Options for Reducing F Gas and ODS Emissions

On January 24, 2011, in F Gas, by Tradewinds

Options for Reducing F Gas and ODS Emissions Complying with the EC F gas and Ozone Regulations will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Refrigerant leakage is costly in both financial and environmental terms – it makes sense to address the leakage problem. To achieve the lowest possible loss of refrigerant an organisation should consider taking [...]

Sources of F Gas and ODS Emissions

On January 17, 2011, in F Gas, by Tradewinds

Sources of F Gas and ODS Emissions There are four main sources of F gas or ODS emissions from RAC systems: 1) Gradual leakage during normal operation. There are many potential leak locations, especially on larger systems that have numerous joints, valves and compressors. If leakage is slow it can go unnoticed for long periods [...]

Uses of RAC systems in Manufacturing

On January 10, 2011, in F Gas, by Tradewinds

Manufacturing Food and Drink Many food & drink manufacturing facilities rely heavily on refrigeration to cool and store products. Key sectors include meat, poultry and fish processing, chilled and frozen foods, confectionary, dairy, brewing and cold stores. A wide variety of equipment is used ranging from small cold rooms to very large freezing systems. HCFC [...]

Use of RAC Systems by Companies \ F Gas Support

On December 28, 2010, in F Gas, by Tradewinds

Many organisations use RAC systems and this section describes some of the various uses by different sectors across Great Britain. Users of RAC systems will need to comply with the various obligations described in Information Sheet RAC 3. 2.1. Food Retail The key RAC system applications are as follows: Retail display cabinets with pack systems [...]