EXPERIENCE FROM THE DANISH REGULATION OF F-GASES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY

摘要

Denmark has a 10 kg limit on HFC charges in refrigeration systems and a tax on F-gases. Naturalrnrefrigerants are now standard in all new refrigeration equipment above a certain capacity. CO_2rn(transcritical) is now standard in supermarket refrigeration, ammonia is standard in big chillers and inrnindustrial refrigeration systems, hydrocarbons are standard in medium-sized chillers and hydrocarbons (R290rnand R600a) are standard in commercial stand-alone units.rnSeveral companies have been very successful in developing, marketing and manufacturing refrigerationrnequipment with natural refrigerants and this paper describes cases with successful implementation ofrnrefrigeration products with natural refrigerants, the financial impact and the impact on energy efficiency. Thernconsumption of F-gases has been reduced by almost 2/3.