Potential for CARB to set GWP limits for chillers.

Timeline and Next Steps:

• March 6, 2019 Stakeholder Meeting “Technical Working Group Meeting:  Stationary AC Rulemaking” to discuss a proposal for reducing high-global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from stationary air conditioning equipment.  Presentation Link:  https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-03/Final%20Presentation%20-%20Technical%20Working%20Group%20Meeting%20%28March%205%202019%29.pdf
• Future Technical Stakeholder Meetings
• CARB’s Economic Analysis
• Notice Package (Fall 2019)
• December 2019 Board Hearing

To learn more or subscribe to email updates:  https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/stationary-hydrofluorocarbon-reduction-measures

Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Innovation Award

Are you working on a project in a developing country? Do you have an ASHRAE colleague who is involved in projects in developing countries?

If yes, you should apply or nominate the team for this award!

ASHRAE and UN Environment are accepting entries for a jointly established international award program to promote the innovative designs, research and practices of low-GWP alternative refrigerants and related technologies.  The ASHRAE UNEP Coordinating Committee hopes that you will spread word about the award within your government affairs networks to generate entries from the ASHRAE community.

The Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Innovation Award annually recognizes people who have developed or implemented innovative technological concepts applied in developing countries to innovative designs, research and practices that minimize global warming potential (GWP) through refrigerant management.  First Place and Honorable Citation awards are made in two categories:

• Residential Applications
• Commercial/Industrial Facilities

The winners in each category will be selected based on innovative solutions for designs, practice or research using lower-GWP technologies. The selection will take into account the following criteria:

• Extent of need;
• Innovative aspects in transforming conventional practices;
• Technical replicability to developing countries; and
• Economy feasibility to developing countries.

Entries for the 2019 awards are being accepted until May 15, 2019. Winning projects will be publicized by both organizations, and first place recipients will receive a stipend to receive their award at a UN Environment event.  An international committee of refrigerant management experts will judge the awards, including several ASHRAE members.  Sheila Hayter and Dr. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle from UNEP are chairs of the committee.

More information can be found in the attached PDF and the entry link can be found at:  ashrae.org/lowergwp.

Please reach out to your GAC chair, Rafi Karim, for further inquiries or assistance with the nomination process.