Refrigerant

2023.11.17

Shift to Low-GWP Refrigerants Coupled with Sustainable Cooli

Reported by Noboru Kagawa, visiting professor, Waseda University Considering recent abnormal weather patterns worldwide, the undeniable impact of greenhouse gases (GHGs) on global warming cannot be...

2023.11.15

ACCA members visit Hudson technologies refrigerant reclaimin

ACCA Commits to Working With the Entire Industry to Increase Reclamation Efforts   Alexandria, VA (November 13, 2023) - ACCA contractor members, industry leaders, and ACCA staff toured Hudson T...

2023.11.15

Chemours Announces Capacity Increase of HFC-152a, Providing

November 14, 2023   Investment represents company’s commitment to advancing global climate and air-quality targets with sustainable, low-VOC solutions for the propellant and foam markets ...

2023.11.14

Leveraging Association Cooperation to Sustain Global Efforts

November 13th, 2023   At the AHRI Leadership Meeting in Miami, Florida (USA), ASERCOM was asked to provide an update on the upcoming F-gas regulation. During the session, Marco Masini, ASERCOM ...

2023.10.30

Axiom Cloud Releases Early Leak Detection Module for Refrige

Based in San Jose, California State, Axiom Cloud develops software-based apps for the refrigeration industry. It recently commercially released its patent-pending Early Leak Detection (ELD) module in the North American market. The ELD module does not use physical sensors to detect refrigerant leaks, and instead uses AI-powered algorithms to detect leaks earlier than they are usually detected today...

2023.10.26

Chemours and Honeywell announce reclaim and recycling progra

Published October 23, 2023   The Chemours Company and Honeywell today announced the extension of the pilot program they jointly launched in November 2022 to enable qualified companies to recycl...

2023.10.25

UL: U.S. EPA Requires Reporting on PFAS

October 23, 2023   By John Kowalski, regulatory affairs lead, Supply Chain team, UL Solutions   On October 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final repo...

2023.10.23

Provisional Agreement Reached on Revised F-gas Regulation

On October 5, 2023, the European Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on phasing down substances that cause global warming and deplete the ozone layer. This pro...

2023.10.21

New NASRC Factsheet: Projected Growth Of CO2 Systems

October 18, 2023 Our NEW factsheet summarizes NASRC food retailer demand  for CO2 refrigeration systems for 2023-27.   As U.S. retailers transition away from high-GWP HFC refrigerants, the demand for CO2 (R-744) refrigeration systems is expected to increase significantly.   To prepare for the anticipated growth, we conducted a survey of 13 major U.S. food retailer companies to...

2023.10.20

US EPA Announces Major HFCs Reduction by 2036

October 18, 2023 BY ARBS   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled on 6 October 2023 new restrictions to significantly phase down the usage of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), aim...