1/5/2021 By Michael Garry EPA is charged with establishing allowance program to cut HFC production/consumption by 85% by 2036, in line with yet-to-be-ratified Kigali Amendment. In a long-awaited move supported by a coalition of business and environmental stakeholders, the U.S. government has enacted bipartisan legislation authorizing a 15-year phase down of HFCs in alignment with … Read more
The European Commission today adopted a Communication reaffirming the EU’s commitment to accelerated climate ambition. Preparing for the Climate Action Summit by the United Nations Secretary General in New York on 23 September, the Commission recalls that the European Union has been at the forefront of global climate action, negotiating an inclusive international framework to … Read more
Honeywell and 7‑Eleven, Inc. today announced the adoption of Honeywell Solstice® N40 (R-448A) refrigerant as 7‑Eleven’s standard for remote condensers supporting their refrigeration cases installed across the United States and Canada 7‑Eleven also selected Honeywell’s lower global warming potential (GWP) alternative for retail refrigeration in Japan last year, becoming the first leading retail chain in … Read more
USA/CHINA: Chinese manufacturer Midea is looking to use Solstice N41 (R466A), Honeywell’s new non-flammable, lower GWP refrigerant, in all its VRF and chiller systems. Honeywell’s partnership with Midea Group, follows “promising” test results with the new refrigerant announced by fellow air conditioning manufacturer Toshiba Carrier in January. “As the first non-flammable refrigerant replacement for R410A, … Read more
USA/CHINA: Chinese manufacturer Midea is looking to use Solstice N41 (R466A), Honeywell’s new non-flammable, lower GWP refrigerant, in all its VRF and chiller systems. Honeywell’s partnership with Midea Group, follows “promising” test results with the new refrigerant announced by fellow air conditioning manufacturer Toshiba Carrier in January. “As the first non-flammable refrigerant replacement for R410A, … Read more
The Government of Japan (Cabinet decision, June 11, 2019) The Global Warming Prevention Headquarters of the Government of Japan approved the “Long-Term Strategy as a Growth Strategy Based on the Paris Agreement” on the 11th of June 2019 as a long-term strategy for developing low-emissions of greenhouse gases based on the Paris Agreement, and the … Read more
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
After extensive tests and evaluation, Carrier has identified R454B, to be known commercially as Puron Advance, as its primary lower global warming potential (GWP) solution to replace R410A in all of its ducted residential and light commercial packaged solutions sold in North America. The new refrigerant, to be offered in these Carrier products beginning in … Read more
In Europe, two legislations regulate the phase-down of HFCs: the Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, also called F-gas Regulation, which only concerns Europe, but also the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which is international. The first one was adopted in 2014 and has been applied since January 2015. It replaced an older regulation: (EC) No … Read more
Scientific study of the atmosphere has revealed that the CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere is a significant contributor to global warming. The important sources of atmospheric CO2 are emissions from fossil fuel electrical power generating plants and from combustion engines powering vehicles of all types. Currently, regulations do not limit CO2 quantities that may be … Read more