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20 November 2023 News

UPCOMING EVENTS

DECEMBER 6-8, 2023 – DDL 2023, Drug Delivery to the Lungs – Edinburgh, UK Previewing DDL 2023 (oindpnews.com) JANUARY 20-24, 2024 – ASHRAE winter conference and AHR Expo 2024 – Chicago,...
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20 November 2023 News

New study expands understanding of CF3H formation from HFCs and HFOs/HCFOs

Most HFOs and HCFOs decompose in the troposphere via an intermediate product which then breaks down further. Experimental work, published in 2022, demonstrated that CF3H (HFC-23) is not formed during...
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20 November 2023 News

HFC based chiller and heat pump systems installed for innovative modular hospital ward

HFC based chillers and heat pumps were installed at a hospital’s new modular ward in the UK, a facility that will help shape construction of future National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the UK....
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20 November 2023 News

Annual inventory of refrigerant emissions for France métropole reports decreasing HFC emissions

The Alliance Froid Climatisation Environnement (AFCE) has published the 2021 annual inventory of refrigerant emissions for France, commissioned from Citepa, with results for 2022 being a provisional e...
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20 November 2023 News

Low GWP F-gases now 50% of the total HFC/HFO/HCFO supply

The adoption of low GWP F-gases, particularly for refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps, due to the HFC phase down, has resulted in HFC-32 and HFOs/HCFOs now contributing about 50% to the tot...
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20 November 2023 News

Study shows very minor transport of TFA via seasalt aerosol from the oceans to land

EFCTC commissioned a study “Assessment of Possible Transport of Trifluoroacetic Acid from the Oceans to the Atmosphere” by Professor Simon L Clegg, University of East Anglia, to understand if sign...
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20 November 2023 News

Modelling study of TFA deposition and transport in Rhine River basin

This modelling study, conducted by Ramboll, assessed the fate and transport of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) in the freshwater aquatic environment resulting from the emission and atmospheric degradation...
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20 October 2023 News

R-454C freezer system preferred to system using CO2 as refrigerant

According to the Cooling Post, an airline caterer in Germany has selected a freezer system using R-454C (GWP 148, A2L refrigerant) in preference to one using CO2 as refrigerant due to the following  ...
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18 October 2023 News

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER 21, 2023 – World Cold Chain Symposium – Nairobi, Kenya United Nations and Industry Team to Announce 2023 World Cold Chain Symposium (einpresswire.com) OCTOBER 23-27, 2023 – UNEP ...
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18 October 2023 News

UK nationwide pMDI recycling scheme launched

A UK waste management company has launched the UK’s first proven nationwide inhaler return and recycling scheme for pMDIs – a move expected to deliver significant carbon savings for the NHS in the...
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18 October 2023 News

Submissions to the PFAS consultation in support of F-gases

The September newsletter reported details of the EFCTC comprehensive response to the PFAS restriction proposal and submissions and positions by German industry groups (exemptions for F-gases required...
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18 October 2023 News

Advanced refrigeration and heat recovery system uses F-gases for UK world class ice centre

The refrigeration system for the new ice centre in London uses an advanced heat recovery system to harness waste heat to provide supplementary heating for the building as the energy source for the sno...
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18 October 2023 News

High capacity compressors using F-gases designed for comfort cooling, extreme ambient climates and data centres

New oil free compressors using F-gas refrigerants offer high-capacity energy-efficient solutions for comfort cooling, intensive ambient environments, and data centre applications. The compressors are...
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18 October 2023 News

Provisional agreement for F-gas Regulation raises some concerns with improvements also acknowledged

The announcement that the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached agreement in the 4th trilogue meeting has generated a wide range of  positive and negative comments, i...
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15 September 2023 News

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 – AFCE Symposium – Courbevoie, France Revision of F-Gas, REPower-EU... Busy program at the AFCE symposium (genieclimatique.fr) SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2023 – European Heat Pump...
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15 September 2023 News

Hydrogen filling stations rely on F-gas refrigerants for process cooling and circulation chillers

A leading temperature control specialist recently announced the supply of another 36 equipment sets to a European producer of hydrogen filling stations. Each set consists of a process cooling unit, re...
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15 September 2023 News

VDKF reports 1.12% average leakage rates from all plant types in 2022

In its current "Analysis of Refrigerant Emissions", the VDKF (Association of German Refrigeration-Air Conditioning Specialists) has evaluated information from over 238,000 refrigeration and air condit...
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15 September 2023 News

Orgalim position and recommendations on proposed PFAS restriction

Orgalim represents Europe’s technology industries, comprised of 770,000 innovative companies from the EU’s largest manufacturing sector.  In its position paper, Orgalim states that Europe’s tec...
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15 September 2023 News

German industry groups: PFAS exemptions for F-gases required for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps

In response to the PFAS restriction proposal, seven organisations representing the entire value chain of the German refrigeration and air conditioning industry – trade, plant engineering, manufactur...
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15 September 2023 News

EFCTC prepares comprehensive response to PFAS restriction proposal

The wide scope of PFAS properties, their applications and use patterns inevitably resulted in the PFAS restriction proposal missing important technical information. EFCTC has prepared a comprehensive...
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27 July 2023 News

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 – AFCE Symposium – Courbevoie, France Revision of F-Gas, REPower-EU... Busy program at the AFCE symposium (genieclimatique.fr) SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2023 – European Heat Pump...
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27 July 2023 News

A review of current understanding of HFC-23 emissions and contributing source processes

A side event (5th July 2023) at the Montreal Protocol 45th OEWG meeting in Bangkok presented new data on the atmospheric measurements of HFC-23 and sources of HFC-23 by-production and emissions.  The...
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27 July 2023 News

HFO-1234ze(E) used in Ireland’s First Low-Carbon District Heating Network

Ireland’s first low-carbon district heating network located in Tallaght, Dublin, is using a heat pump system with HFO-1234ze(E) as refrigerant. The system utilises waste heat from a nearby Amazo...
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27 July 2023 News

Effects of atmospheric degradation products from ultra-low GWP refrigerants

Ultra-low GWP (< 30) refrigerants include HFOs, HCFOs and hydrocarbons. The atmospheric breakdown and environmental effects of their intermediate and final breakdown products are summarised, inclu...
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