Refrigerant

2021.06.18

Review of F-Gas Regulation (GEN - 1250.00)

June 14, 2021 German UBA scientific paper with proposals to modify the F-Gas phase down   Just before the F-Gas consultation meeting on 06 May, the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbun...

2021.06.15

Support California’s $15 Million Incentives for Natural Refr

June 11, 2021 NASRC is calling on our members and partners to demonstrate support for the proposed $15 million allocation to refund the California Air Resources Board (CARB) F-gas Reduction Incentive...

2021.06.14

International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmenta

— Online on October 14 to 15 The 14th International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology will be held online on October 14 to 15, 2021, organized by the Japan Refrigerat...

2021.06.13

U.S. EPA Moves Forward with Phase Down of HFCs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing its first rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020 to phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), highly potent green-house gases (GHGs) commonly used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and many other applications. The AIM Act directs EPA to sharply reduce production and consumpti...

2021.06.12

Lower GWP refrigerant on water-cooled heat pump chillers

10th June 2021 The WFGN and WFGI water-cooled chiller and heat pumps are now available with the option of using R515B, a lower GWP HFO refrigerant that has an A1 non-flammable classification. ...

2021.06.09

Mitsubishi Electric: HFO Refrigerants

June 8, 2021   The international scenario   Since 1985, with the discovery of the hole in the ozone and the subsequent Montreal Protocol that banned CFC gases responsible for environment...

2021.06.04

First-Ever Walmart Shareholder Resolution on Climate-Damagin

June 2, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Today, Walmart investors voted on the first-ever shareholder resolution on refrigerants and their related climate impacts. The initial count indicates 5.5 percent of investors voted in favor of the proposal filed by Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner, urging Walmart to disclose how it will limit its impact on climate change by increasing the scale, pace, a...

2021.05.31

Whole Foods Adopt s Honeywell Technology to Reduce Carbon Fo

On April 19, 2021, Honeywell announced that global natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has adopted its Solstice N40 (R448A) lower global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerant in its stores across the United States as it seeks to reduce refrigerant emissions under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill program. Based on hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) t...

2021.05.31

Climalife A2L Web Application Now Available

Climalife is aware that with the new mildly flammable (A2L) refrigerants, it is not always easy for refrigeration and air conditioning stakeholders to perform charge calculation. To facilitate such calculations, Climalife has launched its A2L charge calculator, which enables practitioners to calculate the authorized refrigerant charge according to standard EN378-1 in just a few clicks. In all, 36 ...

2021.05.30

Skills gap threatens cooling sector’s safety and environment

May 28, 2021 A shortage of skilled technicians will make it increasingly difficult for the refrigeration and air conditioning sector to adopt new ‘alternative’ refrigerants, which are critical to achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).   The Association’s head of technical Graeme Fox told this week&rsq...