Events and Exhibitions
Preliminary agenda Day 2
Plenary Session – Climate friendly alternatives to HFCs and HCFCs
09:30 – 09:45 Recap from Day 1
Gottlieb Arendse, Chief Director: Environmental Quality, DEA&DP, Western Cape Government
09:45 – 10:45 Technical alternatives to HCFC and HFC for different subsectors
GIZ
10:45 – 11:00 Q&A
11:00 – 11:30 Tea and coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Best Practice: Panel Session — South African Room Air Conditioning Market (Unitary Air Conditioning,
Chillers) — Moderator
Key topics for discussion:
• Possibilities of introducing R290 split air conditioning systems in the Western Cape
• Installation and servicing of split AC systems and special requirements for hydrocarbon training for
technicians
• Overcoming barriers towards market uptake
Panel speakers:
• Helen Davies (Chief Director: Climate Change, Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Western
Cape Government)
• TBA (Department of Transport and Public Works, Western Cape Government)
• Peter Geddes (Chief Mechanical Engineer, Department of Health: Infrastructure Planning)
• Grant Laidlaw (SAIRAC)
• Grant Gilbert (Director, Electrical Refrigeration Air-Conditioning System Engineers)
• GIZ Proklima / HEAT
• Western Cape Manufacturer/Company
12:30 – 13:00 HFC Management: Policy Options and Challenges
GIZ/HEAT
13:00 – 13:20 Q&A
13:20 – 13:40 Wrap-up of technical workshop
Gottlieb Arendse and Dr Joy Leaner, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western
Cape Government
13:40 – 13:45 Closure of technical workshop
Piet van Zyl, Head of Department, DEA&DP, Western Cape Government
13:45 – 14:45 Lunch break
Developing a RAC Pilot project (optional participation)
14:45 – 16:45 Towards developing a RAC Pilot Project for the Western Cape — Moderator (tbc)
• Framework for RAC Pilot Project (Bavaria, WCG)
• Identification of Sector
• Developing the Aims and Objectives
• Feedback from groups
• Agreement on RAC Pilot Project Sector
16:45 – 16:55 Way Forward on RAC Pilot Project
Dr Joy Leaner, Director: Air Quality Management, DEA&DP, Western Cape Government
Nivedita Mahida-Königsdörfer and Elisabeth Dusik, Bavarian Environment Agency
16:55 – 17:00 Closure
Gottlieb Arendse, Chief Director: Environmental Quality, DEA&DP, Western Cape Government
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