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AN UPDATE ON FLUOROCARBONS

Representing the European Fluorocarbons Manufacturers
NEWSLETTER #180- OCTOBER 2020

 
 
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HFC-245fa AND HCFO-1233zd(E) CONTRIBUTE TO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY HORIZON 2020

Clean technologies developed by Horizon 2020 funded projects for reducing the impact of energy intensive industrial processes are helping Europe to transform into a sustainable, competitive economy and address environmental and climate-related challenges. One of the cutting-edge EU projects is the trilateral flash cycle (TFC) system, which benefits from the use of HFC-245fa…

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ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP OCTOBER 2020 - FOCUS ON STAKEHOLDERS’ FEEDBACK TO F-GAS ROADMAP

Illegal trade was raised by about 18 stakeholders in their feedback to the Commission on Fluorinated greenhouse gases – review of EU rules (2015-20). The main themes raised are:

  • Circumventing the quota system undermines the efforts made by the European market to reduce CO2 emissions from F-gases.
  • It creates unfair…
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NEW R-513A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR RELIABLE PROCESSES AND ECONOMICAL COOLING

The production of precision parts requires tightly controlled process conditions and refrigeration technology plays an essential role as it ensures consistent parameters and a high level of process reliability. A German company has installed a new R-513A system that increases cooling capacity and reduces energy consumption.

The company concluded that R-513A…

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R-455A PREFERRED TO CO2 FOR NEW CONDENSING UNITS IN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

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Efficiency at the usual operating temperatures resulted in a decision not to use CO2 for condensing units even though the company had invested heavily in CO2 (R-744) technology in the past. The company also concluded that the CO2 technology would involve complex installation management, which is, without doubt, expensive in the system life…

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DANISH HOTEL USES REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS AND COMPRESSORS DESIGNED FOR R-449A AND R-513A

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A Danish hotel, which is part of Project Zero and a demonstration venue for the unique clean-tech expertise of the Sønderborg area. Ambitious sustainability goals have been set out since it was initially conceived and designed. The new refrigeration system uses compressors designed for low-GWP refrigerants R-449A and R-513A, ensure stable temperatures for…

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IN BRIEF: EMISSIONS FROM USE OF FLUOROCARBONS AS FEEDSTOCK

Ozone Regulation 1005/2009 requires users of ozone depleting substances as feedstock to report the quantities used, their processes and emissions. According to the recent EEA Briefing Paper, in 2019, feedstock use amounted to 159,157 metric tonnes, and the emission rate from feedstock uses was 0.03 %, comparable with 2018 and much lower than…

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NEW ON OUR SITE OCTOBER 2020

New fluorocarbons.org website 

CEFIC – Check out our industry’s response to COVID-19. EFCTC is a sector group of Cefic.

EFCTC – We are happy to announce the launch of our newly designed fluorocarbons.org website on November 2020. This new user-friendly website will provide up to date information about applications, safety, health,…

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