Refrigerant
Modeling and Simulation to Gain Flammable Refrigerant Leakag
Read about the challenges and limits to using physical testing to really understand the potential risks associated with leakage of a combustible refrigerant in confined spaces. December 31, 2...
Kobe Symposium Rescheduled to October 2021
The next edition of International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology (Kobe Symposium) is planned to be held from October 14 to 15, 2021, which was rescheduled from December 10 ...
Honeywell’s Low-GWP Solutions Approved by EPA
On November 16, 2020, Honeywell announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized its environmentally preferable Solstice refrigerant technology for use in centrifugal and positive displacement chillers and industrial process air conditioning systems. Solstice N15 (R515B), a non-flammable, low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant, was listed by the EPA’s Signif...
AHRI Presents Low-GWP Refrigerants in China
On November 17, Bridge Xue, vice president of Asia Operations, Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), attended the Eco-Friendly Refrigerant Summit in Hangzhou, China, where h...
ASERCOM Convention to Be Held as a Digital Dialogue on Janua
The ASERCOM Convention 2021–digital dialogue will be held from 9:30 to 13:00 on January 29, 2021, with a fully interactive and virtual format, after meetings of all Working Groups and a meeting ...
India Starts Anti-dumping Investigation on HFC Imports from
The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has started an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blends, R407 and R410A for residential and commercial air conditioners, originating in or exported from China in accordance with the Customs Tariff Act 1975 and Customs Tariff Rules 1995. Indian chemical companies have alleged that material injury to the domestic ...
F-gas Regulation: AREA replies to the consultation
Dec 24, 2020 AREA has sent a detailed reply to the EU consultation on the F-Gas Regulation. The consultation is part of the Regulation's evaluation and impact assessment currently undertaken in p...
U.S. Congress Passes Bipartisan HFC Legislation
December 23, 2020 U.S. CONGRESS PASSES BIPARTISAN HFC LEGISLATION: Authorizes U.S. EPA to Implement the Kigali Amendment Washington DC—Legislation passed by the U.S. Congress this week to provide COVID relief and fund the U.S. government includes a bipartisan climate agreement to phase-down production and consumption of super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFC). The bill authoriz...
REACH: Position on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Dec. 22, 2020 AREA responds to the call for evidence by Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark related to a REACH restriction proposal to limit the risks to the environment and human he...
AHRI Applauds Inclusion of HFC Reduction Language in Omnibus
December 22, 2020 Arlington, Va. —The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today expressed its gratitude to House and Senate negotiators who included language in the ju...
RACs in China Accelerate the Shift to Alternative Refrigeran
After rapid growth during an earlier period, growth of China’s room air conditioner (RAC) industry slowed over the past two years. Meanwhile, the product mix is rapidly changing to comply with e...
EC Conducts Public Consultation on F-gas Review
The European Commission (EC) has launched public consultation on the review of the F-gas Regulation via an online questionnaire. EC is seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders, including public authorities, industries, business associations, companies, civil society organizations, academia, and individual citizens. In the context of the European Green Deal and recent technological progr...
