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EU Policies: HCFC Phase-Out, Ecodesign & Ecolabel<br />
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HCFC Phase-Out in the EU<br />
The recast of the EU Regulation on ozone depleting<br />
substances in 2009 accelerated the HCFC phase out<br />
schedule by placing a complete ban on using HCFCs<br />
(both “virgin” or “recycled”) by 2015, enhancing therefore<br />
the urgency to replace HCFC equipment/plants. Some<br />
entities seek to leap-frog HFCs, especially in equipment<br />
with a long lifetime and big refrigerant inventories.<br />
Ecodesign for AiR Conditioners<br />
With Ecodesign aimed at improving overall<br />
environmental performance of products, the Ecodesign<br />
Regulation for room air conditioners establishes a 10%<br />
incentive in terms of lowered minimum energy efficiency<br />
requirements for products using refrigerants with GWP<br />
≤150. The low-GWP bonus formally recognises the<br />
importance of refrigerant emissions in the EU and opens<br />
the way for including similar provisions in Ecodesign<br />
regulations concerning other refrigerant using product<br />
groups.<br />
EU Ecolabel<br />
Products that are awarded the voluntary European<br />
Ecolabel allow users to identify products and services<br />
that are kinder to the environment. Minimum energy<br />
efficiency requirements for awarding the heat pump<br />
ecolabel are easier to meet for products that use a<br />
refrigerant with GWP ≤ 150. Further Ecolabels for<br />
hydronic central heating generators, air conditioning,<br />
water heating, refrigerators and buildings will be<br />
developed by 2015.
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