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13 February 2023 News
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MARCH 6 - 8, 2023 – ASHRAE and SCANVAC HVAC Cold Climate Conference 2023 – Anchorage, Alaska, USA
ASHRAE and SCANVAC HVAC Cold Climate Conference 2023 | ashrae.org
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13 February 2023 News
Learn more about EFCTC’s Regulatory Management Option Analysis (RMOA) for F-gases falling under the scope of the PFAS restriction proposal
EFCTC has commissioned the independent consultant Ricardo Energy & Environment to undertake a Regulatory Management Options Analysis (RMOA) on eight F-gases to collect information in the context...
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13 February 2023 News
Update on the PFAS restriction process
Following the submission to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) of the proposal for a REACH restriction of PFAS, the tentative timing of the restriction process has been published on the EC...
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13 February 2023 News
Czech Republic hosted the first face-to-face EFCTC Enforcement seminar on the illegal trade of HFCs
On the 7th of December 2022, EFCTC organized a face-to-face seminar in the Czech Republic, which held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from June to December 2022. The topic of the e...
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13 February 2023 News
OzonAction’s Montreal Protocol Network for Europe and Central Asia (ECA network) rewards OLAF for tackling illicit imports of HFCs
Illicit trade is one of the biggest policy challenges worldwide undermining the achievement of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and exposing consumers unregulated and unsafe products. In...
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13 February 2023 News
F-gas proposal continues to generate diverse positions on feasibility
The Parliament committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) recognises industry concerns about the effects of the more rapid phase-down of HFCs in the Commission F-gas proposal. Rapporteur Sara S...
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13 February 2023 News
Range of HFCs/HFOs/HCFOs used for different heat pump requirements
Heat pumps use a range of HFC/HFO/HCFOs refrigerants to reliably and efficiently generate space heating and hot water for different commercial and industrial applications. The combination of refrigera...
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13 February 2023 News
F-Gas Regulation: Continued decrease in average Global Warming Potential of F-gas refrigerants
The EU introduced a HFC cap and the adoption of lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) F-gases in 2015. Since then, the average GWP, calculated from reported CO2e tonnes and metric tonnes, of all HFCs,...
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09 February 2023 Press Release
ECHA publishes document on proposal for a universal PFAS restriction – certain F-gases to be impacted by upcoming restriction
EFCTC notes the publication of the documents relative to the proposal for a universal REACH restriction of PFAS and the inclusion of applications that use certain F-gases.
EFCTC welcomes the openne...
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21 December 2022 News
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE OF F-GASES
In 2022, EFCTC has commissioned the consulting company Ricardo to undertake an independent Socio-Economic Analysis (SEA) of the contribution of certain fluorinated gases (F-gases) to the economy and t...
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15 November 2022 News
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DECEMBER 1, 2022 – Beyond Refrigeration – Next Steps for the Future of Low Carbon RACHP – Birmingham, UK
Beyond Refrigeration - Next Steps for the Future of Low Carbon RACHP (io...
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15 November 2022 News
HFCs and HFOs: large systems cooling people and warming fruit as it grows
HFC and HFO refrigerants are ideal for large scale systems due to their good balance of safety and performance properties. District heating and cooling can significantly improve energy efficiency and...
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14 November 2022 News
Low GWP A2L refrigerant R-455A selected for supermarket cold store in France
The selection of moderately flammable A2L refrigerant R-455A with a GWP of 146 for a French supermarket cold store helps ensure that the retailer meets the F-gas Regulation requirements to adopt lower...
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14 November 2022 News
Life cycle refrigerant management report encourages better containment, following Europe’s lead
The report, “The 90 Billion Ton Opportunity: Lifecycle Refrigerant Management”, lays out how minimising leaks and maximising reclaim can avoid up to 91 billion metric tonnes CO2-eq emissions. Focu...
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14 November 2022 News
HFCs and HFOs: large systems cooling people and warming growing fruit
HFC and HFO refrigerants are ideal for large scale systems due to their good balance of safety and performance properties. District heating and cooling can significantly improve energy efficiency and...
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14 November 2022 News
EFCTC launches Regulatory Management Option Analysis (RMOA) on F-gases to provide information for PFAS restriction: Builds on Socio-Economic Analysis (SEA)
EFCTC has commissioned the independent consultant Ricardo Energy & Environment to undertake a Regulatory Management Option Analysis (RMOA) for a number of F-gases in the context of the upcoming PF...
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14 November 2022 News
Update on the F-gas proposal: a wide range of opinions and positions
Two significant events have highlighted the diverse opinions about the F-gas proposal. Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposal to revise the F-gas Regulation earlier this ye...
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17 October 2022 News
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OCTOBER 25-28,2022 – Eurovent Summit – Anatalya, Turkey
2022 Eurovent Summit #BuildingBridges (eurovent-summit.eu)
OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 4, 2022 – UNEP –34th Meetin...
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17 October 2022 News
State-of-the-art marine Waste Heat Recovery Organic Rankine Cycle
A new state-of-the-art binary power generation system based on Organic Rankine Cycle technology (WHR-ORC system) has been developed for marine waste heat recovery from sulphur free fuel burning engine...
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17 October 2022 News
Transport refrigeration goes electric with F-gas refrigerants
The rapid expansion in transport refrigeration units from leading suppliers, for a range of applications, using electric compressors and fully electric external electrical supply is reducing diesel em...
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17 October 2022 News
IEA report states heat pumps, district energy and building renovation crucial to achieving net zero
The International Energy Agency (IEA), has issued several analyses is part of a series from its new report, Technology and innovation pathways for zero-carbon-ready buildings by 2030. Heat pumps, dist...
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17 October 2022 News
Most experts agreed that “all PFAS” should not be grouped together
An expert panel was convened to provide insight and guidance on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) grouping for the purposes of protecting human health from drinking water exposures, and how r...
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17 October 2022 News
EFCTC commissioned socioeconomic assessment of PFAS restriction on F-gas sector submitted to ECHA
EFCTC commissioned an independent consultant, Ricardo Energy & Environment, to undertake an independent Socio-Economic Analysis (SEA) of the contribution of certain fluorinated gases (F-gases) to...
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12 September 2022 News
F-gas proposal concerns continue to generate trade association responses
Following the trade association responses with initial concerns about the Commission F-gas proposal, including the joint statement from AREA, EHPA, and EPEE (see EFCTC May newsletter), more detailed p...
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