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F-gas revision will prolong reliance on fossil fuels
EUROPE: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) has expressed its disappointment with the F-gas regulation revision and says it will prolong the reliance on fossil fuels….
EIA: F-gas deal “will drive innovation”
UK: The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has welcomed today’s agreement on a revised European F-gas regulation, saying it will drive innovation while supporting decarbonisation goals….
Europe agrees F-gas deal
EUROPE: The European Parliament and Council has reached a provisional deal which will see specific bans on the use of HFCs and HFOs and a complete phase out of HFCs by 2050….
Belize signs up to Kigali Amendment
BELIZE: The approval of the Kigali Amendment by Belize brings the number of countries to be legally bound by the agreement to phase down HFCs to 155….
Trane to acquire cloud-based FM solutions company
USA: Trane Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Nuvolo, a US company providing cloud-based connected workplace and enterprise asset management products and solutions….
A-Gas authorised as R448A/R449A reclaimer
UK: A-Gas has been authorised by Chemours as a reclaimer of the lower GWP HFC/HFO blend refrigerants R448A and R449A in the UK and Europe….
CO2 Conveni-Pack has better LCCP but lower efficiency
BELGIUM: Tests on an optimised CO2 version of Daikin’s Conveni-Pack refrigeration system is said to have shown 21% lower life cycle emissions compared to traditional R410A….
ExerGo wins EHPA Heat Pump City of the Year Award
BELGIUM: A CO2-based energy network in Sion, Switzerland, won the Heat Pump City of the Year Award from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)….
Five dead after ammonia tanker leak
USA: Five people are confirmed dead after ammonia leaked from a tanker involved in a highway crash in Teutopolis, Illinois….
PFAS ban could impact “natural” refrigerants
BELGIUM: Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump component manufacturers have added their voice to the need for certain “critical exemptions” from any future PFAS bans….