Frascold, a leading player in the development, production, and marketing of semi-hermetic piston and screw compressors for the air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) industry, highlights the importance of identifying alternative technologies to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, considering numerous aspects including energy consumption, one of the priority issues within the scope of the Montreal Protocol and a factor which has an exceptional impact on the refrigeration sector.