Rachel Urquhart
Entries are open for the ASHRAE and OzonAction of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) 2022 Lower GWP Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Innovation Award.
According to ASHRAE, the award promotes innovative design, research, and practice. It recognises people who have developed or implemented innovative technological concepts applied in developing countries to minimise global warming potential (GWP) through refrigeration and air conditioning applications.
“We must support and recognise innovative efforts that seek to minimise negative impacts on our environment,” says 2022-23 ASHRAE President Farooq Mehboob. “ASHRAE is proud to continue our partnership with UNEP OzonAction to sponsor this award in support of pioneering refrigerant technologies that will play a crucial role in our global marketplace and help us to achieve important climate management goals.”
Nominees must provide:
- A description of the innovation in the field of lower-GWP refrigerants
- Confirmation that the project has been implemented in a developing country
- Extent of need
- Environmental impact achieved, including specific reference to the GWP chemicals’ contribution
- Description of further application in developing countries from both the technology and economic perspectives, including how the innovation is financially feasible to be replicated.
Nominations close on December 31. Entries will be judged by an international jury of experts in the field of refrigerant research and management selected by ASHRAE and UNEP.
Submissions received for the 2020 award were not judged due to the global pandemic – these entries will automatically be entered into the 2022 award and nominees are encouraged to update entries if desired.
For more information or to nominate, visit ashrae.org/lowerGWP.
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