Cooling in 2021: Climate Change, Biden Administration to Spark NatRef Adoption
But the extent of COVID-19 mitigation will tell the tale. Over the past 15 years, natural refrigerants – particularly CO 2 (R744) and propane (R290), as well as ammonia (R717) – have become recognized as the most environmentally friendly and future-proof replacement for HCFCs and HFCs in commercial and industrial refrigeration. The change began in Europe, prompted by the advent of the EU F-Gas Regulation in 2006, and caught on in Japan, where CO 2 had already made its mark in heat pump water heaters. Other regions like the U.S., Australia/New Zealand and South Africa have come later to...
Source: r744.com