Compiled by Eamonn Ryan from the presentation
At the 2024 GCCA Africa Cold Chain Conference held on in Cape Town Evans Chinembiri, an economic researcher with Tutwa Consulting Group, delivered a presentation on the findings of the ‘GCCA Energy Load Shedding Study’, highlighted the significant challenges posed by electricity disruptions to the cold chain sector.
By Eamonn Ryan derived from the presentation
In a presentation delivered to the SADC RAC, president Caign Manyukwa outlined the progress and challenges among member NOUs.
Read More »SADC RAC country phase-out of HCFCs and HFCs in line with international protocols
The Dreosti Memorial Lecture presented by Andy Pearson, edited by Eamonn Ryan
This is an abbreviated version of the lecture delivered by SAIRAC centres in Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. Due to its importance and length, the entire lecture will be run in four parts in the succeeding issues of Cold Link Africa.
Read More »The journey to a better world: a refrigeration perspective
By Eamonn Ryan
Andrew Perks – owner of safety and compliance company A Perks Enterprises, a SAIRAC Exempt Fellow, as well as a regular contributor to this publication as a subject expert in ammonia refrigeration – explains what sparked his interest in HVAC engineering.
Read More »The ammonia advocate: Andrew Perks’ passion for efficient refrigeration
By Eamonn Ryan
The following presentation was delivered at the 2024 Cold Chain Refrigeration, Logistics and Technology Summit in Cape Town, by mechanical engineering manager Mesuli Mduli of County Fair Western Cape on the topic ‘A sustainable cold chain for a cooler tomorrow – how green technologies are shaping the cold chain industry’.
Read More »How green technologies are shaping the cold chain industry
Edited by Eamonn Ryan
The following Q&A transcript with ASHRAE President, Ginger Scoggins is on the theme: ‘Tackling the climate crisis in 2023/24’ is hosted on the ASHRAE Journal platform.
Edited by Eamonn Ryan
The following presentation was delivered at the 2023 GCCA Cold Chain Conference in Cape Town, by Patrick Prestele, a consultant at Frost & Sullivan, a global leader in consulting and research with over 60 years of experience.
By Barney Richardson
Last issue we touched on the responsibility of the user.
Compiled by Eamonn Ryan, derived directly from a presentation by Chris Hatton, head of policy analysis at the Center for Risk Analysis (CRA)
The following presentation was made at the second annual GCCA African Cold Chain Conference held on 2–4 August 2023, in Cape Town.Read More »AfCFTA’s potential impact on the HVAC&R sector
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The second annual GCCA African Cold Chain Conference was held on 2-4 August in Cape Town. A panel discussion was moderated by Greg Laurin, chairman of Global Cold Chain Foundation, to discuss the current state of the cold chain in South Africa and Africa as a whole.Read More »Cold chain development in Africa