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In a recent study “A comparative study on the performance of HFO-1234yf and HFC-134a as an alternative in automotive air conditioning systems”, S. Daviran et al, have simulated an automotive air conditioning system and compared the performance of HFC-134a and HFO-1234yf as drop-in alternatives to HFC-134a.

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has asked Daimler to recall 134,000 cars filled with R134a-based air-conditioning systems. The Federal Environment Agency is urging the manufacturer to turn to CO₂ as an alternative.

Daikin, the pioneer of the switch to lower GWP refrigerant R32 in air conditioners, claims to have sold a landmark 10 million units in 52 countries since its introduction.

The German government’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has called on Daimler to recall cars filled with refrigerant R134a in contravention of the MAC directive.

DSI will install the freezers in two new vessels for Royal Greenland to be built between 2017 and 2019.

At the Sustainable Management Of Refrigeration Technologies in the Marine And Off-Shore Fisheries Sectors conference in Bangkok, Thailand, attendees heard that most of the Dutch high-sea fishing fleet is now using NH₃-CO₂ cascades.

On March 22, 2017, the international expert of cold chain, refrigeration and air-conditioning CEMAFROID* organised a technical day dedicated to the Certicold Pharma label.

Organized by the UN Environment (UNEP), ASHRAE, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), with the kind support of the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Department of Industrial Works, the Sustainable Management of Refrigeration Technologies in Marine and Off-Shore Fisheries Sectors Conference takes place April 6-8, 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand.

ASHRAE in partnership with other international organizations has announced that registration is open for the conference on Sustainable Management of Refrigeration Technologies in Marine and Off-Shore Fisheries Sectors, April 6-8, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Container shipping line Maersk has ordered 100 of Carrier Transicold’s refrigerated containers using “natural” refrigerant CO₂.

With the support of Department of Industrial Works, Government of Thailand, UN Environment, ASHRAE, IIR and UNIDO are organising the first international conference on: Sustainable Management of Refrigeration Technologies in Marine and Off-Shore Fisheries Sectors

The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has become the first establishment in the USA to install a Trane chiller using the new refrigerant R1233zd(E).

140 papers were presented during the successful 12th IIR Gustav Lorentzen conference on Natural refrigerants. CO₂ was the most addressed refrigerant (74 papers), followed by hydrocarbons (34), ammonia (21) and water (4). We present below the summary of a paper along with the direct link where the paper can be downloaded in Fridoc database.

Development of climate-friendlier truck refrigeration systems in South Africa using R290 will be presented by Daniel Colbourne.

In mobile air conditioners, the performance and environmental benefits of using R290 surpass R22, research has found.

This Information Sheet is aimed at individuals and organisations that carry out F-Gas handling operations related to stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps (RACHP) and refrigerated trucks and trailers (RTT). For mobile air-conditioning applications the requirements are different.

From 2020 onwards, Deutsche Bahn AG plans to make their air-conditioning in new trains use natural refrigerants.

Manufacturers see potential for natrefs in onboard trucking in U.S. market.

The R134a market in Europe is set to undergo an inevitable decline from 1st January 2017 following regulatory changes affecting fluorinated gases for automotive air conditioning taking effect on that date. In this sharply declining market, Arkema has decided to put forward to the Central Works Council today a project for the closure of the R134a fluorogas plant at its Pierre-Bénite site (France). This proposed closure would not result in any redundancies.

In the largest HFO chiller installation of its kind in the world, Trane CenTraVac’s using R1233zd(E) will replace the existing R22 chillers serving the Channel Tunnel.