The free webinar, organised by the EU project LIFE FRONT, will focus on barriers to hydrocarbons in terms of standards and codes and testing done on equipment that use these refrigerants.
ASHRAE Research Project 1807 cites technician training, refrigerant odorization and other requirements in place in other regions.
The survey will map the available technology, barriers, drivers and future trends for products using hydrocarbon refrigerants.
But a proposal to raise the charge limit for three hydrocarbons to 150 g from 57 g is still expected to go forward.
Japanese government representatives at this week’s ATMOsphere Japan conference hailed the impact of the country’s subsidy scheme in supporting wider uptake of natural refrigerant technologies.
If adverse comments are found, the agency has until March 12 to withdraw rule that boosts HC charge to 150 g for domestic fridges.
AMCA’s Fan Energy Index – an energy-efficiency metric covering motors and drives – is defined in new document.
A €47 million budget for NatRef installation subsidies in Japan for FY2018 has been confirmed by Japan’s Ministry of Environment.
This second article about the webinar “What ever refrigeration technician should know about hydrocarbon refrigeration” organised in the US provides an overview of the following considerations when dealing with hydrocarbons: material compatibility, purity, lubrication and filter driers, as well as flammability and safety.
Ahead of the pending US Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) ruling Keith Gifford, Director of Global Marketing Tecumseh presented “What every refrigeration technician should know about hydrocarbon refrigeration” in an archnews.com webinar. This first article about the webinar provides an overview of SNAP, fluorinated refrigerant replacements and hydrocarbon working pressures and temperatures.
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