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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)
SEPTEMBER...
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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...
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09.09.2022
TFA: what is it, how much is formed from F-gases, and what are its environmental effects
Image Reproduced from EEAP. 2019. Environmental Effects and Interactions of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion, UV Radiation, and Climate Change. 2018 Assessment Report. Nairobi: Environmental Effects Ass...
News and Press Release
13.07.2022
Pressure to stop the smuggling of HFCs increases
As one response to the rapid emergence of the illegal traffic of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs - or refrigerants) across the European Union, the European Commission has included HFCs as a priority in the n...
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08.07.2022
Contribution of short-lived climate pollutants to global warming
The US NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) provides a simple accessible analysis of the contribution of a range of GHGs to global warming (see previous item). A more detailed recent study ‘Mitig...
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08.07.2022
2021: HFCs contribute 1.18% to climate warming influence of GHGs
The US NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has released its 2021 update of the AGGI (Annual Greenhouse Gas Index), which follows the evolution of the radiative forcing (ability of a...
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08.07.2022
TEAP report on continued provision of information on energy efficient and low-global-warming-potential technologies
Parties to the Montreal Protocol requested the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) to prepare a report on energy efficient and lower-global-warming-potential technologies and on measures...
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08.07.2022
Reducing transport refrigeration emissions using HFC-410A and R-452A
Hermetic home delivery refrigeration unit reduces emissions: A transport refrigeration unit, for use on delivery vehicles for home delivery, has received a technology award in Japan. The hermetic unit...
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08.07.2022
COMING EVENTS
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JULY 11-16, 2022 - UNEP – 44th OEWG – Bangkok (Thailand)
Ozone Secretariat (unep.org)
SEPTEMBER 28, The Heat Pump Forum, Ambition requires action: The Heat...
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08.07.2022
Monitoring of short chain PFAS, including TFA in sources of German drinking water
PFASs are a highly diverse group of substances, and knowledge about this group in water sources is still scarce, beyond the well-studied substances which includes TFA (trifluoroacetic acid). A recent...
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10.06.2022
F-gases used in novel data centre free cooling systems
Data centres and telecoms are responsible for a significant environmental footprint but are becoming more energy-efficient, reusing waste energy, and using more renewable energy sources. This is drivi...
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10.06.2022
Political agreement reached on new EU Single Window Environment for Customs
The European Commission has welcomed the provisional political agreement reached between the co-legislators on the new EU Single Window for Customs initiative, making it easier for different authoriti...
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10.06.2022
EFCTC initial observations on the Ozone Regulation proposal
The European Commission issued the proposal for a revised regulation on substances that deplete the ozone layer at the same time as the F-gas proposal. The current Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 is the...