Refrigerant
SIFA Places Emphasis on Natural Refrigerants
Reported by Susan Phalippou, JARN’s European correspondent SIFA, a comprehensive exhibition covering refrigeration and its applications, returned to Paris, and was staged at the prestigious P...
EPA Finalizes One HFC Rule, Proposes One More
On October 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule on the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants as part of American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act implementation. The final rule comes one year after President Joseph R. Biden ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and aims to achieve its mandate of reducing HFC production and use ...
India to Phase out HCFCs in New Appliances by End of 2024
As a part of efforts to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), primarily used in air conditioners and refrigerators, India will phase out HCFCs in manufacturing of new equipment by the end of next year under the accelerated schedule of the Montreal Protocol. It will enable India to achieve compliance with control targets for HCFCs for the yea...
Daikin announces world’s first laser technology for remote d
Brussels, November 30th 2023 – Our mother company, Daikin Industries, Ltd., along with Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corporation and RIKEN National Research and Development Agency announce the...
Chemours Establishes InternationalF-gas Lifecycle Program to
Published November 28, 2023 Reinforces company’s commitment to minimizing environmental impact through resource efficiency WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Chemours Comp...
Annual inventory of refrigerant emissions for France métropo
20 November 2023 The Alliance Froid Climatisation Environnement (AFCE) has published the 2021 annual inventory of refrigerant emissions for France, commissioned from Citepa, with results for ...
Study shows very minor transport of TFA via seasalt aerosol
20 November 2023 EFCTC commissioned a study “Assessment of Possible Transport of Trifluoroacetic Acid from the Oceans to the Atmosphere” by Professor Simon L Clegg, University of ...
Modelling study of TFA deposition and transport in Rhine Riv
20 November 2023 This modelling study, conducted by Ramboll, assessed the fate and transport of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) in the freshwater aquatic environment resulting from the emission an...
EU Harmonized Standard EN IEC 60335-2-89:2022 allowing 500 G
20 Nov 2023 500 G of R290 propane in commercial refrigeration, an opportunity for an increased adoption of natural refrigerants worldwide, EPTA says On August 2nd 2023 the EN IEC 6...
Low GWP F-gases now 50% of the total HFC/HFO/HCFO supply
20 November 2023 The adoption of low GWP F-gases, particularly for refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps, due to the HFC phase down, has resulted in HFC-32 and HFOs/HCFOs now contrib...
HFC based chiller and heat pump systems installed for innova
20 November 2023 HFC based chillers and heat pumps were installed at a hospital’s new modular ward in the UK, a facility that will help shape construction of future National Health Serv...
MOP35: aid funds against dumping of inefficient cooling equi
At MOP35, it was decided to allocate more aid funds to developing countries and to take measures against the dumping of inefficient cooling equipment containing obsolete refrigerants. Date : 2023/1...
