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Ingersoll Rand has added a further Trane water-cooled chiller using the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze.

DeCicco & Sons compared its first transcritical store to an equivalent store using R404A.

Refrigerant suppliers insist that they are not “crying wolf” with dire warnings about the future availability of high GWP refrigerants like R404A.

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.

Global efforts to protect the climate and the ozone layer have received a boost with the first ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The ratification by Mali was received on 31 March. More countries are expected to ratify this Amendment in the coming 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 Australian government has introduced legislation to phase down HFCs starting in 2018.

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.

This publication shows that only three countries in Europe are on the right track to deliver on the Paris climate agreement. The EU Climate Leader Board looks at the position of each European government towards the EU’s largest climate law, the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). Sweden tops the list, followed by Germany and France. At the other end Poland, Italy, Spain and Czech Republic push to weaken the Commission proposal, countering Europe’s efforts to comply with the Paris agreement.

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

A further conviction for the sale of illegal R22 refrigerant and an investigation into 40 more instances have been reported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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.