Sustainability is a way to preserve natural resources for future generations. Many of our yesterday decisions did have consequences for today environment. Refrigerant is also one of the parameters that impact our environmental sustainability. There have been significant changes in our refrigerant selection since we always continue exploring new and better technology to develop our quality of life. Therefore, let’s see what changes in refrigerant directions are and what they will be in the future.
To begin with, refrigerant trends will be categorized according to their application. First, in this chapter, we start with an overview of the refrigerant direction trend for heat pumps, which are in high demand, especially in Europe. Most current air-to-air and water-to-water heat pumps use R410A while some have been replaced by R32, which has less GWP and is more effective. However, these refrigerants must still be phased down due to EU f-gas regulations. The next midterm options for air-to-air heat pumps are R32, R454C, and R290. For the water-to-water heat pumps, R410A substitutes with R454C and R454B. Eventually, the future long-term refrigerants for this application are R454C and R290, which have little GWP levels at 148 and 3, respectively. We can see that the EU f-gas regulation indicated a far-reaching change in refrigerant selection. We can decrease a lot of GWP by switching R410 with 2088 GWP to R290 with only 3 GWP. This is to say that we can assist in minimizing global warming impact while also maximizing environmental sustainability.
A few changes in our movements can have a massive sustainable effect. SCI always contributes to a more sustainable world by raising awareness and providing greener solutions to our partners. We make sustainability one of our priorities because we think highly of our future generations, the environment, and all living things.
Finally, there's still a lot more to talk about when it comes to the trends in refrigeration in other applications. Please follow and stay tuned!
