Tag: refrigerant

R1234yf cylinder

Honeywell has officially announced its new publicly traded spin-off refrigerant company, Solstice Advanced Materials, expected to be completed by late 2025 or early 2026, allowing both companies to pursue independent growth. With projected revenue approaching A$6.7 billion, Solstice Advanced Materials will remain headquartered in Morris Plains, New Jersey, and leverage its flagship hydrofluoroolefin technology, developed … Continue reading Honeywell’s refrigerant spin-off Solstice takes shape

Chemours plant near Corpus Christi, Texas

Chemours reported a 14 per cent increase in sales of its Opteon HFO refrigerants and low-GWP blends in 2024, reaching $810 million (A$1.25 billion). Growth was particularly strong in the fourth quarter, with a 23 per cent year-on-year rise, as customers prepared for the U.S. AIM Act, which took effect in 2024 and mandates the … Continue reading Low-GWP shift lifts sales for Chemours Opteon brand 

BYD battery thermal management

BYD, the world’s largest electrified vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has unveiled its groundbreaking 1000kW Super e-Platform. The company claims to be the first to achieve a 10C charging rate, meaning the charging speed is 10 times the battery’s capacity per hour. This allows vehicles to add up to 400km of range in only five minutes, with … Continue reading Will electrified vehicle thermal management move toward direct refrigerant contact?

By Refrigerants Australia executive director Dr Greg Picker Recent speculation about the availability and future of refrigerants prices, unnecessary scaremongering and misinformation has increased the level of concern and uncertainty among the industry.  This article looks to provide insight into the context, background, impacts and what consumers can expect to see in the near future … Continue reading Cool heads prevail: Managing Australia’s refrigerant market

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has updated regulations to enable qualified electric vehicle (EV) technicians to obtain refrigerant handling licenses. It addresses the growing need for skilled professionals capable of servicing and maintaining the complex thermal management systems in electric vehicles. These vehicles use refrigerant-based systems for battery and … Continue reading Electric Vehicle Technicians Gain Access to Refrigerant Handling Licenses

Australia’s federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is running a public consultation survey about permit schemes, including the one operated by the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC). The survey is live now and will close at 5pm on 28 February 2025. VASA members are encouraged to take part in the survey … Continue reading Have your say: RAC Permit Scheme consultation closes on February 28

HKUST Cooling Device Team

Researchers are developing new, environmentally friendly refrigerants and finding more ways to recycle or break down harmful ones as the need to mitigate the potential of ecological harm from rapidly growing global demand for air-conditioning and refrigeration technologies becomes increasingly urgent. HKUST: Engineers Set New Benchmarks in Eco-Friendly Cooling Technology Engineers at the Hong Kong … Continue reading Science to the rescue: Environmentally friendly refrigerants and safe ways to dispose of the harmful ones

Australia’s reputation as a global leader in lifecycle refrigerant management (LRM) took centre stage at the United Nations Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP) and the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention (COP) in Bangkok. Among the delegation was Ian Stangroome, a director of VASA and a board … Continue reading Montreal Protocol meeting highlights Australian refrigerant stewardship as envy of the world

Ford announced at the recent ATMOsphere MAC Summit in Berlin that it aims to tackle the challenge of electric vehicle thermal management with the use of R290-based full secondary loop heat pumps.  Developed with Denso, the technology uses propane as a refrigerant and is said to surpass traditional direct expansion systems by demonstrating significant efficiency … Continue reading Ford and Denso explore hydrocarbon refrigerant for EV thermal management

Mercedes-Benz issued a recall for certain 2022-2023 AMG G63s and 2023 G550 SUVs in the United States due to a data mismatch during production, which resulted in the vehicles being filled with the incorrect refrigerant. While the recall notice does not explicitly state the refrigerant used, it is likely that the SUVs were charged with … Continue reading Mystery Mercedes recall over refrigerants