NEXT Series: Hydrocarbon training around the world in 2019

As uptake of hydrocarbons such as R290 (propane) and R600a (isobutane) increases in commercial and domestic refrigeration and more hydrocarbon-based HVAC systems are put on the market, hydrocarbons21.com takes a look at training sessions coming to a town near you in 2019.

Please find below a snapshot of upcoming hydrocarbon training and links to more information about these sessions in Europe: 

January 

• January 24 in Portsmouth, UK: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles.

•  February 15 in Casale Monferrato, Italy: Leading Italian training centre Centro Studi Galileo will carry out R290 and R600a training on site.

March

• March 5 in Rottenburg am Neckar (near Stuttgart), Germany: OEM Bitzer provides hydrocabron HVAC&R training at its international education and training centre – the Schäufler Academy – in German.

• March 6 in Rottenburg am Neckar (near Stuttgart), Germany: OEM Bitzer provides hydrocabron HVAC&R training at its international education and training centre – the Schäufler Academy – in English.

• March 21 in Milton Keynes, UK: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles.

• March 27 in Padua (Brugine), Italy: Leading Italian training centre Centro Studi Galileo will carry out R290 and R600a training off site.

April

• April 11 in Portsmouth, UK: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles.

• April 18 in Tiverton, UK: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles.

May

• May 6-13 in Maintal (near Frankfurt), Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) Proklima, an NGO, is providing technical assistance for National Ozone Unit (NOU) officers, covering safe use of natural refrigerants in RAC appliances and related policy issues. The session, lasting one week, is designed for policymakers in the field of ozone and climate protection and is carried out in cooperation with the international vocational training center Bundesfachschule Kälte Klima Technik – in English.

• May 23 in Milton Keynes, UK: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles. 

• June 27 in Portsmouth, UK: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles.

August 

• August 1 in Milton Keynes, UK: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles.

• August 9 in Tiverton, U.K.: The ‘Understanding the properties and use of flammable refrigerants’ course, carried out by training centre Business Edge (a HVAC&R firm), is a programme on A2L and A3 (hydrocarbon) refrigerants developed by the UK’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) held in various locations across the British Isles.

• August 5-19 in Maintal (near Frankfurt), Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) Proklima, an NGO, is providing a two-week technician training on how to use the natural refrigerants propane (R290), CO2 (R744) and ammonia (R717) safely. The training is composed of theoretical and practical sessions and is carried out in cooperation with the international vocational training center Bundesfachschule Kälte Klima Technik – in English.