SKILLSAFE EU will be at Chillventa 2026 in Nuremberg this October, bringing its work on skills, training and safety for the refrigerant transition to one of Europe’s key meeting points for the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heat pump sector. Taking place from 13 to 15 October 2026, Chillventa will bring together manufacturers, contractors, experts, associations and policymakers to discuss the technologies and challenges shaping the future of the RACHP

Following the launch of their strategic collaboration earlier this year, SKILLSAFE EU and Real Alternatives are joining forces once again to strengthen the skills of professionals working with alternative refrigerants. From 16 to 20 November  2026, the first joint Train-the-Trainer session organised with Real Alternatives will take place in the Netherlands, at Aeres Tech Opleidingscentrum GO, bringing together trainers and technical experts from across Europe for an intensive programme focused

In July 2026 the fourth number of SKILLSAFE EU  bi-annual newsletter was sent out! This fourth number serves to collect all the activities we have done in the last 6 months of the project, from the starting of the training programmes, the continuity of the work done together with the selected Join Industry Expert Group, to the various international events in which we have participated to present them. Download it

SKILLSAFE EU is pleased to announce that the project has been featured in an article published by BUILD UP, the European Commission’s portal dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings. The article, entitled “Safe heat pump deployment requires harmonised skills across Europe”, explores one of the key challenges facing the heating and cooling sector: ensuring that the workforce has the skills, competences and safety knowledge required to support

SKILLSAFE EU was recently featured in an interview published by BUILD UP, the European Commission’s portal for energy efficiency and building professionals. In the interview, Nishant Karve, Environment Research Engineer at Daikin Europe and Project Coordinator of SKILLSAFE EU, discusses why developing the right skills and safety competences is becoming increasingly important as Europe accelerates the deployment of heat pumps and transitions towards natural refrigerants such as R-290. The interview