Technological Development Greenpeace has researched the availability of environmentally safer technologies and products for virtually every current application of ozone destroying chemicals. This research is on-going. Commercially viable alternatives do exist, with new technologies and products rapidly being developed around the world. This research is published and disseminated to international organizations, industry, the public and governments. Greenfreeze utilizes hydrocarbons for both the insulation foam blowing agent and the refrigerant coolant.
Hydrocarbons have zero ozone depleting and negligible global warming qualities.
They are also inexpensive and energy efficient. Since the spring of 1993, when the first model left the assembly line in Germany, Greenfreeze technology has spread like wild-fire throughout Europe, and other parts of the world. All of the major European companies, Bosch, Siemens, Electrolux, Liebherr, Miele, Quelle, Vestfrost , Whirlpool, Bauknecht, Foron, AEG are marketing a variety of models of Greenfreeze refrigerators. Companies in Argentina, China and India will soon be producing Greenfreeze refrigerators as a result of Greenpeace initiatives. HCFCs and HFCs are the chemical industry's favourites for replacing CFCs.