Power consumption of a home refrigerator can be cut by 29% while improving cooling capacity. Researchers replaced widely-used, but environmentally unfriendly, R134a refrigerant with the more ...

Nanoparticles can reduce the power consumption of cooling devices such as refrigerators, freezers and air-conditioning. (Courtesy: Taiwo O Babarinde, University of Johannesburg) Adding multi-walled ...

For many years, hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-134a was the alternate refrigerant of choice to replace chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-12 in many medium- and high-temperature stationary refrigeration, air ...

The HVACR industry is in the middle of another refrigerant transition, as HFCs such as R-410A and R-134a are being phased down in favor of lower-GWP refrigerants. Many of these new solutions were ...

In February, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued final approval of HFO-1234yf as a refrigerant for air conditioners in new cars and light trucks. It eventually will likely replace R-134a, ...

As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, Some repair companies won’t work on most fridges because of the potential explosion risk posed by a highly common refrigerant. Lenore Satterwaite told our sister ...