F-GAS REGULATIONS

The EU has introduced a new regulation on the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-Gases)
like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexaflouride (SF6)
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USED IN REFRIGERATION,
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

AIR CONDITIONING,
REFRIGERANT
HEATING AND OTHER
TRANSFER FLUIDS

A BRIEF MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC HISTORY OF REFRIGERANTS

R22 R407C R410A R32

F-GAS MEASURES
MEASURES TO REGULATIONS
REDUCE F-GAS TO PREVENT
LEAKAGE

PHASE-DOWN BULK HFCs

(79% by 2030) CONTAINMENT MEASURES
e.g. Leak checks

HFC BANS
in new equipment for
certain sectors LABELLING
Reporting, recovery etc.

SERVICING BAN
ON HFCs WITH A
GWP >2500 TRAINING /
for certain sectors CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS

HFC EU LIMITS
GWP GWP
SECTOR YEAR SECTOR YEAR
LIMIT LIMIT

Domestic Refrigeration 150 2015 Centralised Commercial Refrigeration (>40kW) 150 2020

Stationary Refrigeration (except <50˚C) 2,500 2020 Moveable Room Air Conditioning 150 2020

Hermetically Sealed
150 2022 Single Split Air Conditioning (<3kg of F-gases) 750 2025
Commercial Refrigeration

HFC PHASE-DOWN

95%

63%
Regular REGULAR
45% record LEAK CHECKS
34% keeping
21%

2015 2030

PLAY OFF GWP DESIGN MORE

HIGH EFFICIENT
LOW LOW LOW SYSTEMS

WHAT IS ?
R32 IS A LOW GWP REFRIGERANT OF 675

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675 R32 is already a familiar

R32 GLOBAL USED WIDELY refrigerant, making up
WARMING IN JAPAN, 50% of R410A
POTENTIAL AUSTRALIA
AND INDIA
2088 R32 R410A
R410A 50%

MORE
USES UP TO EFFICIENT
20% OPERATION
MEANS:
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REFRIGERANT
THAN R410A EFFICIENT

LOWER CARBON
EMISSIONS AND
ENERGY COSTS

ZERO
OZONE 3922

DEPLETION 2088
POTENTIAL 1810

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CO2 R22 R410A R404A

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EASY TO RECYCLE
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