This week, from 6 to 10 October, PROZON – the Foundation for Climate Protection and one of the founding partners of REAL Alternatives – is hosting a new Train the Trainer event at its headquarters in Warsaw, Poland.

Trainers from seven different countries (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia &Turkey) have gathered to take part in an intensive week of training sessions focused on flammable refrigerants, carbon dioxide, and ammonia. 

In addition to the training session, on 6 October, PROZON also hosted the REAL Alternatives Stakeholder Meeting, where representatives from the various National Leads met to discuss the future development of the project. 

This gathering comes at a particularly crucial moment for the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. The deadline for the submission and notification of national certification schemes, set for 29 September, has just passed, with only a few countries meeting the official requirements. This milestone underlines the importance of continued cooperation, capacity building, and knowledge sharing among European stakeholders to support the effective implementation of the EU Implementing Act.

During the discussions, the partners have also agreed on the importance of further expanding the training content on ammonia systems, responding to the needs of European technicians as countries prepare for the national implementation of the EU Implementing Act 2024/2215.

The meeting also provided the occasion to welcome two new members to the REAL Alternatives network: LCETB from Ireland, joining as a new National Lead, and INSU AB from Sweden, joining as an Official Training Provider. Both events reflect the continued commitment of the REAL Alternatives partnership to support the safe, sustainable, and skill-based transition towards lower-GWP refrigerants across Europe and beyond.