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Funded by the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the REAL Alternatives for LIFE consortium met in June for the project kick-off meeting. The REAL Alternatives for LIFE

As part of its environment and climate action funding programme the European Commission will be co-financing the expansion of the REAL Alternatives blended learning programme for low GWP refrigerants

AREA has further expanded its membership with two new members (AEFYT from Spain and TRA from Thailand) joining AREA on the occasion of the spring 2017 General Assembly meeting that took place on 2-3

AREA and other sectors active in the supply and servicing of energy equipment in buildings co-signed an industry statement on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

AREA publishes its Annual Report 2016. Find out about our structural developments, Task Forces activities, publications, events and highlights. Our 2016 report is available on our Publications page.

The Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer agreed to phase down HFCs on 15 October 2016 in Kigali (Rwanda). The UN Environment OzonAction developed a video to find

AREA Vice-President International Affairs Marco Buoni wrote an article in the OZONACTION Special Issue 2017 published by UN Environment (former UNEP). Whereas the publication focusses on low global

AREA guide on equipment for low GWP (flammable) refrigerants is now available in Arabic. The translation was kindly provided by UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme. The guide is available

AREA is pleased to announce that the Thai Refrigeration Association has been granted temporary membership as International Observer, a status created only a few months ago. TRA is to formally become

Due to the significant worldwide interest in European legislative developments and the increase in competence of personnel who handle new refrigerants, we are pleased to introduce AREA’s brand new “

AREA Guide on equipment for flammable low GWP refrigerants has been translated into Italian. See the publications section of AREA website.

On 14th May 2016, Per Jonasson was re-elected President of AREA for 2 years on the occasion of the AREA General Assembly spring meeting in Dublin. The AREA Board remains relatively stable with only

AREA is proud to announce that SOSIAD, the Turkish Association of Refrigeration Industry and Businessmen, joined AREA on 14th May 2016 on the occasion of the AREA General Assembly spring meeting in

AREA has published a guide on equipment for low GWP flammable refrigerants. This guide gives service technicians a tool to understand the equipment that should be used to service refrigeration plants

AREA Vice-President Marco Buoni presented the REAL Alternatives project at the first meeting of the Fgas Consultation Forum set up by Regulation 517/2014. The project was presented during discussions

The AREA Guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to RACHP contractors is now available in Dutch - please click here.

AREA warmly welcomes the preparation of a European strategy on heating and cooling. Heating and cooling should indeed be addressed in their own right and in a comprehensive way rather than scattered