Refrigerant
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...
Australian Shift: Restricting High-GWP Refrigerants by 2024
October 18, 2023 BY ARBS The Australian landscape for heat pump equipment has largely been unrestricted in terms of the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of refrigerants. This status quo is set ...
UK nationwide pMDI recycling scheme launched
18 October 2023 A UK waste management company has launched the UK’s first proven nationwide inhaler return and recycling scheme for pMDIs – a move expected to deliver significant ...
F-GAS: Council and Parliament reach agreement
12 Oct 2023 The new F-GAS Regulation expected to come in force on 1st January 2024 will gradually phase out the consumption of F-Gases in Europe by 2050 with sharp quota reductions already from...
F-Gas regulation : European Council and Parliament reach pro
October 12, 2023 After several months of discussion, the two European bodies have reached a provisional agreement aimed at further reducing fluorinated gas emissions, in line with the EU's clim...
OLAF and Greek Authorities Stop over 15 Tons of Illicit Refr
The Greek authorities have seized 15.6 tons of illicit refrigerant gases thanks to support provided by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). In the European Union (EU), because of their negative impa...
F-Gas deal no substitute for shift from fossil fuel heating
5 Oct 2023 European legislators reached a deal today on a faster phase-out of fluorinated gases (F-gases). While the heat pump sector has always supported a phase-out by 2050, the new rul...
The Decarbonisation of European Energy Depends on the Use of
25/09/2023 Brussels, 25 September 2023: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), representing the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump manufacturing industry i...
EPEE Featured in Politico: The F-gas Ban Consequences We Hav
28/09/2023 EPEE is featured today in Politico, discussing the many consequences of a full F-gas ban as proposed by the European Parliament. “Thoughtless bans of HFCs and ultralow-GWP HFOs and their blends fail to consider the energy efficiency and safe performance of equipment and products that are part of Europeans’ everyday lives. What’s more, as temperatures rise acr...
North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council Announces R
September 26, 2023 The Free Event Provides Natural Refrigerant Training For Refrigeration Technicians MILL VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Coun...
