UPDATED: China’s leading air conditioner companies shift R290
In China’s first technology roadmap for the home appliance industry, replacing HCFCs with new refrigerants will be the main task of UPDATED: China’s leading air conditioner companies shift to R290China’s…
Co-operative supermarkets to be HFC-free by 2030
UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, the Co-operative Group, is set to reduce its gross greenhouse gas emissions from operations by 35% by 2017. To achieve this target, the retailer intends…
Carbon equivalent price on HFCs becomes reality in Australia
On 8 November 2011, the Australian Senate passed the controversial government’s Clean Energy Act establishing a price on carbon Carbon equivalent price on HFCs becomes reality in Australiaand imposing carbon…
UPDATED: Get involved in AHRI’s research programme to assess low GWP refrigerants
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced an industry-wide cooperative research programme to identify and evaluate promising low-GWP refrigerants, including natural refrigerants, for major product categories. UPDATE: Manufacturers…
Access the world global natural refrigerants business community
hydrocarbons21.com keeps an expert public up-to-date with newest developments in policy and technology relevant to hydrocarbons as working fluids in heating and cooling applications, and displays top-of-the-art products. In August,…
Hydrocarbon refrigerants supplied ot Eastern Caribbean States
One of Grenada’s leading suppliers of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment has launched hydrocarbon refrigerants as its newest line of products for the Eastern Caribbean States market. The launch ceremony was…
SNAP: Hydrocarbon refrigerants rule explained
On 2 February 2012, Margaret Sheppard from US Environmental Protection Agency and leader of the Significant New Alternatives SNAP: Hydrocarbon refrigerants rule explainedPolicy (SNAP) Program, gave a webinar on the…
Unilever and Ben & Jerry’s bring hydrocarbon cabinets to U.S.
Unilever and its iconic ice cream brands, among them Ben & Jerry’s, jointly announced yesterday, 14 February, that they plan to roll Unilever and Ben & Jerry’s bring hydrocarbon cabinets…
Free GUIDE launched: 1,300 industry experts predict HC market potential
With the “GUIDE 2012: Natural Refrigerants – Market Growth for Europe” shecco’s market research team has launched the first in a Free GUIDE launched: 1,300 industry experts predict HC market…
HVAC&R improvements key to energy reduction according to RILA 2012 Sustainability report
At the end of January 2012, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) released their first sustainability report. Collating data HVAC&R improvements key to energy reduction according to RILA 2012 Sustainability…