News European Patent Office upholds Chemours HFO-1234yf process patent ... which protects manufacturing processes for the refrigerant HFO-1234yf. According to Chemours, the decision confirms intellectual property protection for the production technology used to manufacture the low global warmi... March 5, 2026 · Refrigerants News Carrier partners with TechForce to boost HVAC technician training in the US ...lobal Corporation has announced a new collaboration with TechForce Foundation to support workforce development in the HVAC sector. The initiative aims to address the technician shortage in the United States by offering s... September 20, 2025 · Air Conditioning News EIA warns of environmental risks from HFO refrigerants in new report ...den environmental and health impacts of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), the latest generation of fluorinated gases used primarily as refrigerants. While promoted for their low global warming potential (GWP), the report outlin... July 29, 2025 · Refrigerants News ATMOsphere Report Warns of Rising Environmental Impact from HFOs and TFA ...ronmental and health concerns linked to hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), especially HFO-1234yf, and their degradation product, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The report will be discussed at an ATMOsphere-hosted side event during ... July 8, 2025 · Refrigerants News UNSW Study Reveals HFO Refrigerants Can Break Down into Greenhouse Pollutants ... New South Wales (UNSW) have found that hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), widely used as refrigerants and aerosol propellants, can partially decompose into persistent greenhouse gas pollutants, including fluoroform - an HFC wit... March 4, 2025 · Refrigerants News HFOs can produce the super greenhouse gas HFC-23 ...p;in the journal ChemSusChem. Hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) can produce the super greenhouse gas HFC-23 as a secondary breakdown product via TriFluoroEtanal (TFE) and TriFluoroAcetate (TFA). TFE mineralization expe... May 21, 2024 · Refrigerants News New Research Reveals Potential Global Warming Impact of ‘Ozone-Safe’ HFOs ...es, has unveiled a possible downside to hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), the latest generation of chemical refrigerants. These compounds, initially adopted for their minimal impact on the ozone layer, might exacerbate global w... January 10, 2024 · Refrigerants News Aermec UK opened new headquarters in Rochford ...ffaella Riello have opened Aermec UK new headquarters in Rochford. The English company, controlled by the Giordano Riello International Group, has been in charge of distributing Aermec products in the UK for over 20 year... November 28, 2023 · Heat Pumps News Projections of National-Gridded Emissions of Hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) in China Hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) are being used as substitutes for potent greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). However, the use and environmental impacts of HFOs are of great concern due to the rapid degradation of HFOs to... August 30, 2023 · Refrigerants News Chemours will offer insights about the Chemours Opteon line of HFO refrigerants at 2023 AHR Expo ... landscapes, the Chemours Opteon line of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) refrigerants, and product options and opportunities to help individuals and companies make the refrigerant transition with solutions that best support the ... December 19, 2022 · Refrigerants News Honeywell doubles production capacity of ultra-low-GWP HFO solution ...y has doubled production capacity of Honeywell Solstice ze (HFO-1234ze), an ultra-low-global-warming-potential (GWP) and energy-efficient solution compared to other current technologies. Solstice ze is used in foam insul... December 1, 2022 · Refrigerants Event HFO2023 ... to be adopted in many other regions, the IIR Conference on HFO Refrigerants and Low GWP Blends offers an opportunity for those developing new working fluids to meet with the equipment design engineers who provide produc... November 8, 2022