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Get out of R404A now!
GERMANY: F-gas phase-down experts have warned of the necessity to avoid using high GWP refrigerants now or the consequences for industry could…
Low GWP refrigerant R450A to be SNAP-listed
USA: The EPA is to list refrigerant R450A, a substitute for R134a, under the USA’s SNAP programme. The listing would also see…
Trevor Gosling 1938-2014
UK: Trevor Gosling, a UK air conditioning pioneer and one of its greatest ever engineers, has died at the age of 76….
Mandatory F-gas log book free to download
EUROPE: The EFCTC refrigerant logbook, updated to comply with the new F-gas regulations, is now available to download….
Mitsi first with aluminium heat exchangers
EUROPE: Mitsubishi Electric has become the first air conditioning manufacturer to adopt super-efficient aluminium heat exchangers in its VRF range….
A linear compressor for larger systems?
USA: Two American entrepreneurs are developing an energy-saving linear refrigeration compressor that, they say, could be scaleable for use in commercial refrigeration…
R1234yf in 7 million cars by 2016
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer DuPont expects to see the low GWP replacement R1234yf in 7 million car air conditioning systems by the end…
A-Gas launches new CO2 analysis service
UK: A-Gas has introduced a new CO2 refrigerant analysis and testing service in a move to improve the monitoring of CO2 refrigeration…
Spanish store first to test new R404A “drop-in”
SPAIN: A low GWP refrigerant, originally developed as a replacement for R134a in chillers, is being tested as a “drop-in” replacement for…
HFC refrigerant use sees further decline
EUROPE: The net supply of F-gases in Europe, the majority of which are used in refrigeration and air conditioning, declined again in…