Climate Philanthropies Commit Over $36 Million to Cut Cooling Emissions
The four-year strategy will back stronger super-pollutant policies, climate-safe cooling equipment and incentives to curb leaks.
Chemours Faces Investor Lawsuit Over Opteon Refrigerant Sales in the US
The complaint cites excess distributor inventory after 2025 advance purchases and questions the reliability of Chemours' 2026 guidance.
Clivet Introduces SMARTPACK3 Rooftop Air Conditioners with R454C
The range cuts refrigerant-related emissions by up to 95% and exceeds minimum ErP seasonal performance requirements by up to 30%.
Solstice and Chemours Enforce HFO Refrigerant Patents at Chillventa 2026
Court orders targeted exhibitors over manufacturing processes and refrigerant blends, with Solstice noting that affected firms may appeal.
HARDI Urges Washington State to Reject A3 Refrigerant Code Exception
Industry groups say the proposal conflicts with North American standards and could create uncertainty for contractors, distributors and code officials.
Study Reviews Water (R-718) Performance in High-Temperature Heat Pumps
Researchers report COPs of 1.3 to 6.10 at 130 to 250°C, while highlighting compressor and system design challenges.
Study finds R1270 can cut freezer energy use with compressor matching
Pairing R1270 with a lower-displacement fixed-speed compressor reduced 24-hour energy consumption by 3.6% versus R290.
Cool Training Brings Natural Refrigerant Training to Eight Countries
Hands-on sessions and a Nordfrost plant visit built skills in safe, efficient natural refrigerant handling and system operation.
China Tightens HFC Controls as Pacific Countries Improve Refrigerant Trade Monitoring
China's 2025–2030 plan links quotas and licensing to reporting, recovery and efficiency standards, as Pacific customs adopt dedicated HFC codes.
German HVACR Associations Call for Exemptions from Proposed PFAS Restrictions
Industry groups seek risk-based rules, transition periods and carve-outs where refrigerant alternatives are unsafe or unavailable.
Kigali Amendment Marks 10 Years of Global Action on Climate-Friendly Cooling
With 175 parties now participating, the UN says full implementation could prevent up to 0.5°C of global warming by century's end.
Arkema Launches Forane 516A Low-GWP Refrigerant as R-134a Replacement
The SNAP-approved A2L blend has a GWP below 150 and zero temperature glide for new cooling, refrigeration and heat pump systems.
Insights on Refrigerants
A2Ls Are Not a Bridge: Heatcraft on Refrigerant Choice in North America
Sergei Mukminov, Editor-in-Chief of Refindustry.com, interviewed David Bolaños, Director of Marketing and Product Management at Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, about the direction of the North American commercial refrigeration market and the thinking behind the company's refrigerant strategy. The interview was conducted in writing in August 2026. It comes at a point when the regulatory ground has
Power, Water, and Heat: How Site Resources Now Decide the Refrigerant in a Data Center
For an engineer reading a data center brief in 2026, the first constraint is rarely the heat load. It is whether the site has the electricity, the water, and a use for the rejected heat to run a given cooling scheme at all. The cooling technology, and with it the refrigerant, follows from what the
EPA Delays Low-GWP Refrigerant Deadlines, Splitting the US Cooling Industry
The deadline that supermarkets faced to install new refrigeration systems running on low-GWP refrigerants was January 1, 2027. It is now January 1, 2032. On May 21, 2026, alongside President Trump in the Oval Office, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced final revisions to the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule and a proposed technical fix to the