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03 May 2015 News
200 DUTCH SUPERMARKETS REPLACING HIGH GWP HFC BLENDS BY LOWER GWP ONE
Following trials to replace high GWP blends R-404A and R-507 (GWP of respectively 3,922 and 3,985) which showed that R-449A (GWP of 1,397, or 65% lower) was an energy efficient alternative, a Dutch retail group has converted 200 of its supermarkets to R-449A.
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02 May 2015 News
US AHRI CREATES FLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS SUBCOMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF 2L REFRIGERANTS
The U.S. Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has set up a subcommittee to conduct a review of the safety issues around mildly flammable refrigerants, to complete the necessary research, and share the results with regulators and standard developers.
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01 May 2015 News
HFOS PROPOSED FOR REPLACING HFC-245FA IN LOW TEMPERATURE ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES
A study compares HFC-245fa to two HFOs, HCFO-1233zd-E and HFO-1336mzz-Z, as a working fluid for ORCs (Organic Rankine Cycle).
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30 April 2015 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG MAY 2015
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?
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14 April 2015 News
Global Fluorocarbons Producers Forum launches informational website
The worldwide producers of fluorocarbons, known as the Global Fluorocarbon Producers Forum (GFPF), has launched an informational website to better communicate its objectives to key stakeholders around the world.
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01 April 2015 News
UK MANUFACTURER SELECTS A NEW LOW GWP SUBSTITUTE FOR R-404A
In anticipation of the F-Gas Regulation 517 (2014) which will ban HFCs with a GWP higher than 2,500 by 2020 in stationary refrigeration equipment, new blends having a lower GWP alternative to R-404A (GWP of 3,922) continue to be introduced for specific applications.
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31 March 2015 News
HFO-1336MZZ(Z) FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMPS
Heat Pumps are favored for their ability to deliver heat from low temperature sources at more useful temperature levels, with the advantage of contributing significantly to reduce primary energy and CO2 emissions.
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30 March 2015 News
HFC BASED AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP CLAIMED TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENT
New models of HFC based domestic air/water heat pump have been presented, claiming to present the highest possible seasonal performance on the market.
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29 March 2015 News
CUSTOM TRAINING MATERIAL TO FIGHT ILLEGAL TRADE
OzonAction, a branch of UNEPs DTIE, has produced a useful and comprehensive Training Manual for Customs Officers.
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28 March 2015 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG APRIL 2015
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?
NEW ON FIGAROOFollowing the entry into force of the F-Gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, an updated Figaroo section will be available soon.
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01 March 2015 News
NEW REFRIGERANT R452A AS R404A REPLACEMENT: A LOWER GWP OPTION FOR TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION
In order to lower the Climate Impact of transport refrigeration equipment, a major manufacturer has launched a new line of trailer and self-powered truck units using R452A refrigerant, anticipating the 2014 F-Gas Regulation which will soon ban high GWP R404A.
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28 February 2015 News
NEW HFC-BASED GROUND HEAT PUMP : LARGEST FOR THE BRITISH POULTRY SECTOR
A 1,300 kW HFC based Ground Source Heat Pump will provide heating and cooling for a British 50,000 birds poultry farm.
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27 February 2015 News
HFO CHILLER AWARD RECOGNISES ENERGY SAVING AND LOW CLIMATE IMPACT
An HFO-1234ze high performance high capacity chiller has won the CIBSE Energy Saving of the Year 2015 Award, providing further recognition of the chiller significant energy saving and low climate impact.
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26 February 2015 News
ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF HVAC EQUIPMENT SUFFERS DUE TO POOR INSTALLATION
A recent study from the US NIST "Sensitivity analysis of installation faults on heat pump performance, quantifying efficiency losses due to common installation errors, has concluded that improper installation could increase household energy use for space heating and cooling by the order of 30 percent over what it should be.
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25 February 2015 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG MARCH 2015
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?
NEW ON FIGAROOFollowing the entry into force of the F-Gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, an updated Figaroo section will be available soon
LOG-BOOK : UPDATED LOG-BOOK DOWNLOAD ON OUR SITEEFCTC presents its updated log book to download, which has been designed for operators of equipment containing F-Gases, in order to comply with Art. 6 of the 2014 F-Gas Regulation requirements on record keeping.
NEW LINKS ADDEDRefrigerationSWEDISH KTH LOW GWP REFRIGERANTS
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02 February 2015 News
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY 50% OF GLOBAL HFC EMISSIONS
A scientific paper on HCFCs and HFCs emissions has compared global emissions calculated from atmospheric measurements with HFC emissions reported annually by UNFCCC Annex 1 Parties.
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01 February 2015 News
IMPORTANCE OF THE COLD CHAIN FOR THE PHARMA SECTOR
The 2014 Fourth Conference on the Cold Chain for Health Products (Lyon, France) addressed the importance of refrigeration and the cold chain for pharma products.
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31 January 2015 News
UK GUIDANCE NOTES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE F-GAS REGULATION 2014
Comprehensive Guidance has been published on the detailed implementation of the new 2014 EU F-Gas Regulation 517/2014, prepared on behalf of the UK DEFRA.
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30 January 2015 News
IMPACT OF THE F-GAS 2014 REGULATION ON FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Besides the reduction of available material due to the progressive HFC phase-down, the new F-Gas Regulation 517/2014 will have some specific impacts on the Fire Protection Industry.
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29 January 2015 News
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28 January 2015 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG FEBRUARY 2015
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?
NEW ON FIGAROO
LOG-BOOK : UPDATED LOG-BOOK DOWNLOAD ON OUR SITE
NEW LINKS ADDED
THE COMING EVENTS SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED
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03 December 2014 News
NEW STUDY CONFIRMS EARLY ACTION ON HFCs BRINGS SMALL BENEFITS FOR LIMITING MAXIMUM WARMING
A recent scientific paper confirms and substantiates earlier statements that early action to limit by 2030 SLCFs (short-life climate forcers, i.e. CH4, black carbon, tropospheric ozone and HFCs) brings limited benefits for limiting maximum warming temperature, and even smaller benefits in maximum 2 °C warming scenarios.
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02 December 2014 News
NEW HIGHLY EFFICIENT HFC BASED GEOTHERMAL PROCESS FOR A FRENCH WINERY
An innovative geothermal R-410A heat pump system has been installed by an Alsace winery in its winemaking plant.
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01 December 2014 News
HFO COMPRESSOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOT WATER
A prototype system has been developed and tested using HFO-1234ze. It is able both to raise the temperature of food products rapidly to close to 100 °C, and to immediately cool them down to 2 °C using chilled water.
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