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02 October 2014 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG – OCTOBER 2014
HFOs TABLE UPDATE
EPEE F-GAS PLEDGE TO BE CATALYST FOR GLOBAL ACTION
NEW ON FIGAROO
LOG-BOOK :UPDATED LOG-BOOK DOWNLOAD ON OUR SITE
NEW LINKS ADDED
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25 September 2014 News
EFCTC Position on the Paris via Montreal Article in the Economist 20.09.2014
EFCTC welcomes the way the article "Paris via "Montreal in the edition of September 20th, 2014 brings the debate on the role of fluorocarbons in climate change to wider audience. EFCTC strongly supports the inclusion of HFCs and other F-gases in the Montreal Protocol as a means of limiting their climate impact but we feel that there are some issues that need to be clarified.
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01 September 2014 News
DISPLAY CABINETS R407F REFRIGERANT SELECTED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY REASONS
A British refrigerated display cabinets manufacturer has decided to replace R404A models with a new more efficient versions using R407F.
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31 August 2014 News
US EPA WARNING AGAINST THE USE OF PROPANE REFRIGERANTS IN EXISTING MOBILE AND STATIONARY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
The US EPA has issued a safety warning regarding the use of flammable refrigerants in car and home air conditioning equipment.
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30 August 2014 News
HFC-245fa ORC UNITS IMPROVE COGENERATION GAS TURBINES ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN SLOVAKIA
Ten new Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) generators using HFC-245fa as working fluid have been installed in a Slovakian district heating plant to increase the on-site efficiency of two cogeneration gas turbines.
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29 August 2014 News
IMPROVEMENT OF COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH ADVANCED CONTROL OF AIR CONDITIONING
American researchers, having conducted a year-long trial of the controls at malls, grocery stores and other buildings, have demonstrated that commercial buildings could substantially cut their heating and cooling electricity use by an average of 57 percent.
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28 August 2014 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG – SEPTEMBER 2014
New Factsheet: Natural refrigerants ?
The 'Coming events' page has been updated
New link added
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15 July 2014 News
Natural refirgerants? EFCTC New fact sheet
EFCTC has published a new Fact sheet: "Natural refrigerants"
There is no real distinction between the processing required for any refrigerant, whether it occurs naturally in any useable form or is produced by chemical synthesis. They all require an industrial scale manufacturing process to meet quality specifications for refrigeration fluids.
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30 June 2014 News
NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE HFC AIR CONDITIONING TO PRESERVE MICHELANGELOS FRESCOES IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL
As part of an effort to preserve Michelangelos frescoes in the Vatican Sistine Chapel, decorating the vaulted ceiling rising to 20.7m, a new HFC Air Conditioning system is being installed, replacing an early 1990 outdated system, which was designed to handle far fewer visitors.
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29 June 2014 News
HFC BLOWN INSULATING FOAM PROVIDES ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND VISITOR COMFORT TO AN EXHIBIT HALL
The Pacific Science Center 1,900 m2 exhibit hall in Seattle (USA) has been re-insulated to improve temperature control and energy efficiency, using sprayed HFC blown polyurethane foam.
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28 June 2014 News
US APPLIANCES MANUFACTURERS CHALLENGE HFC PROPOSED PHASE-DOWN ON THE GROUNDS OF SAFETY AND COSTS
On the grounds of safety, costs and the freedom of refrigerant choice, the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) has raised objections towards a proposed regulation " Rule 19- Climate-friendly Refrigerant Alternatives" from the US EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program.
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27 June 2014 News
HEATING A GERMAN INDUSTRY HALL WITH A HFC CHILLER
A HFC based VRV chiller, working as a heat pump, has been installed to provide underfloor heating for a new industrial hall at a leading German manufacturer of temporary tent structures.
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25 June 2014 News
NEW LINK ADDED – July 2014
Applications of Fluorocarbons - RefrigerationComposition of Refrigerant Blends (US EPA accepted)
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02 June 2014 News
F-GAS LEGISLATION ENTERS INTO FORCE
The revised F-gas Regulation 517 (2014), repealing the former Regulation 842 (2006) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 20 May 2014.
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01 June 2014 News
HFC REPORTED EMISSIONS GROWTH FOR ANNEX 1 COUNTRIES MUCH SLOWER SINCE 2000 RAPID EMISSIONS GROWTH IN CHINA
A recent scientific paper shows that, while HFC emissions calculated from atmospheric measurements have grown significantly from 1995 to 2012 (up to 700 Gigatonnes/year CO2 eq.), HFC emissions reported to UNFCCC have actually shown a much slower growth since 1998-2000 (settling about 200-300 Gigatonnes/year CO2 eq.).
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31 May 2014 News
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE HFC BASED ORC TURBINE ADDRESSING THE MARKET FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE WASTE HEAT ENERGY RECOVERY
A French startup has developed an innovative very compact micro-turbine, based on an ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle), able to recover energy from smaller sources than traditional larger ORC projects.
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30 May 2014 News
NEW HFOs PROPOSED TO COVER HCFC AND HFC ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS
Complementing established HFOs, new HFO molecules and blends have been developed for specific applications.
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29 May 2014 News
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG – JUNE 2014
Update of the Page Review of the Regulation
Factsheet Massive growth in HFCs is not considered likely in the IPCC Scenarios
Factsheet Global Temperature change Potential compared to Global Warming Potential
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23 May 2014 News
The revised F-Gas Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union
The revised F-Gas Regulation No 517/2014 has been published on May 20 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The text enters into force on June 9 and will apply from 2015 onwards.
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15 May 2014 News
European HFC Producers support action under the Montreal Protocol for a consumption cap and reduction of HFCs
The European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC) encourages Parties to the Montreal Protocol to move forward with a constructive dialogue to achieve an agreement for a global cap and reduction for HFC consumption on a GWP-weighted basis, building on the submission to the Secretariat of the Montreal Protocol of a proposal for an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to reduce the production and consumption.
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05 May 2014 News
SCIENTIC STUDY OF STRATOSPHERIC AIR CIRCULATION SUGGESTS AN EARLIER OZONE LAYER RECOVERY
CFCs are generally very stable in the troposphere and degrade to release ozone destroying chlorine only in the stratosphere. Such Ozone Depleting Substance are carried to the stratosphere by natural air circulation and so the rate of addition of chlorine to the stratosphere is linked to the rate of exchange of air between troposphere and stratosphere and the length of time it remains there.
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04 May 2014 News
HFC REFRIGERATION FOR THE NEW FRENCH LOUVRE-LENS MUSEUM
The Louvre-Lens, a new branch of the prestigious Paris Louvre museum has been built in Lens (Northern France). HFC-134a chillers have been installed to meet stringent requirements for a constant indoor temperature and humidity, in order to ensure the preservation of the sensitive art works in the exhibition and storage areas.
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03 May 2014 News
CLIMATE MITIGATION POLICIES MUST FOCUS IN PARALLEL ON HFCS AND ON CO2 SAYS AN ACADEMIC STUDY
Considering the role of SLCP (short-life climate pollutants, i.e. CH4, black carbon, tropospheric ozone and HFCs) in climate mitigation strategies, a recent academic study concluded that Parallel strategies must focus on long- and short-lived pollutants, but not at the cost of reducing pressure for action on CO2.
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