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PRESTIGIOUS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD FOR A HFC-134A MARINE HEAT PUMP FOR AN 18TH CENTURY MANSION
A leading National Trust property - the Trusts largest oil consumer - has won the 2015 Renewable Energy Project of the Year for a 300 kW marine source heat pump project using HFC-134a.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG OCTOBER 2015
EPEE Video : The EU F-Gas Phasedown
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?
NEW ON FIGAROO
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HFO 1234ZE(E) BASED CHILLER FOR AN INNOVATIVE DISTRICT HEATING PROJECT
Two HFO-1234zeE chillers will be installed for a new innovative district heating development project in Switzerland, with a total heating capacity of 2.5 MW.
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CFCS AND HCS MUST BE JOINTLY RECOVERED TO MINIMIZE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT FROM THE DISMANTLING OF 25 MILLIONS REFRIGERATION APPLIANCES
The German RAL Quality Assurance Association for the Demanufacture of Refrigeration Equipment considers essential to recover jointly CFCs and HCs (hydrocarbons) from dismantled refrigeration appliances, in order to minimize the carbon footprint from these refrigeration appliances.
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HFOS AS HCFCS SUBSTITUTES DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS RECEIVE GREEN LIGHT FROM THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL MULTILATERAL FUND
At its 74th session, the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund Executive Committee agreed to fund several demonstration projects in developing countries (Art. 5 of the Montreal Protocol).
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US WHITE HOUSE RECOGNIZES HFO AS POLYURETHANE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION BLOWING AGENT FOR ITS LOWER CLIMATE IMPACT
An American Polyurethane spray foam insulation producer has been hailed by the White House for its commitment to use low GWP HFO-1234zeE as the blowing agent for its entire production line by 2016, as part of the US Climate action Plan.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG SEPTEMBER 2015
Updated versions of - Factsheet no 17 : The contribution of HFCs to European Greenhouse Gas Emissions- Factsheet no 18 : Selecting and Using GWP values for Refrigerants
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JAPAN PLACES HFOs OUTSIDE THE FLUOCARBONS EMISSIONS CONTROL LEGISLATION
Japanese authorities have decided that HFOs 1234yf, 1234zeE and 1233zdE should not be subject to the fluorocarbons emissions control legislation, which strictly regulates their use, recovery and destruction.
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NEW LINE OF HFC BASED HEAT PUMPS BRINGS SIGNIFICANT ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
A new line of HFC based air-water heat pumps has been introduced, providing high level performance ratings, a SCOP value of up to 3.38 and a ESEER (European Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) in cooling up to 4.28.
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REPLACEMENT OF R-404A BY A MORE EFFICIENT HFC-HFO BLEND FOR AN ITALIAN SUPERMARKET
An Italian supermarket has replaced the medium-temperature refrigerant R-404A (GWP = 3,922) of a R-404A/CO2 cascade refrigeration system by the lower GWP refrigerant blend R-449A (GWP = 1,397) composition HFC-32 /HFC-125 /HFO-1234yf /HFC-134a, 24.3/24.7/25.3/25.7 % by weight.
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HFO-1234ZE BLOWING AGENT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE XPS (EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE) AND PUR (POLYURETHANE) INSULATING FOAMS
HFO-1234zeE as blowing agent has been shown to bring an excellent thermal conductivity to XPS (extruded polystyrene) insulating panels, 20-25 % lower compared to CO2 blown foam.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG JULY AUGUST 2015
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?
NEW ON FIGAROO
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HFCS STILL CONTRIBUTE LESS THAN 0.8 % TO ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GASES
The US NOAA has released its 2014 update of the AGGI, intended to follow the evolution of the radiative forcing of greenhouse gases.
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FLUOROCARBON BLENDS GIVE THE LOWEST LCCP AS R410A REPLACEMENT
Comparing lower GWP alternatives for a 10 kW R-410A Heat pump, a study carried on by the IIR Working Group on LCCP Evaluation concluded that blends of HFC-32 with HFOs had a lower LCCP than HFC-32 or propane R-290.
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FIRST R 134A/CO2 CASCADE REFRIGERATION FOR A FRENCH ICE RINK
The Alpe dHuez ice rink has recently been completely renovated, and the former HCFC-22 refrigeration system replaced by a cascade system HFC-134a/CO2.
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HFO BLOWN POLYURETHANE FOAM DELIVERS BREAKTHROUGH INSULATION PERFORMANCE FOR COLD STORAGE ROOMS
A new concept for polyurethane foams discontinuous panels, which are used for cold storage insulation, has been validated with the use of HFO-1233zd as blowing agent, and implemented for industrial production.
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG JUNE 2015
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO The Revised F-Gas Regulation: What does it mean?
NEW ON FIGAROOFollowing the entry into force of the F-Gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, an updated Figaroo section will be available soon;
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DANISH EPA ISSUES DETAILED REPORT ON FLUOROCARBONS
In its recent report Survey of selected fluorinated greenhouse gases, the Danish Environment Protection Agency 2015 takes into account the qualities of HFCs, mentioning that Generally F-gases are gases or volatile liquids at room temperature, thermal and chemical stable, with very low toxicity and with favourable environmental profile apart from their global warming potential.
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200 DUTCH SUPERMARKETS REPLACING HIGH GWP HFC BLENDS BY LOWER GWP ONE
Following trials to replace high GWP blends R-404A and R-507 (GWP of respectively 3,922 and 3,985) which showed that R-449A (GWP of 1,397, or 65% lower) was an energy efficient alternative, a Dutch retail group has converted 200 of its supermarkets to R-449A.
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US AHRI CREATES FLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS SUBCOMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF 2L REFRIGERANTS
The U.S. Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has set up a subcommittee to conduct a review of the safety issues around mildly flammable refrigerants, to complete the necessary research, and share the results with regulators and standard developers.
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HFOS PROPOSED FOR REPLACING HFC-245FA IN LOW TEMPERATURE ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES
A study compares HFC-245fa to two HFOs, HCFO-1233zd-E and HFO-1336mzz-Z, as a working fluid for ORCs (Organic Rankine Cycle).
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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG MAY 2015
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 LINKS ADDED
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Global Fluorocarbons Producers Forum launches informational website
The worldwide producers of fluorocarbons, known as the Global Fluorocarbon Producers Forum (GFPF), has launched an informational website to better communicate its objectives to key stakeholders around the world.