United for Efficiency

E-learning Course on Energy-efficient Refrigerators and Air Conditioners

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Left unchecked, energy use from refrigeration and cooling is expected to rise by 90% from 2017 levels by 2050, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to a third of all current emissions. Research indicates that moving to the best available technologies could reduce cumulative emissions dramatically.

With this in mind, the Energy Efficiency Literacy for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems e-learning course is designed to educate officials and ASHRAE members on opportunities to enhance energy efficiency and energy conservation in the mechanical cooling sector.

Developed by ASHRAE and the United Nations Environment Programme’s OzonAction and United for Efficiency teams, with funding support from the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, the course particularly targets National Ozone Officers and energy policymakers. It links energy efficiency with the refrigerant transition that is driven by the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Phasing down high global warming potential refrigerants, while simultaneously enhancing energy efficiency, unlocks many co-benefits, such as addressing a major source of peak demand on the electricity grid, offsetting some of the overall growth in energy demand, enabling greater access to cooling services as operating costs are reduced, and mitigating adverse impacts on the planet and the environment.

The course includes modules explaining:

The content builds on a complementary Refrigerants Literacy Course to offer non-specialists in the field, such as facility managers, policymakers, and others involved in refrigerant issues from a non-technical perspective, a basic understanding of refrigerant types, policies, classifications and management practices.

In particular, the course helps National Ozone Units, the governing units in developing countries responsible for managing their country’s programs to comply with the Montreal Protocol, understand how to:

A further course, Sound Management of Refrigerants, reviews best practices, ASHRAE standards and refrigerant terminology for air-conditioning and refrigeration specialists. It covers:

It also provides an introduction to refrigerant management programmes, certification schemes and relevant policies and regulations.

More information on the Energy Efficiency Literacy course and details of how to enrol can be found in the course flyer which can be downloaded from the OzonAction website.

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Officials interested in extending their knowledge in this area should contact OzonAction for details of how to access the course materials:

Amr M. Abdelhai
Programme Officer
OzonAction
Law Division

United Nations Environment Programme
1 rue Miollis, Building VII
75015 Paris, France
Telephone: +33 1 44 37 76 16
Amr.abdelhai@un.org
www.unep.org/ozonaction

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