European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee: news
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LEAKAGE REDUCTION CAN BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT GREATER THAN ANY OTHER TECHNOLOGY, LARGE RETAIL CHAIN STUDY SHOWS
A recent report presenting the energy performance and environmental impact of recently installed refrigeration systems in a large retail chain showed that...
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HFO BASED INSULATION FOAM TO BE USED BY A LARGE AMERICAN REFRIGERATOR PRODUCER
Following its approval by the US EPA, a large American appliances producer has decided to use HFO-1234ze (E) as a blowing agent for its refrigerators’ polyurethane insulation foam.
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NEW HFO REFRIGERANT BLEND SUCCESSFULLY TESTED AS R404A REPLACEMENT
Proposed as a substitute for R404A (GWP of 3922) because of its lower GWP of 1300, a new HFO refrigerant blend has achieved a better refrigeration performance than R404A in a thoroughly tested commercial display unit.
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HFC-134a EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE CHILLERS FOR A LARGE DATA CENTER COOLING
Two 2,500 kW HFC-134a specially designed for “mission critical facilities” (note) Chillers systems have been added to two existing systems in a renovated large US Data Center serving its region customers.
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USE OF AIR CONDITIONING HAS CUT PREMATURE DEATHS ON HOT DAYS BY 80 PER CENT DURING THE 20TH CENTURY
Academic research has concluded that air conditioning is the central determinant in the reduction of the mortality risk associated with high temperatures that took place during the 20th century in the United States.
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NEW REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM OFFERS A MUCH HIGHER ACCURACY
A new refrigerant leak detection system has been developed, achieving a much higher accuracy than the current detection methods through combining the use of a hydrogen-nitrogen mixture and of a hydrogen electronic detector.
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PHARMACEUTICAL AEROSOLS ASSOCIATION CALLING TO KEEP HFCs AVAILABILITY IN FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
At the last Montreal Protocol Meeting, IPAC published a Position Paper addressing among others future amendments to the Protocol, recommending that any amendment to control HFCs should provide unambiguous and self-implementing protections for medical uses of HFCs.
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TOP-LEVEL HFC CHILLERS FOR THE FIRST JAPANESE GEOTHERMAL DISTRICT COOLING NETWORK
Two 4,750 kW highly efficient HFC-134a based large-size centrifugal chillers have been added to two already installed 1,250 kW chillers, to supply district cooling to the "Tokyo Sky Tree District", a 10.2-hectare area project centered on the 634-meter "Tokyo Sky Tree" tower.
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NEW ON OUR SITE
Update F-Gas Regulation Review page :
- Draft Report Rapporteur Bas Eickhout for the ENVI Committee
- EFCTC Position on the Revision of the F-Gas Regulation
- EFCTC Press Release - Position on the draft Report on the European Parliament and of the Council on Fluorinated Gases
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INNOVATIVE HFC-BASED SYSTEM PROVIDING GEOTHERMAL COOLING IN EXTREME CLIMATES
R-410A geothermal heat pumps have been successfully tested for providing cooling to one of the an antennae of the ASKAP (Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder), installed in extremely warm West Australia.
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US AHRI RESPONSE TO COUNTERFEIT REFRIGERANT
Confronted by a global scandal of counterfeit refrigerants, the US AHRI has responded by publishing a white paper “Reports of R-134a Contaminated with R-40 and Other Refrigerants”.
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UK DEFRA AND STAKEHOLDERS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE F-GAS REGULATION REVIEW
A meeting between UK DEFRA (Department for Environment) and members of the ACRIB F-Gas Implementation Group and other stakeholders (equipment manufacturers, installers, retailers, refrigerant suppliers, recyclers and the refrigerated transport sector) have had the opportunity to exchange views on the recent EU Commission’s Draft Proposal 643 (2012) for the revision of the existing F-Gas Regulation 842(2006).
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HFC CHILLERS HELP TO GREEN AMERICA’S GREENEST OFFICE BUILDING
Two HFC chillers, one of 1,750 kW and one of 900 kW, equipped with magnetic bearings, have been installed at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) headquarters in downtown San Francisco.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG
- Update F-Gas Regulation Review page : Designation of the ENVI and ITRE Rapporteurs to the Regulation review.
- Library - Factsheets : Updated version of the Trifluoroacetic Acid FS
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UK : HYDROCARBON BLOWN APPLIANCE INSULATING FOAM FOUND HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BY THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
The UK Environment Agency had carried out a study to assess the flammability of refrigerator insulation foam blown with HCs (Hydrocarbons :cyclopentane, i-pentane, n-pentane or mixtures of these gases), and found that all tested foam samples should be considered "highly flammable", and, as such, should be classified as hazardous waste, unless tested and demonstrated otherwise.
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HFC BASED CHILLERS SAVING ENERGY AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
Two HFC based 300 kW highly efficient chillers have been installed at the National Library of Scotland to replace ageing HCFC-22 chillers. The chillers are linked to a free cooling system, providing chilled water to a number of air handling units.