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The Environmental Investigation Agency has called for a “comprehensive fitness check” of the Montreal Protocol to ensure the phase out of ODS and the phase down of HFC refrigerants.

Carrier’s new AquaForce Vision 30KAVP variable-speed air-cooled screw chiller is said to achieve an SEER of 5.6, 25% above the Ecodesign 2021 Tier 2 requirements.

Engie Refrigeration has launched its redesigned Quantum air-cooled chiller range with improved levels of efficiency, performance, control and serviceability.

Chemours has today officially inaugurated its new $300m R1234yf refrigerant production facility near Corpus Christi in Ingleside, Texas.

Following the launch of its water-cooled chillers running on R452B in March, Kaltra has added air-cooled chillers with scroll compressors using this lower GWP refrigerant.

Following the announcement of R466A, an alternative for R410A, its now been revealed that Honeywell is working on a further non-flammable R410A replacement refrigerant with an even lower GWP.

US air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturer has confirmed that HFO refrigerants will be the basis for “most” of its future European product applications.

Danfoss has announced the third generation of its VZH variable speed scroll compressors, boosting their part load performance and operating maps.

DEFRA has issued warnings of new F-gas rules that will ban virgin high GWP refrigerants, like R404A, in systems of 40 tonnes CO₂e or more from 1 January 2020.

Daikin hopes to introduce a low GWP refrigerant replacement for the current R32 in air conditioners in 2023.

Engie Refrigeration has supplied three 2.4MW water-cooled Quantum chillers operating on low GWP refrigerant R1234ze for a large French pharmaceutical and chemical corporation.

The Nordic Council of Ministers has recommended that the marine shipping industry convert its refrigeration systems to “natural” refrigerants.

The Trump administration is reported to be planning to restore compliance credits for US automakers that could encourage greater use of low GWP refrigerant R1234yf in car ac systems.

The International Electrotechnical Commission has voted against increasing the charge limit on flammable refrigerants in commercial refrigeration under IEC 60335-2-89.

Heads of industry, environmental and government organisations will again gather in Milan in June for the 18th European Conference on the latest Technologies in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

The IOR has updated its guidance note on fixed leak detection, which is now available for download.

Korea’s largest hypermarket chain, E-mart, has selected Chemours lower GWP refrigerant Opteon XP40 (R449A) for use in its refrigeration systems.

Korea’s largest hypermarket chain, E-mart, has selected Chemours lower GWP refrigerant Opteon XP40 (R449A) for use in its refrigeration systems.

Engie Refrigeration has revealed that it is currently redesigning its flagship Quantum air-cooled chillers for relaunch in June.

Kaltra is the latest manufacturer to offer refrigerant R452B as a lower-GWP alternative to R410A in its chillers.