AN UPDATE ON FLUOROCARBONS AND SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE

EFCTC COMMENT ON ILLEGAL IMPORTS AND THE HFC PHASE-DOWN

A recent news feature has raised the issue of illegal imports of HFCs, with such demand attributed to the effects of the HFC cap and phase-down. The news feature noted reports of illegal imports and evidence from online auction sites. We are all aware that apart from being illegal, such imports may…

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HFC-32 NOW WIDELY INTRODUCED IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AIR-CONDITIONING RANGES

The F-Gas Regulation 517/2014 requires new single split air-conditioning systems containing less than 3 kg of to have a refrigerant with less than 750 GWP from 1 January 2025. At the recent Mostra Convengno Expocomfort (MCE) major introductions of HFC-32 systems were announced by leading manufacturers.

One manufacturer announced the…

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FLUOROCARBON BASED HEAT ENGINE FACILITY TO SUPPORT LOCAL FARMING AND GENERATE ELECTRICITY

A Norwegian producer of HFCs or HFO based heat engines and heat pumps is to install a pilot facility in Barbados operating an ORC (organic rankine cycle) to convert king grass (a recently introduced rotation crop) fuel into electricity. Due to its high yield, fast growing properties and chemical composition, king grass…

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IN BRIEF

The average GWP of HFCs/HFOs has decreased by about 15% since the phase-out of HCFCs at the end 2009.

Data sources
HCFC data in ODP tonnes (assumes all HCFC-22)
Ozone - Unep Data reporting
HFC/HFO data EEA Report No 20/2017, Fluorinated greenhouse gases in 2017.

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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG MAY 2018

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE Modules on Low GWP Alternatives and Safety and Risk Management available
As part of the REAL Alternatives for LIFE project, the European Commission is co-financing a consortium of European training centres, associations to provide “train the trainer” sessions on low GWP refrigerants (hydrocarbons, CO₂, ammonia, HFOs, R32) in order…

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