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10 May 2022 News
Large heat pump or chiller available with low GWP refrigerants
A German manufacture is introducing a redesigned equipment series available as a water-water heat pump and a water-cooled chiller for brine applications and are available with A2L low-GWP R-1234ze ref...
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10 May 2022 News
Trade associations respond to F-gas proposal
EFCTC and trade associations for contractors and equipment suppliers have provided initial responses to the Commission F-gas proposal. While there are several positive new proposed measures, particul...
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10 May 2022 News
Update on the PFAS restriction proposal and F-gases by the Norwegian Environment Agency
The Norwegian Environment Agency held a virtual briefing on 30th March providing an update on the PFAS restriction proposal and F gases. The briefing confirmed that HFC-152a and HFC-32 are outside the...
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06 April 2022 Press Release
EFCTC welcomes the European Commission proposal to reinforce the controls on F-gases
BRUSSELS, 6 April 2022 – The European FluoroCarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC) welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Regulation on Fluorinated Green...
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01 April 2022 News
COMING EVENTS (UPDATED)
2022
APRIL 11-13, 2022 - The 7th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain - online
7th IIR International Conference on Sustainable and the Cold Chain (ior.org.uk)
MAY 22-25, 2022 -...
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01 April 2022 News
Lower GWP HFC refrigerant blends deliver improved performance
The lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant R-454B has been selected by one manufacturer as the optimum solution for use in rooftop applications across Europe. The refrigerant R-454B is a low...
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01 April 2022 News
EFCTC launches socioeconomic assessment of PFAS restriction on F-gas sector
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 wider soci...
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01 April 2022 News
NEW ON OUR SITE/LINKS/LIBRARY
The AFCE/ADEME Flammable Fluids Study now available in English and can be downloaded at Study Flammable Fluids AFCE/ADEME now available in English - AFCE - Alliance Froid Climatisation Environnement...
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01 April 2022 News
R-407C Air to water heat pumps used in 60 UK schools
A project to install more than 180 R-407C air to water heat pumps in 60 UK schools will reduce carbon emissions and energy bills. The project is funded under the UK's Public Sector Decarbonisation Sch...
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01 April 2022 News
Hydrogen filling stations rely on process cooling systems
A French manufacturer of hydrogen filling stations has ordered about 20 process cooling systems which are an essential part of the refuelling of passenger vehicles. The process cooling systems are sup...
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01 April 2022 News
Science papers about fluorocarbon environmental effects are not always perfect
In recent months EFCTC has reported on two academic papers, one about trifluoromethane formation and another questioning the natural occurrence of TFA (see below). Another recent paper by Xiao et al....
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08 March 2022 News
Free cooling or heat recovery with HFC & HFO systems deliver improved energy efficiency
Combining free cooling or heat recovery with HFC and HFO systems reduces energy consumption. While ultra-low GWP HFOs and HCFOs are increasingly being adopted due their good balance of safety and tech...
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08 March 2022 News
Spotlight on Refrigerant Recovery, Reclamation and Destruction
Avoiding refrigerant emissions and reusing refrigerant, where practical, contributes to the circular economy. However, data for reclamation in the EU are incomplete as there is no reporting requiremen...
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08 March 2022 News
Focus on refrigerant containment
Significant progress has been made in reducing leakage rates through the measures in the 2006 and 2014 F-gas regulations. It is crucial that measures in the EU F-Gas regulation that help to reduce lea...
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08 March 2022 News
Revised PFAS Restriction Intention published on the ECHA website
A revised PFAS Restriction Intention has been published on the ECHA website. The PFAS scope definition has been better aligned with the OECD definition (see this EFCTC news item for more information a...
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08 March 2022 News
Latest on the F-gas Review
The objectives of the forthcoming F-gas Review were discussed by DG CLIMA at the recent (February 2022) F-gas Industry Gathering. A large group of associations and companies offered their thoughts on...
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08 March 2022 News
COMING EVENTS
All events may be subject to change due to ongoing pandemic, some have become online events
2022
MARCH 23-25, 2022- The 25th European Cold Chain Conference – Rotterdam (Netherlands)
European Col...
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04 February 2022 News
Presentations on refrigerants, TFA, and atmospheric degradation at the German Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association (DKV) Annual Conference
The EU PFAS Registry of intention (ROI) has reignited the discussion on fluorinated refrigerants and TFA, an atmospheric degradation product. The German Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association...
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04 February 2022 News
COMING EVENTS
All events may be subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have become online events
2022
APRIL 11-13, 2022 - The 7th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain - online
7t...
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04 February 2022 News
Chiller and Heat Pump innovations with F-gases deliver improved performance
Innovations for chillers and heat pumps using HFOs and HFCs, and their good balance of safety and technical properties, continue to deliver improved performance and reduced energy consumption. While u...
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04 February 2022 News
A new study demonstrates that HFC-23 (CF3H) is not formed during the decomposition of HFOs and HCFOs in the troposphere
Most HFOs and HCFOs decompose in the atmosphere via an intermediate product which then breaks down further. The breakdown of the intermediate product CF3CHO (trifluoroacetaldehyde) has been investigat...
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04 February 2022 News
The case for a large natural source of TFA in the oceans is extremely strong, well-documented, and scientifically supported
The generally accepted conclusion is that trifluoroacetate (TFA) does occur naturally, in part based on the undisputed large quantities of TFA in the oceans. Surprisingly, the recent review paper “I...
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04 February 2022 News
F-Gas Regulation and shift to lower GWP F-gases – a pause before the next phase-down step
The data available in the latest EEA report, in 2020 shows there was very little change in total supply of HFCs and HFOs/HCFOs compared with 2019. The considerable changes in HFCs and HFOs/HCFOs use p...
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14 January 2022 News
A new study demonstrates that HFC-23 (CF3H) is not formed during the decomposition of HFOs and HCFOs in the troposphere
Summary
Most HFOs and HCFOs decompose in the atmosphere via an intermediate product that then breaks down further to give hydrogen fluoride (HF) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The breakdown of the interme...
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