Responsible use of HFC’sDutch-AREA approach

Joop HoogkamerNVKL: Director Technology and Environment

AREA: Member of the Board

Responsible use of HFCs - Workshop and Demonstration

Agenda

Introduction Dutch approach (model), a key to a

successful policy General experiences Results in emission reduction Conclusions and recommendations EU outlook and recommendations AREA Leonardo da Vinci project

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Baseline Dutch approach

Counsel ozone directive 594/91/EEG adopted in November 1992 in the national legislation 599:leakage free installations (RLK)certification schema (STEK)

Scope: CFC’s, HCFC’s and HFC’s “Two flies (ozone and global warming) in

one blow”

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Dutch approach

Government partnership has been successful

Focus on training and education Set-up an independent authority to

approve companies and personnel Develop technical-/organisation standards Support these in the form of legislation

and active inspections

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Dutch approach

March 1993 the ministry (VROM) legally implement:the Dutch regulation on leak-free

refrigeration equipment (RLK)appointed STEK as the organisation for the

education en certification (licence) schema for personnel and companies

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Dutch approach

Mandatory technical-, operational- and administrative requirementsyou will find them in the council proposal for a

Regulation on F-gases Mandatory a STEK licence for contracting

companies and there engineersyou will find them in the council proposal,

unfortunately the license for companies has been scraped between the April and June version ?????????????

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Results Leakage tight installations total > 92% Overall leakage rate < 4.5% (2000) Leakage rate per sector:

AC < 1%, process < 1%, industrial < 5%fishing industry 80% till 200%

Tremendous reduction (50%) of refrigerants in spite of economical crow

Elimination of odd-jobbers/fly-by-nighters

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Conclusions Dutch approach tackles ozone en

greenhouse issues at the source of all evil: leakage and no end off pipe solutions

After initial problems, regulation acts well Monitoring results shows a significant

decrease in leakage rate Quality level and environmental

behaviour in the sector increased

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European outlook

A joint EU-approach is recommended to reduce leakage and emissions of refrigerants

A joint EU-approach is recommended in the field of training and certificating of the relevant personnel and companieslets have a look at the ARAE Leonardo da

Vinci project

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AREA refrigeration craftsman

The commission awarded ARAE a grant for the project entitledThe Refrigeration craftsman (competence

and quality of personnel) AREA collected in 7 member states the

relevant job competences A portfolio of the profile of the AREA (EU)

Refrigeration Craftsman will be made soon

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Leonardo da Vinci

AREA skills competition during the IKK in Nuremberg, 13-15 October 2004

Skills competition shows the appropriate qualifications and competence

The skills competition is based on the profile of the AREA (EU) Refrigeration Craftsman

7 European countries will compete for the Morten Arnvig Memorial Award