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China’s Shifting Stance on Hydrofluorocarbons

14 June 2013 | Center with American Progress
HFC progress has been made more difficult in China due to an administrative divide between that nation’s climate change and pollution regulators. HFCs are a greenhouse gas included in the Kyoto Protocol. From...
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Huber high precision thermoregulation in laboratories: EC...

11 June 2013 | Labmate Online
Small and simple changes in design can result in effective and positive contributions to preserving our environment. A simple but effective change has been made by Huber: technical modifications that allow the use of ...
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3rd CGF Refrigeration Summit Warms Retailers to Uptake of...

10 June 2013 | The Consumer Goods Forum
On 5 June 2013, The Consumer Goods Forum(CGF) today held the 3rd Refrigeration Summit - “Moving away from HFCs...Naturally!” in London. Hosted by Tesco, the Summit brought some 150 retailers and technol...
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Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong; Caring Hotel for Hong Kong  ...

5 June 2013 | timesunion.com
A set of green policies has been implemented in the hotel including 100% indoor smoke-free policy, encouraging the use of bed linens and towels, provision of shuttle bus service so as to reduce carbon dioxide emission...
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Supplier Product Guide: Mini bars

5 June 2013 | HotelierMiddleEast.com
Bartech's recently-introduced Neobar range is a new generation of automatic mini bars that come with a low-energy consumption rate. Fitted with cyclopentane insulation and the climate-friendly refrigerant R600a, the '...
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Looking Beyond Low GWP

4 June 2013 | ACHR News
Now that the battle regarding ozone depleting potential (ODP) refrigerants has ended with the phaseout of CFCs and HCFCs, the fighting has shifted to issues related to the global warming potential (GWP) of the remaini...
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A Natural Shift to HCs

3 June 2013 | ACHR News
The attention being paid to so-called natural refrigerants is showing a shift toward hydrocarbon refrigerants, even as CO2 gains a stronger foothold and ammonia maintains a high profile. But, whether or not there will...
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The Challenges of Bringing Hydrocarbons to the US Refrige...

30 May 2013 | ACR Today
It's not easy to implement change such as the environmental necessities for using refrigerants which have a lower global warming potential (GWP) compared to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants. But, US retail cust...
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Foster Refrigerator raises green bar with second CSR Report

23 May 2013 | RAC
Foster Refrigerator has claimed to have raised the green bar higher for commercial refrigeration with the release of its second CSR (corporate social responsibility) report, detailing independently verified carbon foo...
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RAC Cooling Industry Awards: Deadline Extended to June 3rd

21 May 2013 | RAC
The deadline to enter the Cooling Awards has been extended, allowing companies one final window of opportunity to gain recognition in the most prestigious awards in the industry.
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Refrigerant Market – Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCF...

17 May 2013 | Markets and Markets
Global refrigerant demand is anticipated to grow by 5.2% to reach 1.6 million metric tons by 2018. Gains will be fueled by increasing production of refrigerator and cooling products/equipment, economic growth of devel...
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Danfoss Looks To Bring Efficient Hydrocarbons To The US R...

14 May 2013 | Noodls
Today, small refrigeration units like glass door merchandisers are being adapted for use with hydrocarbons. But some of the interest in hydrocarbons in the US stems from customers looking for alternative solutions for...
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Bahrain To Host Asian Ozone Officers' Meeting

13 May 2013 | Bahrain News Agency
Manama-May-09(BNA)The Joint Network Meeting of Ozone Officers of Asia and the Pacific will be open in Bahrain on Sunday (May12). The four-day event is being held under the patronage of His Majesty's Personal Represent...
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Seeking to Smooth Out Natural Refrigerants’ Rocky Road

8 May 2013 | ACHR News
The road to natural refrigerants is a rocky one. There is much talk, but not a lot of action. However, this sector is certainly expanding. This “road” was a topic of discussion during the most recent Inter...
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Home cool home

6 May 2013 | the hindu
You might pay more for a 5 star AC, but you pay less on electricity bills. Companies keep upgrading technology, so watch out for newer and more energy-efficient models. For instance, Godrej has a new range that report...