Tag: Refrigerants Australia

Honeywell’s proposed R134a to R1234yf retrofit

By Refrigerants Australia executive director Dr Greg Picker With the start of the transition to R1234yf in significant numbers in new vehicles and the HFC quota likely to impact refrigerant supply and price, the mobile air-conditioning industry is trying to assess what refrigerants they can use in a retrofit situation.  The situation seems complicated and … Continue reading Retrofitting refrigerant in automotive applications: What are the current rules?

Ozone Act review

By Refrigerants Australia executive director Dr Greg Picker To prevent emissions of R134a, and its predecessors, in 2005 the federal government made it a requirement for all technicians who worked on vehicle air-conditioners to be competent to do so, and have this status reflected in a license. Anyone who did not have the license was … Continue reading Licensing for car air-conditioning approaching a cross-road?

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 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new legislation that will start the nation’s phase-down of environmentally harmful HFCs. Its first step in the proposal will be to establish baseline HFC manufacturing and consumption levels, enabling proper reduction targets to be developed. The EPA’s proposed plans further involve assessing and deploying ways to … Continue reading EPA moves to phase down HFCs In United States

Michael Bennett

Former Refrigerant Reclaim Australia general manager Michael Bennett has been reelected as chair of the Australian Refrigeration Council. VASA vice president Brett Meads remains on the ARC board as a representative of the automotive sector, while former VASA president and ARC chair Mark Padwick retired from his position along with Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors’ … Continue reading Michael Bennett reelected as chair of ARC board