HFO Refrigerants
‍For HFC Phaseout Final Stages

HFC refrigerants are experiencing their final phase-out in a variety of markets across the globe due to their high global warming potential (GWP).

HFO refrigerants, or Hydrofluro-Olefins, are a new class of refrigerants that have a reduced global warming potential versus HFC refrigerant alternatives. The goal of the HFOs are to provide an alternative refrigerant that is safe, non-Ozone depleting, and with a relatively low Global Warming Potential number. Regulation, both national and international, has been one of the most important drivers for the investment in new technology. 

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Key Regulations by California Resource Board:

Stationary Refrigerant Limits in 2021 – New Systems (proposed) HCFC Phaseout through Clean Air Act Regulations Percent Reduction Consumption & Production
2003 No production or import of HCFC-141b 35%
2010 No production or import of HCFC-142b and HCFC-22, except for use in equipment manufactured before January 1, 2010 75%
2015 No production or import of any other HCFCs, except as refrigerants in equipment manufactured before January 1, 2020 90%
2020 No production or import of HCFC-142b and HCFC-22 95%
2030 No production or import of any HCFCs 100%

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R22 is one of the HFC refrigerants being phased out under the Montreal Protocol on January 1, 2020.   Modern Ice’s strategic partner, Vogt Ice has worked to find the refrigerant alternatives to R22 for their ice makers.  They have introduced the HFO10, the first Tube-Ice machine designed to run on an HFO blend (R513A). This blend, along with other R134a-like HFO blends, are expected to be long term synthetic refrigerant solutions with the ability to evolve to pure HFOs solutions for future retrofitting.

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