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Energy efficiency gains with lower global warming impact: a profile of air conditioners using R-32.

Author(s) : CEEW, NRDC, IGSD

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

Rising prosperity and the expansion of the electrical grid is resulting in an exponential increase in use of room air conditioning in
India. AC use is already the largest component of overall residential power consumption and the largest peak demand use of electricity in many Indian cities. Because of their significant energy use as well the climate-forcing effects of the refrigerants used, today’s air conditioning units contribute to increasing greenhouse gas pollution. As India phases out ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) to comply with the international Montreal Protocol treaty, industry faces the challenge of replacing HCFCs with more climate-friendly refrigerants with lower global warming potential (GWP), which at the same time reduce India’s increasing energy demand and combat climate change. One alternative available to the room AC segment is R-32, a chemical with a GWP that is twothirds lower than the longer-established refrigerant option R410A.

Details

  • Original title: Energy efficiency gains with lower global warming impact: a profile of air conditioners using R-32.
  • Record ID : 30013634
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation, Environment, HFCs alternatives
  • Publication date: 2014/11/30

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