News - Fluorocarbons

16 November 2020 News

NEW EFCTC WEBSITES DESIGNED TO INFORM AND MAKE RELEVANT INFORMATION QUICKLY ACCESSIBLE

The new EFCTC fluorocarbons.org website provides a wealth of information on the uses, properties environmental effects and relevant regulations for HFCs, HFOs and HCFOs. Every page has been updated an...

15 November 2020 News

PRIORITY MUST BE GIVEN TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY DURING F-GAS REVIEW

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has consulted its council and members about the F-gas Regulation review. They all consider that the F-gas regulation is a major success and that the...

14 November 2020 News

EFCTC POSITION PAPER ON HCFOs SUBMITTED AS PART OF ODS REGULATION REVIEW PUBLIC CONSULTATION

In response to the European Commission public consultation on the ODS Regulation, EFCTC submitted detailed comments on a range of issues including the important use of ODS as feedstock and an EFCTC po...

13 November 2020 News

ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE MACHINES USING HCFO-1233zd(E) INSTALLED AT GEOTHERMAL SITES AS PART OF MEET HORIZON 2020 PROJECT

Demonstration small scale Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) machines have been installed at geothermal sites in Vermillion/ France, Soultz-sous-Forets/ France and at Grásteinn Farm in Iceland. The ORC modu...

12 November 2020 News

ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP NOVEMBER 2020

In this round-up: #SayNoToIllegalHFCs via a pledge to put a stop to the illegal trade in HFCs; Amended German Chemical Act combating illegal trade in fluorinated greenhouse gases notified to the Europ...

11 November 2020 News

SPOTLIGHT ON REFRIGERANT RECOVERY, RECLAMATION AND DESTRUCTION

Avoiding refrigerant emissions and reusing refrigerant, where practical, contributes to the circular economy. Most re-use activity occurs when refrigerant is recycled locally by the servicing engineer...

10 November 2020 News

IN BRIEF: ACTIVE AIR TRANSPORT CONTAINERS FOR INCREASED VACCINE DISTRIBUTION

The cold chain is gearing up, using active air freight containers, to meet the expected increased shipping needs of the healthcare and aviation industries when a COVID-19 vaccine is approved. Typicall...

09 November 2020 News

NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG NOVEMBER 2020

Cefic: Check out our industry's response to COVID-19. EFCTC is a sector group of Cefic. ...

13 October 2020 News

HFC-245fa AND HCFO-1233zd(E) CONTRIBUTE TO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY HORIZON 2020

Clean technologies developed by Horizon 2020 funded projects for reducing the impact of energy intensive industrial processes are helping Europe to transform into a sustainable, competitive economy an...

12 October 2020 News

ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP -FOCUS ON STAKEHOLDERS’ FEEDBACK TO F-GAS ROADMAP

Illegal trade was raised by about 18 stakeholders in their feedback to the Commission on Fluorinated greenhouse gases – review of EU rules (2015-20). The main themes raised are: Circumventing t...

11 October 2020 News

NEW R-513A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR RELIABLE PROCESSES AND ECONOMICAL COOLING

The production of precision parts requires tightly controlled process conditions and refrigeration technology plays an essential role as it ensures consistent parameters and a high level of process re...

10 October 2020 News

R-455A PREFERRED TO CO2 FOR NEW CONDENSING UNITS IN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Efficiency at the usual operating temperatures resulted in a decision not to use CO2 for condensing units even though the company had invested heavily in CO2 (R-744) technology in the past. The compan...

09 October 2020 News

DANISH HOTEL USES REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS AND COMPRESSORS DESIGNED FOR R-449A AND R-513A

A Danish hotel, which is part of Project Zero and a demonstration venue for the unique clean-tech expertise of the Sønderborg area. Ambitious sustainability goals have been set out since it was initi...

08 October 2020 News

IN BRIEF: EMISSIONS FROM USE OF FLUOROCARBONS AS FEEDSTOCK

Ozone Regulation 1005/2009 requires users of ozone depleting substances as feedstock to report the quantities used, their processes and emissions. According to the recent EEA Briefing Paper, in 2019,...

07 October 2020 News

NEW ON OUR SITE OCTOBER 2020

Cefic: Check out our industry's response to COVID-19. EFCTC is a sector group of Cefic....

01 September 2020 News

Cefic: Check Out Our Industry’s Response To COVID-19

EFCTC is a sector group of Cefic. The European chemical industry has been playing an essential role during the COVID-19 crisis....

31 August 2020 News

PFAS CALL FOR EVIDENCE: EFCTC SUBMITS COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION PACKAGE ABOUT HFCs AND HFOs

The EFCTC submission to the call for evidence on Per- and Poly Fluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFASs) provides a comprehensive package of information that builds on the EFCTC position paper “Per- and...

30 August 2020 News

EU-FUNDED RES4BUILD PROJECT FINALISED HEAT PUMP DESIGN USES HFO R-1234ZE(E)

The EU-funded RES4BUILD project is developing integrated renewable energy-based solutions that are tailored to the needs and requirements of users and installers. The project aims to increase the upta...

29 August 2020 News

ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP SEPTEMBER 2020

In this round-up: the Commission insists it is taking action to prevent illegal trade in HFCs; The German air conditioning and refrigeration industry raises doubts about an amendment to the German Ch...

28 August 2020 News

EFCTC WELCOMES THE PUBLICATION OF THE COMBINED EVALUATION ROADMAP/INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO REVISE THE F-GAS REGULATION

EFCTC welcomes the publication by the European Commission of the “Combined Evaluation Roadmap/Inception Impact Assessment” (Ref. Ares(2020)3402178 – 29/06/2020) to inform and enable stakeholders...

27 August 2020 News

HIGH CAPACITY R-32 CHILLER OFFERS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR NEW BUILDINGS

A range of R-32 chillers with capacities up to 1100 kW offer high efficiency, free cooling and in addition extremely low refrigerant leakage <3 g/year due to their hermetic construction. The air-co...

26 August 2020 News

IN BRIEF: EXPLOSION DUE TO HYDROCARBON REFRIGERANT IN A SUPERMARKET IN THE VAR

The daily Var Matin reported that the explosion was linked to a maintenance intervention on refrigeration equipment. Explanatory note: The incident emphasizes the need for high standards and trainin...

25 August 2020 News

NEW ON OUR SITE SEPTEMBER 2020

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (FLW) on September 29, 2020. The day offers an opportunity to sharpen focus on the need to reduce FLW and how doing so can contribute to sustaina...

06 July 2020 News

Cefic: Our Industry’s Response To COVID-19

Watch the Covestro Home Office Talks on our “How Chemistry responds to COVID-19”at our industry’s response to COVID-19. EFCTC is a sector group of Cefic....