refrigerant gas News
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FOR SALE: Second hand machinery
For sale: 3 second hand machines for the degassing of refrigerators. 1 x ATN BK1: 1 drill-head. Draining time 1 minute per refrigerator. Oil/gas separation. Halogen level lower then 0,2%. Mass balance over 98%. 2 x ATN BK2:2 drill-heads. Draining time 1 minute per refrigerator per drill-head. Oil/gas separation. Halogen level lower then 0,1%. Mass balance over 98%. The machines are fully ...
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Top Reasons for Visiting Chillventa 2014?
So you're making plans to travel to the World's largest Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Heat Pump and Ventilation exhibition - Chillventa. So you will be asking yourself "What's in it for me?" Aside of Chillventa being held in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, Nuremberg, the 'Medieval Walled City' is well worth taking taking time out to visit. It is brimming with history, holds great ...
By a1-cbiss
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Refrigerant Gas Monitors Delivered to British MOD
Wilks Enterprise, Inc., has delivered 26 portable refrigerant gas monitors to the British MOD through their agent in the UK, Quantitech Ltd. These monitors are being used onboard British submarines to help ensure safe air quality conditions. The Wilks InfraRan Refrigerant Specific Vapor Monitors that were supplied to the British MOD are portable infrared vapor analyzers. They are factory ...
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Read Our Latest Articles About F-Gas Regs & How It Affects Leak Detection
a1-cbiss know a thing or two about refrigeration gas leak detection systems and how the F-Gas Regulations are affecting this good practice. Since the F-Gas Regulations agreement has been passed, those involved in the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration industry, need to make themselves familiar with the new legislation and act upon the new requirements. Read our articles by following the link ...
By a1-cbiss
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Simple solutions for flammable refrigerant gases
If you are a user or supplier of refrigeration equipment to the European market you will be very aware of the progressing legislation driving the transition to refrigerant gases with a lower Global Warming Potential (GWP). The European legislation in 2020 outlaws the use of refrigerants with a GWP above 2500 thus accelerating the progressive change from the use of high GWP refrigerant gases to ...
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a1-cbiss Set to Launch the RefDetec at the ACR Show in Just 3 Weeks Time
a1-cbiss are excited to launch their new refrigerant gas leak detector for the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. Configurable Specification - making it the most flexible stand-alone leak detector available in the industry To meet demands of more stringent legislation affecting leak detection, a1-cbiss have designed the RefDetec refrigerant leak detector. It allows for infinite ...
By a1-cbiss
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Gas Leak Detection Equipment: Why Do We Need It?
The strongest motivation behind refrigerant gas leak detection is the European Union F-Gas regulation brought into effect as part of the EU’s environmental obligation under the Kyoto protocol to lower refrigerant gas emissions. The much anticipated changes of F-Gas regulation aim to strengthen the existing regulation in terms of reducing leakage of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC’s), to ...
By a1-cbiss
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Calculating carbon emissions
Refrigerant Gas & Fugitive Emissions Compliance Includes CO2 Calculations If you manage a facility using a refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) system or heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC-R) system, it’s time to comply with federal and state environmental laws regarding carbon emissions. To help reduce greenhouse gases, the law requires calculating carbon emissions. This ...
By Accruent
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Bacharach Offers Instrument for CO2 Leak Detection in Industrial and Retail Cold Storage and Machinery Rooms
As the use of CO2 gas increases in popularity as a natural refrigerant due to its low environmental impact and increasing HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) regulations, Bacharach, a leading manufacturer of refrigerant and gas leak detection, from monitoring instruments and data solutions, to combustion and emissions analyzers, is offering an effective CO2 leak detection monitor for industrial and retail ...
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Miami man sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling refrigerant
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan sentenced Brendan Clery, 34, to 18 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $10,000 criminal fine and forfeit illegal proceeds in the amount of $935,240. Clery pleaded guilty in April 2011 to knowingly importing approximately 278,256 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon - 22 (HCFC-22, also known as R-22) into the United States. HCFC-22 is ...
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Verisae Earns High Score in Environmental Leader Technology Reviews
Verisae, Inc. (“Verisae”), the leading global provider of energy, environmental, and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software, today announced that their Enterprise Refrigerant Management (ERM) product received a stellar score in the Environmental Leader Technology Reviews Program. The Environmental Leader Technology Reviews is a program recognizing excellence in ...
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Miami Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling refrigerant
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan sentenced Brendan Clery, 34, to 18 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $40,000 criminal fine and forfeit illegal proceeds in the amount of $935,240. Clery pleaded guilty in April 2011 to knowingly importing approximately 278,256 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon - 22 (HCFC-22, also known as R-22) into the United ...
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EPA Recognizes Supervalu, Inc., for achieving emissions target as part of Greenchill program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Supervalu, Inc., as a GreenChill partner honoree. The GreenChill Partnership works with supermarket industries through a cooperative alliance to reduce their emissions of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gas refrigerants. The nationwide food retailer, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, received the Environmental Achievement Award for ...
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a1-cbiss Leak Detection Systems in Compliance with F-Gas Regulation
Under new F-Gas proposals, a calculation of CO2 equivalent emissions will determine what type of gas leak detection is required. Sites using refrigeration now have to factor in the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of HFC’s compared to relative CO2 emissions. Sites that were before not under F-Gas regulations (had a charge of under 300kgs) are now required to have a fixed refrigerant gas leak ...
By a1-cbiss
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Refrigerators treatment: Forrec technology rules
In terms of the treatment of electric and electronic waste (the so-called WEEE), a series of new regulations have been recently defined for the disposal of a component of this waste: THE REFRIGERATORS. For some time Forrec has been following the procedures of change in the treatment of these particular equipment, especially related to the disposal of gases: dangerous to the environment and the ...
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Broadband infrared sources for tomorrow`s refrigerant leak detection
The field of refrigerants is wide because of the variety of applications and increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Despite the trend for transition towards refrigerants with low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) and low-Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP), gas leakages need to be detected. Axetris' EMIRS Infrared Sources provide reliable results. Following the ban of ...
By Axetris AG
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The correct plant for each application
Aerzen has been supplying blowers and compressors for the process gas and refrigeration industry for over 60 years. The high quality and highly energy-efficient solutions of the company are impressive, not least due to a long service life which in some cases is more than 30 years. The design and implementation of systems are individually tailored to the ...
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Food Lion, Hill Phoenix, Sweetbay, Whole Foods, and Supervalu chill for the environment
EPA’s GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership announced its 2009 partner awards this week, and among the awardees are: Food Lion, Hill Phoenix, Sweetbay, Whole Foods, and Supervalu, the parent company of Bigg’s and Farm Fresh. An EPA cooperative alliance with the supermarket industry, the GreenChill Partnership works with supermarkets to reduce their emissions of ozone-depleting and ...
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GreenChill partnership reaches all 50 states
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill partnership now has 7,000 partner stores located in all 50 states. From regional grocers like Stater Bros. in southern California, and small health food stores like Down-to-Earth, to nationally-recognized names like Whole Foods and the newest partner Target Corporation, the partnership now represents 20 percent of the ...
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Eaton Showcases the Latest Hydraulic and Filtration Solutions at Annual Distributor Meeting
Power management company Eaton today opened its 2014 Eaton Distributor Meeting, or EDM, an industry-unique event. The only event of its kind for the hydraulics industry, Eaton’s Distributor Meeting brings together more than 1,000 Eaton distributors, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and product and market experts from around the world to exchange ideas that inspire innovative power ...
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