TABLE OF CONTENTS - Everything R744

NATURAL REFRIGERANTS IN TODAY’S BUSINESS
Question: Which Natural Refrigerants are you using?
Question: What is the estimated percentage of
activities connected to Natural
Refrigerants in your organization?
CO 2
50%
51,9%
Ammonia
Hydrocarbon
40%
40,4%
53,5%
25,8%
14,8%
Water
Air
30%
20%
23,4%
26,9%
66,1%
10%
0%
9,2%
1-10% 11-40% 41-70% 71-100%
93
from Activities
CO 2
MOST widely used nr in PRODUCTS &
SERVICES OF RESPONDENTS
Total responses: 310
A GROWING BUSINESS CASE FOR NATURAL
REFRIGERANTS
Total responses: 282
Among the respondents who already provided or
used natural refrigerants, 66% used carbon dioxide in
their products and/or services, followed by 54% who
used ammonia, and 52% who used hydrocarbons.
As multiple responses were possible, overlaps for
corporations offering / using various natural refrigerants
were accounted for. Water (26%) and air (15%) were
represented to a minor extent among respondents.
Free-text answers about the share of NR-connected
activities from the overall activities ranged from “below
1%” to “100%.” Most respondents indicated the NR share
would be at "10%" (43 responses), followed by "5%" (36
responses), and "90%" (22 responses). Nearly two-thirds
(64%) of responses fell in the range of less than 50%
NR share. 54 respondents indicated that the NR share
would be 90%+, out of which 17 respondents used 100%
natural refrigerants. The average across all respondents
was at 38% share of natural refrigerant-connected
activities. Four groups can be distinguished: starting /
lagging behind, growing (late majority), catching-up
(early majority), early adopters those leading.