As the cost of refrigerant has increased dramatically during the past several years, leak detection and prevention has become a high priority for supermarkets, large chilling plants, food processing plants, cold storage facilities and large air conditioning installations. Since 2017, the cost of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants has increased between 275-700%, especially in Europe with the F-Gas Regulations based on the global warming potential (GWP) of these gases. The older refrigerants with a high GWP are being gradually phased out in favor of newer compounds with a lower GWP that do not emit as much CO_2. As a result, refrigerant prices have skyrocketed over the past year with this upward trend expected to continue worldwide.
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