R-410A REPLACEMENTS OPTIONS VARY BY APPLICATION FOR AIR-CONDITIONING
R-32, a mildly flammable (A2L) lower GWP refrigerant, is widely used in the EU and Asia as an alternative to R-410A for residential and commercial air-condition...
Read moreFREE COOLING REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR R-32 CHILLER
Free cooling can eliminate the requirement for mechanical cooling when ambient conditions allow. For some systems mechanical pumping of the refrigerant or fluid...
Read moreHEAT PUMP TUMBLE DRYER USES LOWER GWP R-450A TO REPLACE R-134A
Non-flammable R-134a is widely used for heat pump tumble dryers providing reduced energy consumption of up to 50% compared to condenser dryers. A dryer manufact...
Read moreIN BRIEF DETECTION OF SHORT ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME REFRIGERANT GASES
Now that HFOs are becoming more widely used in the EU, very low atmospheric concentrations (typically below 1 ppt parts per trillion) can be detected . Backgrou...
Read moreNEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG – MARCH 2019
REVISED AND UPDATED WEBPAGES: The Applications for HFCs and HFOs (including HCFOs) are being updated to take account of the increasing use of lower GWP fluo...
Read moreEFCTC COMMENT ON THE INCREASING USE OF HFOs AND HCFOs
The EEA Report on Fluorinated greenhouse gases in 2018 shows that the use of very low GWP HFOs and HCFOs has significantly increased over the 3 years to the end...
Read moreAVERAGE GWP CONTINUES TO FALL AND EU HFC EMISSIONS DECREASE
The average GWP of HFCs/HFOs placed on the EU market has decreased by about 23% since the phase-out of HCFCs at the end 2009 and has fallen every year since the...
Read moreSCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF OZONE DEPLETION: 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON HFCs
The Assessment documents the advances in scientific understanding regarding protection of the stratospheric ozone layer and climate from the production and cons...
Read moreTHE EMISSIONS GAP REPORT 2018 (UNEP)
Global greenhouse gas emissions show no signs of peaking. Global CO2 emissions from energy and industry increased in 2017, following a three-year period of stab...
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