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HFCS REPRESENT 0.6 PERCENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
The 2010 AGGI (Annual Greenhouse Gas Index) reveals that in 2010, despite a continuous growth, HFCs represented only 0.605%
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SAFETY CONCERNS OVER THE USE OF FLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS
Following an inquest on the death of a firefighter in the cold store explosion at Tamahere, close to the urban area of Hamilton (New Zealand), safety concerns have been expressed regarding the use of flammable refrigerants.
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GUIDANCE NOTE ON WORKING WITH HFC AND HCFC IN MACHINERY ROOM
The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) released a Guidance Note called "Working in Machinery Rooms Safety Alert", following an incident where a HCFC-123 (R-123) leak from the centrifugal chiller of a refrigeration plant caused four workers to be asphyxiated, in a shopping centre basement plant room.
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ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE NEAR TO RECORD IN OCTOBER 2011
While the Antarctic Ozone Hole development in 2011 was rather similar to 2009, it remained near that size into early October, close to the maximum hole size for this time of the year.
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ADVANCED NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY USES HFC245fa TO CAPTURE WASTED ENERGY
A team of Oregon State University researchers has successfully tested a prototype of new technology using HFC-245fa in an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) that could recover part of the current waste of the energy produced by cars, factories and power plants.
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EU Commission publishes its report on the f-gas regulation review and launches a public consultation
On 26 September 2011 the Commission published its Review report COM (2011) 581 on the F-Gas Regulation’s impact across Europe, its application, effects and adequacy, based on the results of a consultant report for the Commission.
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THE ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE DEVELOPMENT IN 2011 IS RATHER SIMILAR TO 2009 (WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO 2007)
The Antarctic Ozone Hole development in 2011 is rather similar to 2009 (which was similar to 2007). The area covered by ozone depletion has reached a maximum of 25 million km2, lying between the mean and the maximum 2001-2010 values.