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Marco BuoniVicePresident, AREA
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration European contractors’ Association
(www.area-eur.be)
Secretary General Italian Association of Refrigeration Technician, ATF (www.associazioneATF.org)
Present scenario in Refrigeration and
Air conditioning capacity building in Europe,
Class Room Training and Real Alternatives, Gaps
Paris, 11 April 2016
AREAThe indisputable voice of European RACHP contractors
• Funded in 1988 in Brussels, Belgium
• Represents RACHP contractors
• AREA in figures:
22 national member associations
20 countries from EU and beyond
> 9,000 companies (mainly SMEs)
+/- 125,000 work force
+/- € 20 bn annual turnover
Design, installation, maintenance and repair of all Refrigeration,
Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps RACHP systems
AREA Priorities
General objectives
Harmonisation of education & training / certification
Promotion of technical evolutions
Environmental protection / tackling climate change / energy efficiency
Recommendations on and promotion of professional techniques & high-level standards
Key issues
Regulatory aspects
- F-Gas Regulation implementation and review
- Monitoring of Ozone Depleting Substances
- Energy efficiency - Climate change
- Eco-design of energy-related products
Professional standards
- Heat pump installation
- F-gas certification and education
Professional guidance
- Low GWP refrigerants, certification and education
AREA
1. International cooperation in capacity
buildings
2. Gaps following the EU increase in use of
Alternative Refrigerants
3. Available trainings and certification in EU
4. Real Alternatives
Training and certification worldwide • Together with the UN implementing
agencies UNEP, UNIDO, UNDP over
the past few years AREA has been
deeply involved in helping developing
countries through training RSS
technicians to install, repair, maintain
and design RAC systems and
numerous Certification Sessions in
Africa and Asia.
• Pics from top: Rwanda, Former
Soviet Unit Rep, Benin, Gambia,
and also Ghana, Tunisia, Eritrea,
Montenegro, Saudi Arabia, Turkey…
etc…).
AREA
1. International cooperation in capacity buildings
2. Gaps following the EU increase in use of
Alternative Refrigerants
3. Available trainings and certification in EU
4. Real Alternatives
Even in EU, RSS training
with low GWP refrigerants:
Mind the gap! - Survey
EU legislation support to enhanced uptake of low GWP refrigerants (79%
phase down HFCs), the AREA internal survey aimed at:
Assessing the proportion of currently trained RACHP contractors
On the basis of the current training possibilities, what is the
proportion of trained contractors with low GWP refrigerants?
Assessing the current level of training possibilities
What is the training offer available at the moment?
Evaluating the training’s financial impact on RACHP contractors
Direct & indirect costs per type of low GWP refrigerant
Contractors’ training with low GWP
refrigerants: mind the gap!
In EUROPE,
the use of HFCs is legislatively decreased ( by 79% by 2030 )
and consequently the use of alternative refrigerants is pushed,
there will be a gap between training offer and training needs
resulting in a shortage of trained contractors
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• Need for improved skills – especially for CO2 and HFO/low flammable refrigerants
• Retraining to address safety, reliability and leakage
• Assessed and certificated classroom based training, with supporting on line technical information
Same Conclusions
AREA
1. International cooperation in capacity buildings
2. Gaps following the EU increase in use of
Alternative Refrigerants
3. Available trainings and certification in EU
4. Real Alternatives
Training offer in
low GWP refrigerants in EU
List of training providers for Alternative
Refrigerants in EU:
• More than 40 training centres in total• 27 Ammonia
• 22 Hydrocarbons
• 29 CO2
• Only few on HFOs
Training in low GWP refrigerants Training facilities:
• Few in Eastern Europe (with some exceptions, e.g.
ammonia in PL)
• More in Western Europe but many are insufficiently
equipped, thus focusing on theoretical training (N.B.:
facilities in DK and NL are relatively well equipped)
• Usually run by the private sector: guilds, training
centres, sometimes manufacturers or distributors
• Creating a training centre is costly – e.g. €300,000 for
centre on NH3 in NL
REGULATION (EC) 2067/2015 (or EN 133133 becoming ISO)
MINIMUM COMPETENCE OF PERSONNEL
T = THEORETICAL P = PRACTICAL CATEGORIES
DUTIES AND KNOWLEDGE I II III IV
1 Basic thermodynamics T T T
2Environmental impact of refrigerants and corresponding environmental regulations
T T T T
3Checks before putting in operation, after a long period of non-use, after
maintenance or repair intervention, or during operationP P
4 Checks for leakage T/P T/P T/P
5Environment-friendly handling of the system and refrigerant during installation, maintenance, servicing or recovery
P P P
6Component: installation, putting into operation and maintenance of
reciprocating, screw and scroll compressors, single and two-stageP P
7Component: installation, putting into operation and maintenance of air cooled and water cooled condensers
P
8Component: installation, putting into operation and maintenance of air cooled and water cooled evaporators
P
9Component: installation, putting into operation and servicing of Thermostatic Expansion Valves (TEV) and other components
P
10 Piping: building a leak tight piping system in a refrigeration installation P P
11Information on relevant technologies to replace or to reduce the use of
fluorinated greenhouse gases and their safe handling T T T T
Registration and monitoring
In EU, estimate around
500.000 technicians competent and certified
in the 28 EU Members States
for handling refrigerants, mainly HFCs
AREA
1. International cooperation in capacity buildings
2. Gaps following the EU increase in use of
Alternative Refrigerants
3. Available trainings and certification in EU
4. Real Alternatives
Refrigerant Emissions and Leakage-blended learning for
alternative refrigerants in new equipment
safety, efficiency, reliability and containment
REAL Alternatives
e-learning
classroom
practice
e-library
www.realalternatives.eu
Developed as part of a collaborative European funded project to address skills needs in technicians in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector in:
• Carbon dioxide
• Ammonia
• Hydrocarbon
• Low Flammables (HFO/R32 etc)
Refrigerant Emissions and Leakage-blended learning for alternative refrigerants in new equipment
Addresses safety, efficiency, reliability and containment aspects of service and maintenance.
• Higher system pressures
• Flammability
• Toxicity
Institute of Refrigeration
London South Bank University
Air Conditioning andRefrigeration European
Association
Informationszentrum für Kälte- Klima- und
Energietechnik gGmbH
Foundation forthe Protection of theOzone Layer, Poland
AssociazioneTecnici del
Freddo, Italy
Limburg Catholic University College
With the co-operation of the International Institute of
Refrigeration
EU funded project
Consortium of Expert Partners - INDIPENDENT
Pilot
Testing
Launch
Numbers – Elearning Login
1000 have registered
to use the website
• download
• library/manuals
• booklets
REAL Alternatives blended
learning resources: • free of charge, available for everybody
• flexible learning programmes and schemes for use by individuals, companies or training providers.
• multi-lingual website
• e-learning & booklets study materials in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish
• searchable e-library (over 100 free documents) of resources users can add to
• tracking spreadsheets, report formats and other tools
• standard on-line tests and controlled assessment papers with optional certification
• stakeholders contribute materials and resources
• opportunities for more translations, training programmes etc
Real Alternatives Europe programme modules:
1. Introduction to Alternative Refrigerants - safety, efficiency, reliability and good practice
2. System design using alternative refrigerants
3. Containment and leak detection of alternative refrigerants
4. Maintenance and repair of alternative refrigerant systems
5. Retrofitting existing systems with low GWP alternatives
6. Checklist of legal obligations
7. Measuring the financial and environmental impact of leakage
8. Tools and guidance for conducting site surveys
Learning materials in 8 modules
Multi language e-learning with free registration (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Dutch)
Each module offers downloadable Learning Booklets (PDF)
Register at the project Website and searchable e-library
8. Member States shall ensure that all natural persons
holding certificates under certification programmes
provided for in paragraphs 1 and 7 have access to
information regarding:
(a) information on relevant technologies to replace or
to reduce the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases and
their safe handling
9. Member States shall ensure the availability of training
for natural persons who wish to update their knowledge in
relation to the matters referred to information on relevant
technologies to replace or to reduce the use of fluorinated
greenhouse gases and their safe handling
Real Alternatives
to comply to EU targets on
Training and Certification
www.realalternatives.eu
EU commission
supports Real
Alternatives uptake(September 2015 Consultation Forum)
THANK YOU!
Email: [email protected]
Marco BuoniVicePresident, AREA
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration European contractors’ Association
(www.area-eur.be)
Secretary General Italian Association of Refrigeration Technician, ATF (www.associazioneATF.org)