News 07 Apr 2023 F-Gas Mandate Lacks Sufficient Precision Together with 9 leading European associations and global partners, AREA responded to the EU Council’s mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament on the F-gas Regulation Revision. Read
News 09 May 2023 AREA welcomes the launch of the European Year of Skills 2023 To achieve the EU’s decarbonisation goals and deployment of clean, low-carbon and efficient heating and cooling technologies, a skilled workforce with the proper training and certification is of
News 16 Jun 2023 The 20th Edition of CSG European Conferences The 20th edition of the renowned European Conference by United Nations UNEP Ozonaction, IIR, AREA and Centro Studi Galileo, which took place on 8th - 9th June 2023 at the Politecnico di Milano, ended
Publication May 2024 AREA Annual Report 2023 This report provides readers with a comprehensive overview of AREA’s wide range of activities and achievements in 2023. Read all about what we have been working on in 2023 and our key activities in
Publication Apr 2016 Guide on equipment for low GWP refrigerants AREA publishes a guide on equipment for flammable low GWP refrigerants (A2L and A3).
Publication May 2015 F-gas - national registries of certified companies & operatives AREA has published the results of an internal survey on the existence of national registries of certified companies and individuals under the F-Gas Regulation.
Publication Nov 2014 Guide on low GWP Refrigerants - Edition 2 Guidance on minimum requirements for contractors’ training & certification. The guide now includes an annex with a list of training centres.
Publication Oct 2016 Guide on the new F-Gas Regulation The new F-Gas Regulation applies since 1st January 2015 and gives RACHP contractors a new set of requirements to deal with. The AREA Guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to RACHP
Publication Jan 2014 How to approach district cooling Whereas district cooling operators are often supported by large groups, local RAC contractors can find it difficult to have their voice heard in the debate on pros and cons of local vs. centralised
Publication Oct 2012 Guide to flammable Refrigerants The British Refrigeration Association has published a Guide to Flammable Refrigerants. It provides impartial information about the flammability issues associated with these refrigerants to end users
Publication Feb 2012 Service of hydrocarbon refrigerant equipment in a retail environment Publication edited by the British Refrigeration Association - Issue 1, February 2012
Publication Nov 2011 Certification or equivalent qualification schemes for installers of heat pumps Guidance on minimum requirements for achieving certification or equivalent qualification schemes with regard to the Renewable Energy Sources Directive 2009/28/EC Article 14 paragraph 3 on design
Publication Jun 2011 Low GWP refrigerants: guidance on use and basic competence requirements for contractors Guidance on the use of low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants in refrigeration and air conditioning installations and on the basic competences that contractors dealing with such refrigerants
Publication Jan 2005 Refrigeration craftsman AREA completed a Leonardo Da Vinci Project EUR/02/C/F/NT- 84604 (EC Agreement N° 2002-4549/001-001LE2X.). The project was carried out between December 2002 and November 2005. An enquiry involving
Publication Dec 2014 AREA Vision & Strategy 2020 Constant technological evolutions and recent regulatory changes are reshaping the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) sector. For contractors, the challenge is to embrace these