A Challenging Road Ahead to Eco-Friendly Refrigerants

As the federal government continues its push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, more than 100 stakeholders from government, industry and academe met earlier this month for a workshop co-hosted by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) to discuss the path forward toward adopting more eco-friendly refrigerants, without sacrificing safety or efficiency. The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.