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Myriad manufacturers of commercial refrigeration have made the move to propane and isobutane inorder to meet the DOE’s new efficiency standards– and prepare for the EPA’s refrigerant changes.

With the pressure on to switch to low GWP refrigerants, A-Gas is offering advice and assistance via its website.

Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has announced price rises of 30% on high GWP refrigerants in Europe – its second big increase in consecutive months.

Eric Smith and Dave Sainato from the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) will discuss the IIAR’s scope and mission. This will include the development of guidelines and standards, research projects, and other efforts that should benefit the application of small charge ammonia systems and CO₂ systems. They will discuss the perceived benefits and detractions of using ammonia as a primary refrigerant as well as IIAR’s efforts in code development, education and international outreach.

The Turnbull government has introduced a bill to amend the existing Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (OPSGGM) Act by adding an HFC phase-down plan.

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.

The coalition wrote to the government early this week in advance of a UK climate plan.

Super X24, a Mexican retailer with more than 100 convenience stores across Veracruz, plans to convert all of them to lower GWP refrigerant R449A.

The ammonia training facility is hosting a year-around trade show for vendors and contractors for marketing and training purposes.

R290 kills two birds with one stone for the OEM – DOE efficiency requirements and EPA delisting of HFCs.

The IEC is considering raising the 150g limit for flammable A3 refrigerants to 500g.

Eliminating chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) from our refrigerators and air-conditioning units, thereby helping the ozone hole to heal, has been a global success story. But the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used to replace CFCs and HCFCs are potent greenhouse gases. Now a study shows that early action to reduce HFCs could bring huge benefits, with more than 90% of the atmospheric impacts of HFCs avoided if they are phased out by 2030.

The company is seeking to provide sustainable cold chain solutions across the food production cycle, from harvest to distribution.

Supermarket owners and operators across Europe are getting to grips with the implications of new EU Regulations on so-called F-Gases (No. 517/2014), which include common refrigerants used in store refrigeration and air conditioning systems. We offer an overview of the regulations and what supermarkets should be doing to safeguard their businesses, provided by leading compressor manufacturer Bitzer.

Climaveneta heat pump chillers using low GWP, HFO refrigerant R1234ze are to reclaim waste heat from a data centre for one of Finland’s largest district heating networks.

Retailers are beginning to offer hydrocarbon-cooled pick-up stations for food purchased online.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided that US industry is being materially injured by cheap imports of refrigerant R134a from China.

Fifty National Ozone Officers from the English-speaking and French-speaking African Network countries gathered in Abidjan from 20-24 March 2017 to review and address challenges related to the phase-out of HCFCs and their national Montreal Protocol activities as well as to discuss strategic frameworks and plans of action for hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) phase-down.

More refrigerant suppliers across the UK have announced price increases on middle to high GWP refrigerants from April 1.

Several manufacturers at German trade show ISH displayed efficient systems using the natural refrigerant propane (R290).