Reducing Hydroflurocarbons Emissions from the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry
GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT
Project Management: National Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Council (NRAC)
Project Details:
- The air-conditioning and refrigeration industry is the largest user of hydroflurocarbons (HFCs), a group of potent synthetic greenhouse gases, and is a significant user of energy. Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that is not maintained in good order consumes more energy than necessary thus increasing the amount of CO2 released to the atmosphere.
- The National Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Council project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the better management of refrigerants, refrigeration and air-conditioning technology. These management improvements result from the wide participation of the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry in a National Certification Program, based on best practice standards and a programme of training and education for technicians.
- A total of 10,944 technicians have been certified at all levels of the national certification programme to the end of 2004.
GGAP Funding: Up to $3.7 million was awarded under the GGAP.
Total Project Cost: Approximately $6.7 million.
Expected Greenhouse Gas Abatement: Up to 2.68 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent during the period 2008-2012, at the time the project was approved.
Note: Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) is the basis for comparing the warming effect of a greenhouse gas as compared to carbon dioxide and is calculated by multiplying the mass of a greenhouse gas by its global warming potential.
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