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03 November 2016 News
THE KIGALI HFC AMENDMENT TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
The 28th Meeting of the Parties (MOP28) to the Montreal Protocol, held in Kigali, Rwanda, has adopted an amendment for a global cap and reduction for HFC consumption and production on a GWP-weighted basis.
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02 November 2016 News
QUEBEC AUTHORITIES INCLUDE HFCS IN AN ARENAS REFRIGERATION UPGRADE BUDGET
For the modernization of arenas refrigeration systems still using HCFC-22 (and a few CFC-12) in Quebec (Canada), the "Ministère de lÉducation, du Loisir et du Sport » (MELS) has decided to subsidize projects based on ammonia, CO2 or new fluorocarbons refrigerant blends with a GWP lower than 700.
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01 November 2016 News
R-410A CHILLERS FOR THE FRANKFURT AIRPORT PIER A-PLUS
R-410A VRF chillers have been installed for the comfort cooling of the customer area in the recent Frankfurt Airport Pier-A Plus.
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31 October 2016 News
OZONE HOLE 2016 BACK TO NORMAL
The 2016 Antarctic Ozone Hole size reached 23 million km2, 5 million km2 smaller than the record 2015 hole, whose larger size was due to colder-than-average temperatures in the stratosphere, while warmer temperatures were encountered this year.
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30 October 2016 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG NOVEMBER 2016
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05 October 2016 News
HFC-134A GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS HELP REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT A FRENCH SWIMMING POOL BY A FACTOR OF FIVE
For the renovation of the the oldest Strasbourg (France) swimming pool heating system, an old gas boiler has been replaced by 2 HFC-134a geothermal heat pumps, delivering each 558 kW heating and 482 k...
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04 October 2016 News
HFO-1234ZE CHILLER SELECTED FOR A BRITISH SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
An HFO-1233ze based reciprocating chiller has been chosen for the HFOs very low GWP of 1, to cool the new Centre for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, which is designed to be carbon neutral.
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03 October 2016 News
MYSTERY OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE LARGELY SOLVED
Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4) is an Ozone Depleting Substance with a relatively high ODP value of 1.1 (Montreal Protocol value). In response to continued questions about the discrepancy between CCl4 atmospheric observations and reported production and consumption, a workshop on "The Mystery of Carbon Tetrachloride" was organized in October 2015 by the SPARC activity on CCl4
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02 October 2016 News
HFC-134A GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS HELP REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT A FRENCH SWIMMING POOL BY A FACTOR OF FIVE
For the renovation of the the oldest Strasbourg (France) swimming pool heating system, an old gas boiler has been replaced by 2 HFC-134a geothermal heat pumps, delivering each 558 kW heating and 482 kW cooling.
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01 October 2016 News
HFO-1234ZE SELECTED FOR INTEGRAL SKIN POLYURETHANE FOAMS
HFO-1234ze has found another use as an innovative blowing agent for integral skin polyurethane foams, providing excellent foam performances and minimizing the environmental impact.
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30 September 2016 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG OCTOBER 2016
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NEW ON FIGAROOFollowing the entry into force of the F-Gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, an updated Figaroo section will be available soon.
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27 September 2016 News
Austria: HFOs – Regulatory position
Following inquiries by end users of low GWP Fluorocarbon solutions, EFCTC has received a clarification from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management on the regulatory position of HFOs.
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05 September 2016 News
ANTARCTIC OZONE LAYER STARTS TO MEND
Researchers have demonstrated that, following the decrease of the atmospheric concentrations of ODS (ozone depleting substances), the antarctic ozone layer has begun to mend.
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04 September 2016 News
FRENCH HVAC REFRIGERANTS RECOVERY MANAGEMENT COULD PREVENT THE EMISSION OF 68 M TONNES CO2-EQUIVALENT UNTIL 2030
During the Montreal Protocols OEWG 38 in Vienna, the French association ADC3R presented in a side event the French end of life management system for fluorinated refrigerants,
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03 September 2016 News
HFO-1233zd(E) CHOSEN FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
HFO-1233zd(E) has been chosen for the replacement of the outdated Eurotunnel HCFC-22 refrigeration system.
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02 September 2016 News
HFC BASED REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR ONE OF THE LONDON CANARY WHARF BUILDINGS RECEIVES AN AWARD AND IS SHORTLISTED FOR TWO MORE
An HFC-134a based innovative cooling and heating project at one of the London Canary Wharf main buildings received an Award for Excellence for replacing the fresh air cooling and heating system, decreasing substantially the energy consumption while increasing capacity by 25 %.
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01 September 2016 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG SEPTEMBER 2016
Special Review on: Understanding TFA
NEW BROCK & OLLIE VIDEO Brock and Ollie - Closing the gap
NEW ON FIGAROO : an updated Figaroo section will be available soon
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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY : Updated version of Public Reports - Ozone
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29 August 2016 News
Special Review on : Understanding TFA
See: https://www.fluorocarbons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/EFCTC-Infographics-7_Trifluoroacetic_Acid_TFA.pdf...
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05 July 2016 News
HFO-1234ZE(E) SELECTED FOR HIGHLY EFFICIENT CHILLERS AND HEAT PUMPS, ABLE TO PRODUCE HIGHER TEMPERATURE WARM WATER
A large HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) manufacturer has selected HFO-1234ze(E) to replace HFC-134a in a new range of chilled water production and heat pumps using screw compressors.
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04 July 2016 News
HFC-245FA ORC SYSTEM RECOVERING WASTE HEAT ABOARD LARGE SHIPS, SELECTED FOR THE EU «LEANSHIPS» RESEARCH PROJECT
An HFC-245fa based Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system is being developed as part of the UE funded "LeanShips" research project, aiming at reducing the environmental impact of large ships.
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03 July 2016 News
R-410A BASED HEAT PUMPS FOR THREE FRENCH STADIUMS HOSTING EURO2016 FOOTBALL MATCHES
R-410A based reversible and multi-purpose heat pumps have been installed in three French stadiums hosting the finals of the Euro2016 football competition.
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02 July 2016 News
US RESEARCH PROJECT ON MILDLY FLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS
The US Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) flammable refrigerants subcommittee, ASHRAE, and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are supporting a collaborative effort to fund research about mildly flammable (ASHRAE class A2L) refrigerants, such as HFC-32, HFO-1234yf or HFO-1234ze(E), in order to allow their safe use.
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01 July 2016 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG JULY-AUGUST 2016
EPEE Video : The EU F-Gas Phasedown
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20 June 2016 News
Newsflash: No more confusion on the definition of a one-component-foam: all sizes of dispensing units are banned 1)
Over the past months, different interpretations have circulated on the definition of a One-Component Foam (OCF). As OCF is generally placed on the market in cans with a content of ? 1000 ml, the latter has been interpreted as a volume limit. It has been assumed by some that products fulfilling the definition of OCF in the F-Gas Regulation, but placed on the market in larger dispensing units, would not be covered by the ban in Annex III, point 8.
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