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Natural refrigerants drove the global commercial refrigeration market in 2023
According to JARN, natural refrigerants in commercial equipment are gaining popularity, namely driving the demand for equipment renewal in Europe.
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Summary of two papers of the 9th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants (ICCC2017)
The IIR 9th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants (ICCC2017), which took place in Bratislava, Slovakia, in September 2017, addressed advances in compressors but also refrigerating technologies and alternative refrigerants, as...
Japan: Ice cream that doesn’t melt
In Japan, serendipity led to the creation of a type of ice cream that does not melt
French oysters go on sale in a vending machine
A French oyster farmer from Ré Island in France introduced a refrigerated vending machine that dispenses live oysters.
Cruise ships and liquefied natural gas
Driven by tougher international and environmental standards, LNG is more and more used as a transportation fuel in cruise ships.
Japan: update of the High Pressure Gas Safety Act
Since July 2017, revisions of this regulation expedite the adoption of alternative refrigerants with lower GWP.
How climate change will alter European electricity consumption
Summary of a German study showing how electricity consumption in Europe will fluctuate in the event of unmitigated climate change.
Use of thermostats in US domestic air conditioning systemps
In USA, only 12% of US 118 million households have a central air-conditioning unit that is actually controlled using a programmed thermostat.
MAC: industrialization of the first CO2 compressors
The automotive component manufacturer Sanden confirmed that it was supplying the German car manufacturer Daimler with CO2 compressors for their mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems.
Cryo-electron microscopy wins the 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize
On October 2017, Jacques Dubochet (Switzerland), Joachim Frank (USA) and Richard Henderson (UK) were awarded the chemistry Nobel Prize for cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM).
Foam blowing agents: use of R1233zd(E) is expanding
Honeywell announced that TCL, one of China’s largest appliance manufacturers, selected HFO1233zd(E) as foam blowing agent in its domestic refrigerators.
Contribution of the Montreal Protocol to declining greenhouse gases emissions from the United States
A study confirms the positive impact of the Montreal Protocol on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States.
Potential impact of dichloromethane on the ozone layer recovery
In a study published in Nature Communications, Ryan Hossaini and a team of researchers consider the impact of dichloromethane (CH2CL2) on the ozone layer.
Replacement of R404A in supermarkets
R404A is particularly targeted by the EU F-gas Regulation and many refrigerant producers announced important price rises. Various option can be considered to replace it.
US: Court strikes down EPA restrictions on HFCs
In August, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C.) overturned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directives to ban certain high GWP HFC refrigerants.
World air-to water heat pumps market
A few figures from the JARN.
Global air conditioning market growth driven by India and China
A few figures on greenhouse gas emissions and HCFC consumption in Mauritius
Illustration of the evolution of CO2 and HFC emissions between 2013 and 2016, and of the decrease of HCFC consumption in Mauritius.
Global district cooling market: 2016 - 2024 forecast
The district cooling market is estimated to exhibit a 5.1% compound annual growth rate until 2024, according to a Transparency Market Research report.
Refrigerated maritime transport: investing in new technology may help mitigate risk
In a Journal of Commerce article, John Padgett details new opportunities presented by digitally connected devices that enable cargo owners to better monitor reefers.
France: the government recently published several documents on HFC regulations (in French)
On November 22, 2017, the French Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity-based Transition (Ministère de la Transition énergétique et solidaire) published two documents which summarise the different regulations on HFCs at different levels...
21 countries have ratified the Kigali Amendment, allowing the treaty to enter into force on January 2019
On November 17, 2017, Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago became the 20th and 21st countries to ratify the Kigali Amendment, ensuring that the global HFC phase down will come into force on 1 January 2019.
European heat pump market in 2016
A few figures from the 2017 edition of the European Heat Pump Association report.
Transition from HFCs in Europe: European retailers are optimistic
A survey examines how European retailers are navigating away from HFCs towards lower global warming alternatives.
Focus on the consumption of HCFCs in developing countries
Overview of the HCFC consumption in 19 Article 5 countries under the Montreal Protocol (2013-2016).
In France, the tax on HFCs is still under discussion (in French)
Update on the latest developments regarding the HFC tax, which finally appears in the 2018 finance bill.
