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Airedale Chiller with Low-GWP HFO Refrigerant to Cool New John Lewis Store

R-1234ze Has a Global Warming Potential Lower Than One, Better Than CO2

June 9, 2014

The first UK-manufactured chiller incorporating the low global warming potential (GWP) HFO refrigerant R-1234ze is now cooling shoppers visiting the new £15 million John Lewis department store that opened in York.

The Business of Refrigeration Is Global in Nature

Refrigerants, Carbon Credits, GreenChill Draw Interest

Peter Powell

May 27, 2014

Beyond making refrigeration equipment and refrigerant gases, manufacturers of such products are also involved in developments within the industry that show global sweep. Here are several recent announcements involving manufacturers familiar to contractors and service technicians.

R-22 Uncertainty Keeps Distributors on Edge

Industry Pushes for Aggressive Timeline as EPA Develops Final Rule

Jen Roby

March 17, 2014

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wraps up the comment period for its final hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-22 allocation rule for 2015-2019, the industry leaders who have been pushing for a more aggressive approach to the phaseout are now left to wait and see what the EPA does.

Did EPA Mistake Cause Hell to Freeze Over?

R-22 Allocation Debate Continues

Kyle Gargaro

March 14, 2014

We’ve all heard the phrase when hell freezes over. It’s probably one of the more overused statements in the English language. Recently, while trying to figure out a way to describe a recent meeting in Washington regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rulemaking to govern the allocation of HCFC-22 (R-22) for the years 2015-2019, the phrase came to me as the only way to describe what I saw and heard.

Feb. 19, 2014: EPA Proposes Transition Plan to Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerants

EPA Announced It Is Planning Two Separate Proposed Rulemakings

February 19, 2014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public meeting to inform stakeholders of its proposed plan for a transition to “climate-friendly alternatives” to replace high-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.

Refrigerant Trends Through a Cloudy Crystal Ball

Figuring Out the Shifting Refrigerant Landscape in 2014

Peter Powell

February 3, 2014

Trying to predict what might happen on the refrigerant front in 2014 is as challenging as it has been every year for the past 30 years.

Jan. 21, 2014: AHRI Launches Second Phase of Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program

Organization Seeks Refrigerant Research Participants

January 21, 2014

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced that it will launch a second phase of the Low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program (AREP).

Jan. 15, 2014: Emerson to Present at AHRI Low-GWP AREP Conference

Session Will Review Compressor Tests with Low-GWP Refrigerants

January 15, 2014

Emerson Climate Technologies announced that two of its engineers will present an educational session at the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute’s (AHRI) Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program (AREP) Conference.

Refrigerants by the Dozens

Growing List of HVACR Gases Will Eventually Sort Itself Out

Peter Powell

December 9, 2013

As HCFC-22 is phased out and alternative refrigerants enter the market, contractor attention and manufacturer intent will steer the market toward the best remaining refrigerant options.

Nov. 25, 2013: Carrier Contribution Supports HVAC Research at Purdue University Labs

Manufacturer Supplies 15 Custom Air-Handling Units

November 25, 2013

Carrier announced its support of Purdue University’s newly expanded HVAC and refrigeration research facilities at Ray W. Herrick Laboratories with the contribution of a custom air-handling system and five years of engineering expertise.