ASHRAE, UNEP announced lower GWP Award selections. The four projects selected represent long-term, global and energy-efficient solutions to lessen the impact of ozone-depleting substances.
ASHRAE and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced the 2023 ASHRAE-UNEP OzonAction Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Innovation Awards project selections. The annual international award program promotes innovative design, research and practice by recognising people who have developed or implemented innovative technological concepts in developing countries to promote lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants through refrigeration and air-conditioning applications.
2023-24 ASHRAE President and co-chair of the judging committee Ginger Scoggins, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE. Said, “The projects selected represent long-term, global and energy-efficient solutions to lessen the impact of ozone-depleting substances. We congratulate the selected project teams and look forward to witnessing their innovative concepts set a benchmark for sustainability in developing countries.”
The projects in each category were selected based on delivering innovative solutions to meet refrigeration and air-conditioning needs using lower-GWP technologies. The selection process considered the innovative aspects in transforming conventional concepts, technical replicability to developing countries, the extent of need, and economic feasibility to developing countries.
Four projects were selected, all in the Commercial/Industrial Applications category:
- Ammonia Use in Multipurpose Cold Storage (India)
- HC-290 (Propane) as an Alternative Refrigerant in Commercial Applications (Ecuador)
- Flammable Refrigerant Use in a Draft Beer Machine (Brazil)
- Propane Chiller Use in a Convenience Store (Brazil).
James S. Curlin, Head of UNEP OzonAction and co-chair of the judging committee, said, “We are living at a watershed moment under the Montreal Protocol when developing countries must find long-term solutions to replace HCFC refrigerants while simultaneously minimising climate impacts. Empowering the research community to identify new approaches and alternative refrigerants that work for those countries is vital. UNEP OzonAction is proud to join ASHRAE to recognise these winners who are proposing approaches addressing the ozone, climate and energy dimensions.”
The selected projects were announced at the 2023 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Tampa, Fla. Selected project teams will be recognised with the awarding of certificates at UNEP events held in the regions or countries of the projects.
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