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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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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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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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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...
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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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Jamaica: Gov't Focuses on Renewable Energy for Smaller Ho...

3 May 2013 | Jamaica Gleaner News
Some $15 million has been set aside in the 2013-14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to improve the competitiveness of small and medium-size hotels through the use of renewable energy....
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New Zealand: Consultation on proposed regulations for the...

2 May 2013 | climatechange.govt.nz
The Minister for Climate Change Issues is seeking feedback on proposed regulations for the synthetic greenhouse gases (SGG) levy. The two areas that are being consulted on are: the methodology for setting the ...
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Lidl to add new refrigeration cabinets in all UK stores ...

27 April 2013 | ACR News
UK: Supermarket group Lidl is to install new refrigeration cabinets in each of its 600 UK stores as part of a £66m investment in expanding its fresh meat and poultry offering. 
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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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ATEX approval for Lec Medical refrigeration

26 April 2013 | LaboratoryTalk
In accordance with directive 94/9/EC, all Lec’s latest lab products now come complete with Zone 2, Category 3 ATEX certification. The ATEX approved models also incorporate R600a refrigerant for improved energ...
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Swaziland Gains Knowledge in Safe Use of Hydrocarbon Tech...

29 April 2013 | UNEP
The Swaziland Environmental Agency (SEA) in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction Programme conducted a national Train-the-trainers workshop for the HCFC alternative technologie...
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Vietnam Gets Funding Support to Phase Out Ozone-depleting...

15 November 2012 | The World Bank
Yesterday the World Bank approved a US$9.76 million grant from the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to support Vietnam’s efforts in phasing-out Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) -...
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Berkeley Lab Study Shows Significant Potential for Deploy...

25 April 2013 | Berkeley Lab
A new assessment of the potential benefits from deploying super-efficient air conditioners has found significant untapped potential for air conditioner efficiency equivalent that can avoid more than 120 Rosenfelds (i....
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Maldives engages media for HCFC phase-out

5 March 2013 | UNEP
The government of the Maldives plans to ban the import of HCFC-based equipment from 1 July 2014. Minister of State for Environment and Energy, Mr. Abdul Matheen Mohamed, announced this at the closing ceremony of a nat...
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Phasing-Down HFCs: Commitments in Rio Hit the Wall in Ban...

30 July 2012 | Natural Resources Defense Council
The U.S. proposal to curb the “super greenhouse gases” called HFCs hit the wall today at Montreal Protocol negotiations in Bangkok, blocked again by India, China, and Brazil.    In one of the m...