Countries with high ambient temperatures (HAT) have a high demand for air-conditioning equipment, most of which is currently are based on HCFC or HFC refrigerants. In 2014 approximately 45 per cent of the HCFC-22 consumed in Kuwait, was in servicing air-conditioning equipment.

The Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol supports countries in their efforts to phase out ozone depleting and high GWP refrigerants and has provide funding to the government of Kuwait to conduct a demonstration project in the air-conditioning sector.

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The aim of the project is to demonstrate the operation of two types of air-conditioning equipment:

1.            HFC-32 based split air-conditioners (one unit)

2.            HC-290 based mini-chiller (one unit)

The equipment will be installed in four locations to be agreed in consultation with supplier, the technical expert, the national ozone unit (NOU) and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR).  These are likely to be mosque, a commercial office and a household for the split units and on the premises of KISR for the chiller.

The project will include the supply, installation, commissioning and ongoing monitoring of the 2 systems mentioned above as well as periodic analysis of the data collected, the preparation of performance reports and the training of up to 10 KISR staff in the setup and monitoring of air-conditioning systems

The performance of both types of equipment will be monitored and evaluated taking into consideration performance of the system, energy efficiency and power consumption, and will be compared with HCFC-22 and R-410a-based equipment of similar size and capacity.