UNEP advances Africa’s HCFC phase-out and HFC reduction plans
Officials from 25 countries focused on enforcement, technician certification and low-GWP refrigerant safety ahead of key deadlines.
Bhutan and Ecuador advance Kigali Amendment goals
Training programmes support safer servicing, lower-GWP refrigerants and improved recovery and regeneration practices.
R290/R170 cascade raises COP up to 40% in ultra-low refrigeration
The natural-refrigerant system cut TEWI emissions 39%, while a proposed safety modification limited the maximum COP penalty to 6.5%.
ASERCOM updates guideline for systems using flammable refrigerants
The October 2026 revision details component requirements, risk assessment and mitigation measures across European RACHP applications.
EPA allocates 2027 HFC allowances under US phasedown program
The agency set aside 1 million MTEVe for unforeseen inhaler needs and allocated 3,000 MTEVe for semiconductor-related exports.
ABRAVA Forum Reviews 10 Years of Kigali Amendment in Brazil
Industry and government leaders focused on refrigerant transition, workforce training, energy efficiency and lifecycle responsibility.
U-3ARC Calls for Training and Policy Action on Africa Refrigeration Day
The association is expanding technician academies while pursuing common standards, certification and refrigerant rules suited to African conditions.
A-Gas launches RefHub refrigerant management platform in UK
The mobile-ready platform will streamline refrigerant and waste returns, cut paperwork and support digital waste tracking.
HARDI and AHRI seek changes to New York A2L refrigerant rule
The associations say alignment with 2024 ASHRAE standards would cut project costs and ease access to low-GWP technologies.
ATF confirms 2026–2027 leadership and expands international training
The association is prioritising technician skills for new refrigerants, F-Gas compliance and safety through European and UN projects.
Chemours backs longer EU transition for mobile AC refrigerants
Industry submissions say R-290 and R-744 would require full system redesigns, with safety, regulatory and performance hurdles.
R290/R170 cascade raises COP by up to 40% at -80 °C
An interstage heat exchanger addressed safety risks, while the natural refrigerant system cut equivalent CO2 emissions by about 39%.
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