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US industry announces $5 billion refrigerant research plan 

16 september 2014 1 By Julian t-iltnes 

The A!r+CoodtdONnQ, Heating, and RefrlQeration lnstJtvte (AHRJ) president and CEO ~ephen Yurek annoonces 

American HVACR Industry '-\ill Invest SS bn In r<:SC.lrch and development funds aver the next decade for new· 

generation refriger<'lnts and tquipmcnt 

The announcement took pi.;Jce at ;,n C\'ent, sponsorect tr,. lhc Wl'll~c House coundl on rw!ronmct~t.ll Qu.llitv. 

w Yurek told those In attendance, which lnduded Energy Secretary Ernest Monlt, EJ1\1rcoment.JI Protection Agency 

Adminlstriltor Gin.) t-1cc.arthy, .lnd State OCpartment Sped.al £nvov for 0 1mate Change Todd Stern, tNt the HVACR 

IndUStry has been pcoac:ti\'e in de\'e;oping refrigerants voi.lh IO'NCr GWP. 

·ooS(! to S2 bl.llion has been spent bv the industry since 2009 researching enervv·efndent equipment and the 

ublisation of low·GWP refrigerants," Yurek !.tatcd, "'and o .. 'Cr the next 10 \'CJI'S, the HVACR Industry vAll Invest an 

add1t10nal $5 billion for R&D and capital expend.tures to <leveloo and commerclan.te 10\.v•GWP technologies." 

Yurek identified the positi·.•e, proactive etforts by the HVACR and water heating Industry In energy conservation and 

en't'iroomcnutl .s.tcwardship. 

He sa!d that In the late 19805, the lndll$lry supported lntcrnaUonal efforts to protect the ozone laver by deveiop!ng 

non·ch!Orine--contalnlng rclrigcrants, and agreeing to an aggresSive timet.lble 10 phase·out ozone depleting 

chemicals while steaclily Improving the cnerg·,. cftldency of Its equ:ptnent. 

·eunng the past decode, the lndusuy has wor1<e<:l i~Uv ;o rccrucc the potenual impaa on the Earth's climate of 

refrigerants used in our equipment.· Yurek said. 

He said that AHRJ and its member compan!~ launcl'\ed the Low·GWP tJtemative Refriger:mts Evaluatlon Program In 

201 1, the first phase of which was completed at tnc end of 20 13. lhe second phase of IJie program Is wrrentty 

undcrw<Jy. T11c Intent of the program is to evaluate different rclrigcr.lnts In SC'v'Cra.l apphcaUons. 

"The industry is committed to 'NOrking w1th the International community In transitiOntng :.way from hlgh~G\ JP 

refrigerants 1n a managed and orderlv process, and this research is a tanglb!e part or that oommitmQlt, .. he !Hlld. 

The Alliance(()( Responsible Atmospheric Policy, .)Jl ioctus.try coot.Uon repcesenting tn()(e th.an 95 per cent o4 U.S. 

HFC production ;,nd i'J signiftC.lnt majority o4 the w..er industries, announced acuons that support a Hontrcal Protocol 

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amendment to phase down the J)(oduction and consumption of HfCs. The Alliance also announced that it commits 

to take actions and support polldes with a gool to reduce gklbal HFC greenhouse gas contnbutiOO by SO per cent by 

2050 relative to current emi-ssions. This will be accomplished by advancing tectwloklg!es; improving servicing 

practices; IncreaSing rCCO\<ery, redamauor., llr'ld reuse; llnd cOOduetlng tOO'Inolog·,. assessments and V~.'O kshops. 

Other commerd.ll commitments indvde: 

Retrlgerant l)(oducet Arkem.a, committed to reduce GUG emissions from its ope:ratlons by an add.1Jonal 30% by 

2020, .lS wcU M its net energy purchases by l .S% on average each year through the veM 2020. 

Coca--cola has set a goal for 100 per cent of Its new cold drink equipment to be HFC·free. To date, Coca<ola has 

more than 1 mtlbon units or HFC·tree refrigerated equipmenl in use lhroughOut u.s g!Ob\!1 system, adlleving 30% 

use of HFC·free refrigeration equipment this year. 

Hanufacturer QrriC:r Mnoooced tod.)y its commitment to pursue the c::ommercia!is.'ltion ot HFC·frcc refrigerants In 

road transportation refrigeration by 2020, building on Its expertise v.tth HFC·tree ca.rbon <f10xlde refrigerant in 

marine container and food retail rclrigcraUOn. 

Danfos.s announced it iS partnering \'lith the All ~ncc tor Responsible Atmospheric Policy to establish a stakeholder 

ta:!.k force to acteler(lte adoption of standards and bUilding codes for next generation, lcr.v·GWP rerng~ants. 

DuPont announced that rts ne-.., products are anbdpated to reduce gteenhouse 9as content of refrigerants by some 

90 mdhon tonnes catboo dlo)(lde equivalent In the us, and 245 mmon tonnes woclct.v!de by 2025. 

Emerson Qln'lo:)!C Technologies said it willlaundl a fltl line of compreswrs, next year control$ appro·.·ed with ttvcc 

non·flarnmable low·G'NP HFCs, wh1!e In July 201S, 1t w1U offer Its complete line ot compressors w'lth C02. 

Hilfphoenlx announced th.lt d Is commer<i3!1S1ng a c::trbon dioxide boos.ter system 1'10\V cornrnerc).')lty v!3ble for a!l 

dii'Y"'I!lte regions. 

tioneyvlell said it wlfl cut annual produCtion of h,;gh·GWP HFC5 by ~rty SO per cent by 2020 on il ""'rbon diOxide 

equrvatent basis. pr'IOc' to 2020, s:penc;fing a more than SSSO million frx research and de..,eklpment and new capacity. 

Johnson COntrols committed to spend SSO mdlloo O'.'er the next three years to cvcl~ new products and impc-a;c 

and expand its existing IOt\'·GWP portfolkt. 

Peps!Co anoounctd a gO.)I that all of its future point of sale eq1.1pment bought In the US, will be HfC·frec b',. 2020. 

Red Bull, the crea~or ot the energy drink catC9Qf'Y, sa!d that It v.tll order an estimated 32,000 dimate-ftlend!·,. 

hydrocarbon coolers for 2015. 

Target, an upsca!e discount rctallcr v11Lh t~pproxi~telY 1 ns stores in the us, said It has five stores that use carbon 

dloXK!e refrigeratiOn systems and commits to expanding this technoklgy to two addlt:>on.ll sites in 2015. It sa!d It Is 

also p.lrtnering with chemical producers to test UFO rctrlgcr..,nts. 

Thermo IG09 announced that it be uSing il refr!Qerant with a.bo\lt half the GWP compared to what is currently used. 

These new orrcnngs will be available in 2015·2016 In Europe, the N)(!dle East, and Afrk:.l, and to the United Statc:s 

upon EPA appro ... al of the a!tematJ..·c rcftlgcr.lnt. 

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