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Marek Zgliczynski - Evolution of refrigeration equipment safety standards
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published on 5 June 2017
Marek Zgliczynski discussed progress that IEC SC61C/WG4 working group is making toward raising the charge limit for propane from 150 g to 500 g for light commercial applications.
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Mark Skierkiewicz - UL standards and refrigerants
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published on 5 June 2017
Mark Skierkiewicz said that he expected the UL limit to be “close” to the same charge limit set by the IEC. He explained that they use a science-based approach to what the charge limit would be.
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Dave Rule - United States: Politics & Refrigeration
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published on 5 June 2017
Dave Rule gave a detailed description of the process IIAR uses to develop standards for ANSI approval. He noted that the IIAR-2 ammonia safety standard, updated last year, is a “cornerstone standard” that has recently been adopted by U.S. building codes
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Jeff Cohen - Refrigerants in transition: Market incentives
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published on 5 June 2017
Jeff Cohen described the carbon offset programs EOS has developed for refrigerants, including the destruction of CFCs.
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Scott Martin - Market Trends and Opportunities
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published on 6 June 2017
Hillphoenix sees continued growth in the U.S. for transcritical CO2 and is excited about new product development.
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Michael Lehtinen - Market trends
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published on 6 June 2017
Michael Lehtinen explained that TCO can be a more dynamic model making the case for natural refrigerants if you include elements like the rising cost of HFCs and the fact that HFC phaseouts are coming.
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