Articles Tagged with ''Significant New Alternatives Policy''

Chemours Receives SNAP Listing for Opteon XP30 Refrigerant

Refrigerant provides low-GWP solution for new and retrofit chiller applications
June 21, 2016
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The Chemours Co. announced that its Opteon™ XP30 refrigerant has received Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) listing from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for new and retrofit chiller applications.


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EPA Warns Again About Risks of Using R-22a Refrigerant

Agency notes unapproved refrigerant poses risk of fire or explosion
May 5, 2016
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cautioning homeowners, HVAC contractors, and service technicians of the safety hazards related to recharging existing home air conditioning systems with a propane-based refrigerant.


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New EPA Proposal on HFCs Builds on Last Year’s Final Rule

Change of status sought on some HCs, 1234yf in specific end uses
April 4, 2016
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 29 proposed to expand the list of acceptable substitutes and prohibit the use of certain chemicals in the United States that significantly contribute to climate change where safer, more climate-friendly alternatives exist.


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AHRI, NRDC Align on Phasing Out Certain HFC Refrigerants

Proposal would phase out use of R-134a, R-410A, and R-407C in chillers
February 4, 2016
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The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a joint letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of changing the status of certain refrigerants used in liquid chillers under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program effective Jan. 1, 2025.


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Constantly Changing Refrigerant Regulations Make Customers Wary

‘Didn’t we just do this?’ as GWP joins ODP in paving way for phaseouts
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Ron Rajecki
November 2, 2015
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The recent refrigerant delistings made under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program have made some customers — especially in the supermarket refrigeration sector — skittish about making a major investment in new refrigeration equipment.


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Beware the Hazards of Mixing Refrigerants

Contractors must proceed cautiously when combining new, alternative refrigerants
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Ron Rajecki
August 24, 2015
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The increasing number of refrigerant options makes it more essential than ever for technicians to be aware of the hazards of mixing refrigerants and to cautiously approach systems they’re servicing in case it contains a refrigerant mixture that has been adulterated — perhaps dangerously so.


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EPA Issues Final Rule on HFCs

As expected, R-404A, -407A, -410A, -507A, many others targeted
July 2, 2015
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On July 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Final Rule — Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Change of Listing Status for Certain Substitutes under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program.


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