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ENERGY EFFICIENT HFO/CO2 CASCADE FOR AN ITALIAN SUPERMARKET
An Italian supermarket has installed a HFO-1234ze/CO2 cascade system with heat recovery which is saving about 35 % energy in comparison with conventional installations.
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HFC-134A FOR BRITISH ICE RINK COOLING SYSTEMS
A British company specialized in ice rink cooling systems is using HFC-134a semi-hermetic compressors with variable speed operation for optimum energy efficiency.
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HFO-1234ZE REFRIGERATION UNITS FOR A FRENCH COLD ROOM STORAGE
Two HFO-1234ze units have been installed at a French fruit producers to replace HCFC-22 for the cooling of 1,400 m3 cold rooms, each storing around 300 tonnes of apples at +1°C.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG MARCH 2016
Updated Factsheet Nr 8 “Trifluoroacetic Acid and Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) or Hydrofluoro-olefines (HFOs)."A new format for a comprehensive Special Newsletter “Understanding TFA.”
EPEE Video : The EU F-Gas Phasedown.
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 IN OUR LIBRARY.
EFCTC Highlights Importance of Timely F-Gas Verification
Potential large stockpiles of HFCs could jeopardise the EU's ability to reduce HFC greenhouse gas emissions if checks are not carried out as soon as possible....
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LOW GWP HFOs AND HFCs REFRIGERANT BLENDS SUBSTITUTES TO HIGH GWP HFCs
As a consequence of the F-Gas Regulation provisions regarding the HFC phase-down and the equipment use restrictions, producers and equipment manufacturers have worked to introduce a number of lower GWP alternatives, by blending HFCs with HFO-1234yf or HFO-1234ze. Blends compositions have to be fine tuned in order to meet technical and energy efficiency performances expected for each kind of application.
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HFC-245FA FOR A LARGE FRENCH ORC GEOTHERMAL PLANT PROJECT
A French geothermal energy project called FONGEOSEC will use HFC-245fa based ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) technology to produce 5.5 MW from deep high temperature geothermal wells.
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COMMISSION RELEASES FOUR F-GAS REGULATION IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS
The EU Commission has published in November 2015 four new implementing Regulations to the F-Gas Regulation EC 517 (2014) relevant to air conditioning, refrigeration, heat pump and electrical equipment sectors
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COMPUTER RADIOGRAPHY FOR THE LEAKAGE CONTROL OF HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHGEARS
An X-Ray technique called Computer radiography has been developed in order to inspect High Voltage switchgears.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG FEBRUARY 2016
EFCTC Press Release: EFCTC Highlights Importance of Timely F-Gas Verification
A new format for an INTERMEDIATE NEWSLETTER: “Understanding TFA”comprehensive special Factsheet on TFAÂ
EPEE Video : The EU F-Gas Phasedown
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
UPDATE OF THE F-GAS REGULATION PAGE:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Implementing Regulations to the F-Gas Regulation EC 517 (2014).
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US AHRI NEW PROJECT TO EVALUATE IGNITION ENERGY POTENTIAL OF 2L REFRIGERANTS
The U.S. Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has launched a new research project to evaluate the energy produced by potential ignition sources in residential applications compared to the minimum ignition energies of A2L refrigerants.
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INNOVATIVE HFC-134A/CO2 CASCADE FOR A FRENCH COLD STORE
A French cold store has invested in an innovative HFC-134a/CO2 cascade refrigeration unit with a flooded evaporator/condenser.
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HFC BASED HYBRID CHILLER FOR A BRITISH COLLEGE CENTRE
A new type of HFC-134a based hybrid chiller heat pump has been selected to provide simultaneously heating and cooling for the Kingston College's new Creative Industries Centre in London.
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ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE 2015 LARGER THAN THE AVERAGE BECAUSE OF VERY LOW STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES
The size of the 2015 Antarctic Ozone Hole was the third largest on record in the 1991-2014 period, and lasted an extra two weeks in October.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG DECEMBER 2015
EFCTC Press release : EFCTC welcomes the agreement at the 27th Meeting of the Parties in Dubai to work towards an HFC amendment in 2016
EPEE Video : The EU F-Gas Phasedown
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
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HFO-1233ZDE BLOWING AGENT FOR POLYURETHANE FOAMS WINNER OF THE PU INNOVATION AWARD
Having already been successfully introduced as blowing agent in different insulating polyurethane foam applications, for instance in Cold Storage Rooms or in Spray foams, HFO-1233zdE was named the winner of the 2015 Polyurethane Innovation Award by the American CPI (Center for the Polyurethanes Industry).
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HFO-1233ZDE CHILLER WINS A JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AWARD
A chiller using HFO-1233zdE as a high efficiency alternative to HCFC-123 has won a Japanese METI environmental award.
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“F-GAS SOLUTIONS”, AN APPLICATION HELPING TO IMPLEMENT THE F-GAS REGULATION, RECEIVES A BRITISH INDUSTRY AWARD
A French application, designed to help F-Gas users to implement the F-Gas Regulation 517/2014, won the 2015 Cooling Industry Award “Refrigeration Product of the Year – Component or accessories”.
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HFC-134A CHILLERS REPLACING HCFC-22 UNITS FOR A BRITISH HOSPITAL
Four HFC-134a chillers totaling 1.4 MW were installed in a British hospital to replace an outdated HCFC-22 screw compressors installation.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG NOVEMBER 2015
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO “The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?”
NEW ON FIGAROO : F-Gas Regulation Observatory On lineThe updated Figaroo section will be available soon.
LOG-BOOK : UPDATED LOG-BOOK DOWNLOAD ON OUR SITE.
EFCTC Position Paper:Â European HFC Producers support action under the Montreal Protocol for a consumption cap and reduction of HFCs.
EFCTC Fact-sheet:Radiative Forcing of Well Mixed Greenhouse Gases
NEW LINKS ADDEDOfficial Organisations - International Organisations - Information SourcesUNEP HFC MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS - Updated Technical Fact Sheets
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HFC-245FA OR HFO-1234ZE(E) IN AN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM GALVANIZING STEEL LINES
HFC-245fa and HFO-1234zeE have been selected in a research project for applying Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology to recovering heat in a galvanizing steel cooling system.
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SUCCES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CFCS BY HFCS IN PHARMACEUTICAL AEROSOLS
Since the start of the Montreal Protocol, the use of CFCs for Metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for the treatment of respiratory illnesses, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has dropped from a 1997 peak of around 10,000 tonnes to about 300 tonnes in 2013.
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ANOTHER BLEND FOR REPLACING R-410A
In addition to already investigated blends in the search for a lower GWP alternative to R-410A (GWP = 2,088) in air conditioning systems, such as blends of around 72 % HFC-32 and 28 % of HFO-1234yf or HFO-1234zeE, another blend has now been proposed, composed of HFC-32/HFC-125/HFO-1234yf (67 / 7 / 26 % weight), with a GWP of 698 (using the F-Gas Regulation GWP rules).