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05.02.2017
HFO/HFC BLEND SAVING ENERGY WHEN REPLACING R-404A IN A BRITISH SUPERMARKET REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
A British supermarket chain has retrofitted one of its supermarket refrigeration system with R-449A (GWP = 1 397), a blend containing R-32/R-125 /R-134a/R-1234yf / (24.3/24.7/25.7/25.3 weight %) as a replacement for R-404A (GWP =3 922). The system comprises two high temperature packs and one low temperature pack.
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04.02.2017
ADVANCED HFC-134A AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR THE BRUSSELS ENGIE TOWER
Two HFC-134a high-performance turbo-compressors power the Brussels Engie Tower (previously called GDF Suez Tower) air conditioning system. They are almost 50% more efficient than conventional cooling equipment, and can also be used as a heat pump for recovering lost heat, which is then fed back into the heating circuit.
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01.12.2016
R-410A HEAT PUMP FOR HEATING A CITY OF PARIS SWIMMING POOL FROM SEWER WATER
A 80 kW R-410A water/water heat pump is the key element of a system capturing heat from sewer water to heat the water of a City of Paris swimming pool.
Sewage water, being fed by sanitary and domesti...
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30.11.2016
SPANISH SUPERMARKETS REPLACE R-507 WITH LOWER GWP R-448A
R-448A has been selected for a Spanish supermarket chain for the conversion of around 60 stores from R-507 to the lower GWP R-448A.
R-448A (blend of HFC-32/HFC-125/HFC-134a/HFO-1234yf/HFO-1234zeE, 26...
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29.11.2016
R-410A ROOFTOP UNITS AND HEAT PUMP FOR A NEW HIGHLY EFFICIENT ITALIAN SHOPPING CENTER
Sixteen R-410A air conditioning rooftop units and one R-410A heat pump will be installed in a new Italian shopping center.
The 72,000 m2 building HVAC system has been designed with a strong focus on...
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28.11.2016
NEWLY DEVELOPED CIRCUIT BREAKER MONITOR GETS US R&D AWARD
A newly developed Circuit Breaker Performance Monitor and Data Acquisition System won a R&D Award for its ability to grant access to real-time information and ultimately reduce SF6 emissions.
The...
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27.11.2016
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG DECEMBER 2016
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO “Brock and Ollie - Closing the gap
SEE ALL BROCK & OLLIE VIDEOS here.
COMING SOON :FIGAROO II - F-Gas Regulation Observatory On-lineHelpful information about the...
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07.11.2016
HFCs refrigerants retained in us air conditioners and heat pumps energy efficiency standards
For the U.S. Department of Energy national energy conservation standards, proposed for commercial unitary air conditionersand heat pumps, hydrocarbons or other alternative refrigerants to HFCs were not considered as design options for improving the energy
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03.11.2016
THE KIGALI HFC AMENDMENT TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
The 28th Meeting of the Parties (MOP28) to the Montreal Protocol, held in Kigali, Rwanda, has adopted an amendment for a global cap and reduction for HFC consumption and production on a GWP-weighted basis.
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02.11.2016
QUEBEC AUTHORITIES INCLUDE HFCS IN AN ARENAS REFRIGERATION UPGRADE BUDGET
For the modernization of arenas refrigeration systems still using HCFC-22 (and a few CFC-12) in Quebec (Canada), the "Ministère de lÉducation, du Loisir et du Sport » (MELS) has decided to subsidize projects based on ammonia, CO2 or new fluorocarbons refrigerant blends with a GWP lower than 700.
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01.11.2016
R-410A CHILLERS FOR THE FRANKFURT AIRPORT PIER A-PLUS
R-410A VRF chillers have been installed for the comfort cooling of the customer area in the recent Frankfurt Airport Pier-A Plus.
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31.10.2016
OZONE HOLE 2016 BACK TO NORMAL
The 2016 Antarctic Ozone Hole size reached 23 million km2, 5 million km2 smaller than the record 2015 hole, whose larger size was due to colder-than-average temperatures in the stratosphere, while warmer temperatures were encountered this year.
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30.10.2016
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG NOVEMBER 2016
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO Brock and Ollie - Closing the gap
LOG-BOOK : UPDATED LOG-BOOK DOWNLOAD ON OUR SITE
NEW LINKS ADDEDScientific & Industrial OrganisationsAFEAS (Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study)
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05.10.2016
HFC-134A GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS HELP REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT A FRENCH SWIMMING POOL BY A FACTOR OF FIVE
For the renovation of the the oldest Strasbourg (France) swimming pool heating system, an old gas boiler has been replaced by 2 HFC-134a geothermal heat pumps, delivering each 558 kW heating and 482 k...
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04.10.2016
HFO-1234ZE CHILLER SELECTED FOR A BRITISH SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
An HFO-1233ze based reciprocating chiller has been chosen for the HFOs very low GWP of 1, to cool the new Centre for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, which is designed to be carbon neutral.
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03.10.2016
MYSTERY OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE LARGELY SOLVED
Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4) is an Ozone Depleting Substance with a relatively high ODP value of 1.1 (Montreal Protocol value). In response to continued questions about the discrepancy between CCl4 atmospheric observations and reported production and consumption, a workshop on "The Mystery of Carbon Tetrachloride" was organized in October 2015 by the SPARC activity on CCl4
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02.10.2016
HFC-134A GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS HELP REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT A FRENCH SWIMMING POOL BY A FACTOR OF FIVE
For the renovation of the the oldest Strasbourg (France) swimming pool heating system, an old gas boiler has been replaced by 2 HFC-134a geothermal heat pumps, delivering each 558 kW heating and 482 kW cooling.
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01.10.2016
HFO-1234ZE SELECTED FOR INTEGRAL SKIN POLYURETHANE FOAMS
HFO-1234ze has found another use as an innovative blowing agent for integral skin polyurethane foams, providing excellent foam performances and minimizing the environmental impact.
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30.09.2016
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG OCTOBER 2016
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO Brock and Ollie - Closing the gap"
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 SITE
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27.09.2016
Austria: HFOs – Regulatory position
Following inquiries by end users of low GWP Fluorocarbon solutions, EFCTC has received a clarification from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management on the regulatory position of HFOs.
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05.09.2016
ANTARCTIC OZONE LAYER STARTS TO MEND
Researchers have demonstrated that, following the decrease of the atmospheric concentrations of ODS (ozone depleting substances), the antarctic ozone layer has begun to mend.
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04.09.2016
FRENCH HVAC REFRIGERANTS RECOVERY MANAGEMENT COULD PREVENT THE EMISSION OF 68 M TONNES CO2-EQUIVALENT UNTIL 2030
During the Montreal Protocols OEWG 38 in Vienna, the French association ADC3R presented in a side event the French end of life management system for fluorinated refrigerants,
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03.09.2016
HFO-1233zd(E) CHOSEN FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
HFO-1233zd(E) has been chosen for the replacement of the outdated Eurotunnel HCFC-22 refrigeration system.
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02.09.2016
HFC BASED REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR ONE OF THE LONDON CANARY WHARF BUILDINGS RECEIVES AN AWARD AND IS SHORTLISTED FOR TWO MORE
An HFC-134a based innovative cooling and heating project at one of the London Canary Wharf main buildings received an Award for Excellence for replacing the fresh air cooling and heating system, decreasing substantially the energy consumption while increasing capacity by 25 %.