The R-22 Pricing Increase Effects on Commercial System Owners
A recent article featured in the News Tribune discussed the rising cost of R-22 refrigerant, better known as Freon. The article states that prices are rising due to a “phasing out of R-22 as part of...
View ArticlePredicting the Availability and Price of R-22
There are three dominant questions revolving around the refrigerant R-22, commonly known as Freon: how much is there, how much do we need, and how much will it cost in both the immediate and distant...
View ArticleThe Cold Facts About Freon: How to Save Money With Reduced Supply & Rising Cost
Let’s look at the facts: The HVAC world is still revolving around R-22. R-22 reclamation numbers are not keeping pace with the allocation reductions put into place by the EPA in January 2012. By any...
View ArticleUsing Confusion to Complicate Climate Change
Climate change should be a very black and white issue. As the world has become more populated, and as our technologies have advanced, our planet has become strained in its ability to support us. While...
View ArticleChina Commits to HFC Freon Management Program
China does not have the best track record when it comes to the issue of climate change. They are one of the few countries to have no limit on the amount of Greenhouse Gasses then can emit after...
View ArticlePredicting Refrigerant Prices & Availability
I have been working in this industry, in one form or another, since 1993. I have worked jobs ranging from equipment manufacturer to recycler to refrigerant distributor – on three continents. Our...
View ArticleThe EPA’s Vintaging Model
Below is a PDF version of the EPA’s Vintaging Model that they use to determine the demand of refrigerants in new and existing equipment. EPA Model: VM Methodology How do you think their calculations...
View ArticlePredicting R-22 Prices: Reverse Supply Side Economics
During the Reagan administration, the theory of Supply Side Economics was incorporated. The theory was that if you reduced the cost of manufacturing to the producers, they would be able to produce...
View ArticleSign of Things to Come
Hydrocarbons21.com recently wrote a piece concerning the European Union’s decision to ban HFCs in new air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. Coming on the heels of President Obama’s recent...
View ArticleWhere Does All of the Used Refrigerant Go?
By the time this is published, President Obama will have delivered his speech regarding climate change and carbon emissions. We are not “insiders” privy to the contents of his speech, however, there...
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