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... And Their Strengths
QUESTION: “What are the biggest strengths of Natural
Refrigerant applications?”
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
49%
32%
12%
5%
2%
0%
environment
14%
36%
32%
13%
5%
operation
costs
13%
27%
33%
19%
8%
13%
28%
35%
18%
6%
10%
27%
38%
22%
3%
5%
15%
39%
29%
12%
technology legislation markets & supply &
competition availability
4%
12%
30%
35%
19%
system costs
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
41%
23%
23%
10%
3%
0%
environment
13%
26%
32%
26%
3%
operation
costs
19%
13%
39%
19%
10%
3%
32%
29%
23%
13%
3%
26%
35%
26%
10%
16%
45%
26%
13%
legislation technology markets & supply &
competition availability
3%
23%
29%
26%
19%
system
costs
Scale: Level of Strength
4 very high
3 high
2 moderate
1 minor
0 none
TOTAL responses: 511
100
Environment, Energy Savings & Life-Cycle Costs Key Advantages of Natural
Refrigerants
With 81% of all respondents saying environmental benefits
constitute a high or very high strength of natural
refrigerants, direct and indirect emissions reductions, including
energy savings are the most important reasons
to opt for HFC-free solutions. This is then followed by
operation cost savings confirmed by half of all respondents
(50%) as being a strong/very strong benefit, and
technology – including reliability, durability, weight and
efficiency.
For the sub-set of respondents not planning to have
natural refrigerant products, the environmental aspect
still dominates with 64% saying this is a high or very
high benefit. Unsurprisingly, this group consistently sees
more “none” to “minor strength” in all fields, except for
system costs which they value higher than the average
respondent. Also noteworthy, this group rates legislation
as being the 3 rd strongest advantage of HFC-free
solutions. This points to investment security, given that
existing and expected legislation against high-global
warming potential gases will leave the natural refrigerant
industry unconcerned.