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13.02.2023
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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13.02.2023
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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13.02.2023
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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13.02.2023
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...
News and Press Release
09.02.2023
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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21.12.2022
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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15.11.2022
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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14.11.2022
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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14.11.2022
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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14.11.2022
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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14.11.2022
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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14.11.2022
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...
Press Release
28.10.2022
European policymakers, F-gas manufacturers and downstream users convene on new revisions to the EU rulebook
Brussels, 28 October 2022 – Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposal to revise the F-gas Regulation earlier this year, the European FluoroCarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC)...
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17.10.2022
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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17.10.2022
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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17.10.2022
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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17.10.2022
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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17.10.2022
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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12.09.2022
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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12.09.2022
Condensing Units for full range of A2L refrigerants, including ultra-low GWP R1234ze/yf, and lower GWP R455A and R454C
The condensing units, from a German manufacture, offer end users a future-proof solution since all these refrigerants, R1234ze/yf, and lower GWP R455A and R454C, have GWPs below 150, the critical thre...
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12.09.2022
HCFO-1233zd high-temperature heat pump used for district heating in Berlin
The project aims to prove that it is possible to use large-scale heat pumps for urban district heating in a way that not only helps to achieve Berlin’s net zero goal by 2050 but can also make econ...
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12.09.2022
Ozone Layer recovery reaches half-way milestone, and no ozone hole in the tropics
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists have announced that in early 2022, the overall concentration of ozone-depleting substances in the mid-latitude stratosphere had falle...
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12.09.2022
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 - World Ozone Day: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth
2022 World Ozone Day: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth | Ozonaction (unep.org)
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12.09.2022
Measurement of longer chain PFAS in rainfall, surface water, soil and the Antarctic
The measurement and quantification of PFAS in the environment is critical to understanding their potential environmental and health effects. While there are already extensive studies on Trifluoroaceti...