AS AUSTRALIA works towards an HFC phasedown, the European experience – in particular, the illegal importation of CO2-equivalent HFCs – is highlighting challenges that could lie ahead for our industry. Among a number of refrigerant manufacturers to raise concerns about illegal imports, Honeywell claims that more than 10 million tonnes of unaccounted CO2-equivalent HFCs flooded … Continue reading CONCERNS OVER ILLEGAL HFC IMPORTS TO EU DESPITE STRICT F-GAS CONTROLS
GLOBAL representatives of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industry have issued an open letter urging businesses and governments to recognise an act upon the environmental and safety risks associated with retrofitting equipment to non-approved refrigerants. The document was forged at the recent Montreal Protocol talks in Vienna, signed by associations from Australia, Brazil, … Continue reading USE THE RIGHT REFRIGERANT
IF THERE was a message to take away from both guest speakers at the excellent SightGlass Training and VASA AGM event on June 4, it was that a major contributor to the success of any business is having a strong point of difference. Budget Rent a Car founder Bob Ansett and founder of The Brock … Continue reading POINT OF DIFFERENCE
IT MIGHT sound like crystal ball gazing, but prognostic technology – the ability to predict and notify drivers when components need attention – is already underway in modern connected vehicles and stands to benefit all those concerned including the manufacturer, repairer and owner. While this sort of advanced connected technology can give owners an unprecedented … Continue reading CONNECTED CARS COULD PREDICT COMPONENT FAILURES
IN RECENT months, premium car brands including Tesla and Audi have been promoting the high levels of protection provided by leaps forward in cabin filter technology used in their latest models. The publicity certainly raises consumer awareness of cabin filters, which is great for those in the business of servicing car air-conditioning systems, but even … Continue reading BREATHE EASY
MORE details have emerged from the Australian federal government’s review of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act, following the June 27 announcement that it will introduce a statutory phasedown to imports of HFCs (such as R134a) from January 2018. As SightGlass eNews reported following the phasedown announcement, the government has its sights … Continue reading OZONE ACT OUTCOME
THE current status of international negotiations are akin to the sagas that engulfed Top Gear: we can have a television show with drama, humour and great technology, or Jeremy Clarkson can have another brain freeze and the show can end in a dummy spit, a proverbial car wreck. The July Vienna negotiations on an HFC … Continue reading TOP GEAR GOES TO VIENNA
TAKING the initiative to create a roadshow of seminars designed to help businesses and technicians understand and prepare for low global warming potential refrigerants has attracted international interest for future:gas and the Australasian industry behind it. Representatives from global vehicle manufacturers attended some seminars and one even suggested the program be extended to Southeast Asia. … Continue reading LEADING THE WORLD
