Geothermal energy from underground water is used to generate 10 MW of electric power from HFC-245fa based Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) modular units installed in the state of Utah (USA).
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Institute (AHRTI) has launched a project to develop a standardized methodology to calculate the LCCP, or carbon footprint, of refrigeration or air conditioning systems.
In order to compare public refrigerated warehouses performances, the European Division of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is carrying out a benchmarking study for the European public refrigerated warehousing industry.
The US AHRTI (Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Institute - Note) has published a Report on Regulatory Review on Barriers to Use of HFOs and Other Low-GWP Refrigerants.
In a paper titled “In search of the perfect refrigerant” and published in a recent EHPA Newsletter, the director of the Swedish Heat Pump Association claims that a ban on the use of HFCs would not only be very difficult to handle for industry
A global reefer manufacturer uses HFC blown foam for specially insulated refrigerated reefers, because of its achieved higher insulation performance.