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WEST COAST COLLEGE RECEIVES CO₂ GREEN REEFER TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MARITIME REFRIGERATION TRAINING

West Coast TVET CollegeRef: https://www.westcoastcollege.co.za/8612-2/

Official source

Source domain: westcoastcollege.co.za

Collected on 17 September 2026

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What this means

This is a news item published by West Coast TVET College reporting that the College has taken delivery of a CO₂ maritime refrigerated container (a 'Green Reefer'). The handover ceremony took place on 2 July 2026 and followed a five-day training programme at the College's Atlantis Campus run with the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA), which thirteen participants completed. The equipment was provided through a partnership between the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and GIZ GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) under the International Climate Initiative (IKI).

Facts

Reference

https://www.westcoastcollege.co.za/8612-2/

Key Takeaways

  • West Coast College
  • CO₂ maritime refrigerated container (Green Reefer)
  • handover ceremony held on 2 July 2026
  • five-day intensive training programme
  • Atlantis Campus
  • Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA)
  • thirteen participants completed specialised training
  • Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
  • German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN)
  • International Climate Initiative (IKI)
  • green technologies in South Africa's maritime refrigeration sector
  • West Coast College
  • Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA)
  • Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
  • German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN)
  • International Climate Initiative (IKI)
  • German Embassy

Dates

Closing Date

2 July 2026