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www.acrjournal.uk/heat-pumps 09 A D V E R T O R I A L Our infographic can help you navigate your way through the sea of regulation and understand the terms describing the characteristics of low-GWP alternatives to HFCs and the potential they offer your organization. Download Refrigerant Basics: What you need to know. https://pages.chemours.com/Back-2-the-Roots-emea?utm_medium=third-party-article&utm_source=heatpumptoday&utm_ campaign=opt22_back-2-the-roots_campaign&utm_content=advert+vanityurl&utm_term=eng_uktrademedia_downloadassets Is it sustainable? A product with very low GWP decreases direct GWP emissions on the environment. Opteon™ XL refrigerants have zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and a low GWP, which means lower impact. This places them among the most environmentally sustainable refrigerants on the market. Is it energy-ecient? Choose a refrigerant that enables e€cient use of energy. Through increased e€ciency and lower energy consumption, low-GWP solutions reduce indirect system emissions from the electricity produced to run the refrigeration systems —these would otherwise be a far greater contributor to climate change. When used in refrigeration equipment or heat recovery systems, low-GWP Opteon™ XL refrigerants outperform alternative technologies based on R-744. This can translate into considerable lifecycle cost (LCC) savings of up to 15% compared to alternative solutions. Is it compatible? Does the refrigerant you are considering o‹er simpler design options, easy installation, and safe handling? Opteon™ XL refrigerants have been designed for a diverse range of applications, enabling modern equipment e€ciency and replacing high environmental impact systems. Their thermodynamic behavior is similar to the refrigerants they replace, allowing simpler equipment design, installation and maintenance. Is it safe? Opteon™ XL refrigerants come under the A2L safety classification, which means that they are low toxicity and low flammability. As such, they are harder to ignite, less likely to form flammable concentrations than A3 refrigerants, and less combustible. Operating pressures are also similar to presently used refrigerants. In addition to being operationally safer, there is less safety risk during the installation and maintenance of applications. This also increases the versatility of application in consumer and domestic settings. Is it cost-eective? Versatile Opteon™ XL refrigerants o‹er lower installation, operation, and maintenance costs, allowing relevant savings in front-end equipment investments and the useful life of a commercial refrigeration system. Being among the most energy-e€cient solutions, Opteon™ XL refrigerants ensure a low running cost. The way forward If you or your colleagues are involved in refrigeration, heating or air conditioning, acting now, before the phase-down regulations begin to really bite, will enable you to be prepared to comply as well as helping to identify and safeguard future supply.