Event10/14/2011 - 14:10 UNEP/AREA meet Chinese delegation AREA meets a delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Environment and Industry at UNEP.
News12 Dec 2011 AREA replies to consultation on F-Gas review AREA has provided a comprehensive reply to the European Commission's public consultation on the review of the F-Gas Regulation. The reply is based on AREA's detailed position paper on the Regulation's
News07 Feb 2012 Renewable energy strategy AREA responds to the European Commission's online questionnaire on the EU Renewable Energy Strategy. With this contribution, AREA provides its views on the more specific issue of heat pumps. For more
News20 Mar 2012 Contractors’ training with low GWP refrigerants: mind the gap! Whereas the European Commission is considering measures towards a decreased use of HFCs, an internal survey from AREA, the Voice of European Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heat Pump (RACHP)
News04 Oct 2011 AREA-EPEE-EHPA joint position paper on the Energy Efficiency Directive AREA has adopted a joint position paper together with EPEE and EHPA. The paper stresses that “favouring district energy could block other highly energy efficient solutions: by choosing certain means
News02 Mar 2011 Joint AREA-EPEE proposal for the revision of the F-Gas Regulation - Certification AREA and EPEE have issued a joint position calling for improvements of Article 5 of the F-Gas Regulation on training and certification.
Event10/09/2012 - 14:10 Chillventa 2012 9-12 October, Nuremberg Join AREA and its members at Chillventa on 9-11 October 2012 in Nuremberg. More information on AREA's location and full activity programme will follow shortly. If you want to exhibit, check the
News07 May 2012 AREA re-elects Graeme Fox as President and welcomes CNI as a new member On 5th May 2012, Graeme Fox was re-elected President of AREA for the period 2012-2014. AREA also welcomed a new member, the Spanish association CNI. For more details, see our official press release
News22 Feb 2011 The contribution of the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contracting sector to energy efficiency: an unleashed potential AREA has published a position paper setting out the contribution that refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) contractors make to energy efficiency.
News25 Oct 2010 Review of Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases – pre-charged non-monobloc air conditioning equipment AREA decided to call for a ban on pre-charging of fluorinated gases in non-monobloc air conditioning equipment.
Event05/19/2012 - 14:05 VDKF 50th Anniversary AREA President Graeme Fox addressed the honourable guests at the celebration of VDKF 50th Anniversary on 19th May 2012 in Bonn. VDKF is a historical member of AREA and several member associations took
Event05/23/2012 - 14:05 EPEE General Assembly AREA President Graeme Fox took part in the panel discussion on "The F-Gas Review: What role in climate change" at the occasion of EPEE General Assembly meeting on 23rd May 2012. In his opening
News25 Oct 2010 Review of Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases AREA adapts its official position on the F-Gas Regulation’s review on 3 points: Pre-charged non-monobloc air-conditioning systems 3kg refrigerant threshold List of issues requiring clarification or
News11 Oct 2012 Guidance on training & certification for low GWP refrigerants AREA publishes minimum requirements for training & certification of contractors working with low GWP refrigerants. Whilst the use of alternative refrigerants is expected to grow further as a result of
