Next-generation Refrigerant Initiatives

—Report on Kobe Symposium 2018 The International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology 2018 (Kobe Symposium) was held at the Kobe International Conference Center and organized by the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Indus- try Association (JRAIA). The 13th edition of the symposium started on December 6 and ended with success on December 7. … Read more

EPA’s Proposed Changes to Section 608 Cause Concern in the Industry

Some HVACR professionals are wary about new rules regarding HFC leak repair/purchase Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule that would rescind the provisions regarding maintenance and leak repair to appliances that contained 50 or more pounds of substitute refrigerants such as HFCs. Basically, the proposed rule would roll back parts … Read more

Mandate M 555 – use of flammable refrigerants (GEN-982.00)

First interim report available GEN-982.00. At the end of 2017, the European Commission issued a standardisation request with the objective to have a European standardisation deliverable on the use of flammable refrigerants, in particular those classified as A3, in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment by November 2020/February 2021. Mandate M 555 CEN TC … Read more