Sunday, 30 June 2019

World Refrigeration Day 2019 Activities

Activities celebrating World Refrigeration Day 2019 continued through the weekend. Below are some photos of the display. Thanks to all those that came out!







Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Celebrating World Refrigeration Day 2019

Today, June 26th Trinidad and Tobago joins the world in celebrating the first annual World Refrigeration Day. This day was set as a result of trade associations and professional entities from the industry coming together in recognition of how far the refrigeration industry has advanced in the last century on services which have become essential for the quality of life. These services include the adequate preservation and transportation of food and beverages, storage of vaccines and other medicines, and processes within the industrial and manufacturing sector.
Efforts made by the refrigeration industry has an impact on billions of lives, as it seeks to innovate for more comfort and efficiency with less impact on the environment in particular the ozone layer and the climate.
Trinidad and Tobago will be celebrating World Refrigeration Day 2019 with a series of activities including training sessions, displays and public notices.





Friday, 21 June 2019

Cooling Without Warming Video


As we celebrate World Refrigeration Day on June 26th the National Ozone Unit wishes to share the Cooling Without Warming video documentary (link below) produced by UNEP OzonAction ROLAC and the Colombian NOU (English, aprox. 30 mn) unveils successful alternative cooling experiences with natural refrigerants for domestic and industrial applications in 5 Latin American and Caribbean countries. These technologies have been smoothly up taking as energy efficient alternatives to the HCFC-based equipment retirement-replacement in the region, being crucial to the protection of the ozone layer and to the avoidance of further potential global warming chemicals' release into the atmosphere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OpiyCiDOJs&t=557s