Rapid Recovery, a nationwide refrigerant recovery and reclaim company, announced that it has been issued carbon offset credits from the California Carbon Exchange. This is the first release of offsets that have been issued under the California Cap and Trade Program.
What has changed over the past 25 years or so is the recovery equipment, and the latest generation of such equipment is a considerable improvement over that of the first generation.
To see where the sector is headed over the next five years, The NEWS collected comments from numerous companies involved in reclamation services. Here, in alphabetical order by company, is a collection of the responses.
For new installations, so-called natural refrigerants are Topic No. 1 as the sector wants to get an edge on any possible phase down in production of HFCs.
2014 could shape up to be an even busier year as a regional standards resolution inches closer, the delayed employer mandate for providing employee healthcare looms, and a variety of other issues come to a head in the next 12 months.
Mastercool’s Twin Turbo Recovery Machine allows for maximum recovery capacity while at the same time decreasing size and weight. The design features a double piston compressor and cooling by a large fan and condenser.
As an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer, Diversified Pure Chem can ensure refrigerant is transferred, stored, and transported responsibly. Since inception, the company has recovered a variety of refrigerants from chillers, a/c units, etc.
A recent state-of-the-industry panel session focused on the cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency of natural refrigerants when compared to the much more common f-gases.
President Barack Obama’s recently announced Climate Action Plan specifically references the future of the familiar HFC refrigerants all HVACR contractors work with on a daily basis.