LibGuides: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: Environmental

Useful websites

HyChill refrigerants
Contains technical product information, reports, manuals safety information and more

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HyChill supply hydrocarbon refrigerants for both automotive and building airconditioning applications
Hydrocarbons 21
Has a wide range of information on hydrocarbon refrigerants, including many freely downloadable papers.
Natural refrigerants case studies
2007 publication from AIRAH providing an overview of various natural refrigerants, and where they are in use.
Optimising heating, ventilation & air conditioning systems
Free guide from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
Ozone Depleting Substances and Synthetic Greenhouse Gases
Australian government overview of the science behind depletion of the ozone layer, and the legislation and regulations to rectify this.

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From the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
The phase out of R22
Australian Government fact sheet
R32 Common questions
Fact sheet from the Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers Association of Australia (AREMA) and the Consumer Electronics Supplier Association (CESA)
Refrigerant Reclaim
Covers the recovery, reclaim and destruction of non-hydrocarbon refrigerants.

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Refrigeration Reclaim Australia are the not for profit, product stewardship organisation of the Australian refrigeration industry.
Safety aspects of using hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide refrigerants
A set of eight short videos from RACCA NSW on hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide refrigerant safety.
The phase out of R22
Fact sheet from the Department of Environment
Walk in cool room and freezer project: Barriers to energy efficiency
Based on industry consultation in the HVAC&R sector in Victoria

Legislation and regulations

Legislation protecting the ozone layer has forced changes in the manufacture, control and use of refrigerants

Ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas management act 1989
Download the current legislation here
Environment Protection Act 1970: Industrial Waste Management Policy (Protection of the ozone layer)
Victorian government gazette 2001
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Department of the Environment and Energy guide to the Montreal Protocol and how it applies in Australia