Taking place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on Friday, June 28th, the ATMOsphere Bangkok 2013 side event to the 33rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (OEWG33) provided an industry and policy perspective on natural refrigerants.
Over 80 participants attended ATMOsphere Bangkok 2013 "Natural Refrigerant Solutions - policy drivers and examples." The panel discussion focused on market trends, real life examples and policy updates for CO2, NH3, hydrocarbon, air and water technologies. One of the main messages to come out of the meeting was that natural refrigerant solutions can be safe, efficient, economically and technologically viable alternatives in different applications for soon-to-be-phased out HCFC refrigerants, for both developed and developing countries.Presentations
All ATMOsphere Bangkok 2013 presentations have been posted on our event website. To view presentations, please click here.
Natural Refrigerant Case Studies
For additional information on natural refrigerant use in developing countries, updated “Examples of natural refrigerant stories in Article 5 countries and EITs, June 2013” are available for download on the OEWG33 website. To view these, please click here.
Natural refrigerant solutions for Article 5 countries
This past June, the UNIDO ATMOsphere Technology Summit, co-organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, provided a unique and exclusive focus on natural refrigerant solutions for developing countries. All presentations from this event are available on the event website: www.ATMO.org/unido.
View UNIDO ATMOsphere presentations
As part of this Technology Summit, UNIDO and shecco have launched a survey focusing on the availability, benefits and challenges of natural refrigerants and HFC-free foams in developing countries. The aim of the survey is to provide end-users and manufacturers from developing countries in the refrigeration and foam sectors with practical solutions for overcoming the challenges associated with the introduction of natural substances.
You are kindly invited to participate in this survey:
• English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UNIDO-Natural-Substances-2013-EN
• Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UNIDO-Natural-Substances-2013-ES
• French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UNIDO-Natural-Substances-2013-FR
GUIDE Europe and GUIDE North America
Dedicated to analysing the market potential for natural refrigerants in specific geographical regions, these freely available publications provide an in depth look at the natural refrigerant business opportunities and latest industry developments in Europe and North America for both experts and new entrants into the market.
View the GUIDE North America
View the GUIDE Europe
Informational websites
The latest news and papers on CO2, ammonia, hydrocarons and water can be found on the following industry platforms:
www.R744.com
www.ammonia21.com
www.hydrocarbons21.com
www.R718.com
