme Fox Article on the ban on pre-charging in ACR Today In an article published in ACR Today AREA President Graeme Fox analyses the proposed ban on pre-charging of split systems embedded in the proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation. See the
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 00:00 AREA position on the F-Gas proposal AREA generally welcome the proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation, which includes a number of suggestions that have the potential of substantially reducing emissions of fluorinated greenhouse
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 00:00 Refrigerants requirements under Ecodesign Whilst the European Commission has just published its proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation, which notably features an ambitious phase-down scheme of fluorinated greenhouse gases until 2030
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 00:00 Publication of the European Commission's proposal for a revision of the F-gas Regulation: European contractors pleased... and concerned! AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump (RACHP) contractors, welcomes the publication of the long-awaited proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation. If
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 00:00 Guidance on training & certification for low GWP refrigerants AREA publishes minimum requirements for training & certification of contractors working with low GWP refrigerants. Whilst the use of alternative refrigerants is expected to grow further as a result of
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00 AREA re-elects Graeme Fox as President and welcomes CNI as a new member On 5th May 2012, Graeme Fox was re-elected President of AREA for the period 2012-2014. AREA also welcomed a new member, the Spanish association CNI. For more details, see our official press release
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 00:00 Contractors’ training with low GWP refrigerants: mind the gap! Whereas the European Commission is considering measures towards a decreased use of HFCs, an internal survey from AREA, the Voice of European Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heat Pump (RACHP)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 00:00 Renewable energy strategy AREA responds to the European Commission's online questionnaire on the EU Renewable Energy Strategy. With this contribution, AREA provides its views on the more specific issue of heat pumps. For more
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 00:00 AREA replies to consultation on F-Gas review AREA has provided a comprehensive reply to the European Commission's public consultation on the review of the F-Gas Regulation. The reply is based on AREA's detailed position paper on the Regulation's
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 00:00 AREA-EPEE-EHPA joint position paper on the Energy Efficiency Directive AREA has adopted a joint position paper together with EPEE and EHPA. The paper stresses that “ favouring district energy could block other highly energy efficient solutions: by choosing certain means
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 00:00 Joint AREA-EPEE proposal for the revision of the F-Gas Regulation - Certification AREA and EPEE have issued a joint position calling for improvements of Article 5 of the F-Gas Regulation on training and certification.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 00:00 The contribution of the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contracting sector to energy efficiency: an unleashed potential AREA has published a position paper setting out the contribution that refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) contractors make to energy efficiency.
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 00:00 Review of Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases – pre-charged non-monobloc air conditioning equipment AREA decided to call for a ban on pre-charging of fluorinated gases in non-monobloc air conditioning equipment.
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 00:00 Review of Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases AREA adapts its official position on the F-Gas Regulation’s review on 3 points: Pre-charged non-monobloc air-conditioning systems 3kg refrigerant threshold List of issues requiring clarification or
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 00:00 AREA is an honoured sponsor of a successful Chillventa! Following a successful participation in an equally successful Chillventa 2010, AREA issues a press release to stress its pride to be a Chillventa sponsor
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 00:00 AREA nominates new Board members On 8 th May 2010, the AREA General Assembly unanimously elected new Board members at its spring meeting in Krakow (Poland). Graeme Fox, representing the British association RACG, was elected President
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 00:00 RES Directive – certification or equivalent qualification schemes for installers of heat pumps AREA draws national authorities’ attention to the need of maintaining some coherence among the existing certification schemes so as to avoid double or overlapping requirements.
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 00:00 Letter to national governments in the EU and EFTA: Impending ban on HCFCs – potential for Smuggling into EU AREA draws national governments’ attention to the risk of creating an illegal market for the importation of HCFCs from outside the EU, as previously happened with the phase-out of CFCs.
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 00:00 European Commission Public Consultation on the Evaluation and Revision of the Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (COM(2006) 545) – AREA reply AREA replies to the European Commission’s consultation on the Evaluation and Revision of the Action Plan for Energy
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 00:00 HFCs vs. alternatives in refrigeration & air-conditioning equipment AREA takes a look at respective efficiencies of HFCs vs. alternatives a different ranges of air conditioning and refrigeration systems
Monday, May 25, 2009 - 00:00 AREA contribution on energy efficiency of refrigeration and air-conditioning applications At its last meeting on 16 May 2009 in Prague, AREA adopted an abstract contribution on the issue of energy efficiency of refrigeration and air-conditioning applications. This abstract will be the
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 00:00 European Commission’s Communication “Towards a comprehensive climate change agreement in Copenhagen” AREA adopts an official position on the European Commission's Communication "Towards a comprehensive climate change agreement in Copenhagen".
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 00:00 State of implementation of Regulation 842/2006 (F-Gas) & consequences on the upcoming European Commission review AREA adopts an official position on the state of implementation of Regulation 842/2006 (F-Gas) and its consequences on the upcoming review by the European Commission.