REAL Alternatives for LIFE
Real Alternatives for LIFE
Refrigerant Emissions Alternatives and Leakage
– FREE blended learning for low GWP refrigerants
REAL Alternatives for LIFE
Marco Buoni
VicePresident International Affairs
Air conditioning Refrigeration European Association AREA www.area-eur.be
Secretary General Associazione dei Tecnici del Freddo - ATF
www.associazioneATF.org
Technical Director Centro Studi Galileo - CSG www.centrogalileo.it
Skype: marcobuoni
Email: buoni@centrogalileo.it
REAL Alternatives for LIFE
Real Alternatives for LIFE
Refrigerant Emissions Alternatives and Leakage
– blended learning for low GWP refrigerants
Second Phase of the Real Alternatives project started in 2014-16
Objectives
1. Increase knowledge amongst technicians in partner and stakeholder countries.
2. Address inconsistencies in skills across the whole of the EU
3. Overcome equipment operator and distributor concerns over safety, reliability,
containment, efficiency and standards restrictions
4. Support implementation of F Gas Regs and transition to low GWP alternatives
• Project start date 15th June 2017
• Project end date 14th June 2020
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Essential information about REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE
• Project co-ordinator - IOR (UK)
• Management Team – includes original REAL Alternatives project (2016)
• Stakeholders group of seven new organisations
• 13 languages for the final outputs
• 9 Modules (8 existing ones revised plus 1 new)
• Train the Trainer resources, Licences and Certification
• Study visits (4 in training centres eg Belgium, Germany, UK, Poland, Italy)
• Train the Trainer events (5 in stakeholder locations – 20 people at each)
• Project presence at conferences, trade shows and exhibition, international
governmental meetings, policy makers
• Generating regular articles/newsletters/social media
• Together we have the potential to reach 228,0000 employers, 26,000 RACHP
installation businesses and 100 suppliers across Europe and internationally
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Learners (the numbers)
• Around 5000 persons (mainly contractors) are using it already
• Already available in the following languages:
English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish,
Russian, Spanish,
• Soon in Croatian, Czech, Rumanian, Slovak, Turkish
• We had expression of interest
for translation by Estonia, Portugal
but still no final agreement,
we’re open to new ones.
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REAL Alternatives for LIFE – 1
st
Project Meeting – 20-21 June 2017
Project Management team and consortium
8 independent institutes, associations and organisations
Institute of
Refrigeration, UK
London South Bank
University, UK
European
Association for Refrigeration,
Air Conditioning and Het
Pumps (AREA)
Informationszentrum für Kälte-
Klima- und Energietechnik,
Germany
Foundation for
the Protection of the
Ozone Layer, Poland
Associazione Tecnici del
Freddo, Italy
Limburg Catholic University
College, Belgium
With the co-operation of the
International Institute of
Refrigeration
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Project activity will include
additional stakeholders representing extra languages
National Confederation of
installers, Spain
Czech RAC technical
group
Slovakian RAC
technical group
Romanian General
Association of
Refrigeration
Turkish RAC industry
association
Croatian RACHP
association
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Project stages
3. Review existing learning modules in line
with market needs findings – July/Sept 17
2. Prepare new material on risk and
safety for flammables – Sept 17
1. Survey on training awareness and
needs in your countries – Sept/Oct 17
4. Raise awareness of the project with
press releases, articles, talks
Training the trainers programme:
standard lessons plans, practical
tests, trainer training events,
certification for trainers and
technicians
Updated e-learning modules and
booklets
Report on EU training needs
OUTCOMES
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7. Run Train the Trainer events in
stakeholder countries March/June 2019
8. Promote take up within EU through extensive
communications and extend outside of EU in 2020
Launch elearning and training
programmes by end of 2018
Promote the programme and
certification across Europe,
encouraging attendance at courses
5. Translate all materials Apr/Dec2018
and launch in Europe
Add more EU and non EU
partners before and after the
end of the project
6. Run Study days at existing training facilities
Sept/Dec 2018
and Train the Trainer events in stakeholder countries
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Materials to support the delivery of training courses
Available from June 2018
• Course content– theory and practical
• Theory assessments (multiple choice test papers)
• Practical assessments
• Certification of individual learners
• Requirements of training facilities to delivery REAL Alternatives courses
• Competence of trainers – experience and knowledge
• Practical equipment requirements for training centers
• Test equipment specifications (design of test rigs)
• Video demonstrations
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Programme Modules now available at www.realalternatives.eu
1
Introduction to Alternative Refrigerants
- safety, efficiency, reliability and good practice
2
Safety and Risk Management
3
System design using alternative refrigerants
4
Containment and leak detection of alternative refrigerants
5
Maintenance and repair of alternative refrigerant systems
6
Retrofitting with low GWP refrigerants
7
Checklist of legal obligations when working with alternative refrigerants
8
Measuring the financial and environmental impact of leakage
9
Tools and guidance for conducting site surveys
REAL Alternative Learning Modules
9 booklets to download for free as study aids and e-learning
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Elearning and booklets
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LET’S MOVE TO ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS TOGETHER!
(options to cooperate with Real Alternatives)
Option 1
Global Partner
Option 2
National Lead Partner
Option 3
Training Partner
Option 4
Assessing Partner
Option 5
Sponsor Partner
Option 6
Free User
WHO
Institutions,
Associations,
Government
representatives
Training Centres,
Associations, Certifying
Bodies, Institutions
Companies, Training
Centres, Associations,
Institutions
Training Centres,
Associations, Certifying
Bodies, Institutions
Businesses in the
HVAC/R&HP sector
Training Centres,
Associations, Certifying
Bodies, Institutions,
Companies
WHAT
Translate the training
into national
language* and be
official representative
for your Country
Be the official REAL
Alternatives©
representative for
your Country
Licence trainers to
deliver theoretical &
practical training in
your Country
Can carry out
Assessments and issue
Certificates to
technicians***
Have your Company’s
logo displayed on
websites and
newsletters
Disseminate Real
Alternatives© free
online material and
e-learning platform
within your network
WHY
Spread knowledge
globally, improve
consistency of training
standards and support
training in your
Country
Become REAL
Alternatives reference
point for your
Country**, help to
implement national
legislation, standards,
etc.
To ensure consistent
standard of technician
training using REAL
Alternatives©
programme materials
Use ready-made REAL
Alternatives©
assessment and
certification standards
Connect with
thousands of
businesses worldwide
and show your active
participation
Share the innovative
and free online
platform of Real
Alternatives© to
enrich the culture and
knowledge on new
alternatives
HOW LONG unlimited unlimited 3 years 3 years 3 year unlimited
*Already available languages: English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Finnish, Dutch; under development languages: Russian, Portuguese,
Czech, Slovakian, Romanian, Croatian, Turkish
**Possible only when training material is already available in the official language of your Country
*** Certificate fee: 30€
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Training and
Certification
on Alternative
Refrigerants
by independent bodies
Modules on the different Alternative and
Natural Refrigerants through the Real
Alternatives Certification
•Carbon dioxide
•Ammonia
•Hydrocarbon
•HFO and mixtures
Addressing safety, efficiency, reliability and
containment aspects of service and
maintenance.
•Higher system pressures
•Flammability
•Toxicity
And the tools to handle those refrigerants
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Cooperation with UNEP
Universal Training Kit for Alternative Refrigerants
- Venue requirements, Tests, Syllabus, Powerpoint presentation, several modules
based on Real Alternatives project, UNEP, AREA experience and material
