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NATURAL REFRIGERANTS TOMORROW
Question: Which Natural Refrigerants are you planning to use, and when?
… by refrigerant
…by year
80%
2012
80%
CO 2
60%
66,9%
67,3%
70,8%
2015
2020
60%
66,9%
67,3%
70,8%
Hydrocarbon
Ammonia
40%
20%
57,7%
31,3%
50,2%
31,2%
53,9%
32,6%
57,1%
49,5%
37,1%
53,2%
35,4%
43,0%
40%
20%
57,1%
53,2%
57,7%
50,2%
53,9%
49,5%
35,4%
31,3%
31,2%
32,6%
37,1%
43,0%
Water
Air
94
0%
CO 2
Hydrocarbons Ammonia Water Air 2012 2015 2020
0%
AMMONIA LEADS IN 2012…
Respondents could indicate which refrigerants they
were planning to use by which year, with multiple
options possible. For the year 2012, most respondents
used ammonia (71%), followed closely by hydrocarbons
(67%) and CO 2
(67%). All values, with the exception of
air, decreased for the years 2015 and 2020, indicating
that respondents were either opting for NR solutions
to be introduced immediately, or still hesitating about
decisions in the years to come.
…WHILE WATER AND AIR WILL TAKE LARGER
SHARES BY 2020
Interestingly, respondents saw the potential of air as a
refrigerant first declining in 2015 and then growing again.
37% believed that in 2020, water as a refrigerant would
be used, and 43% believed air refrigerant would be used,
significantly more than for ammonia, hydrocarbons, and
CO 2
.
Total responses: 312