The Chemours Company announced that its Opteon refrigerant has been selected by Johnson Controls for their York YLAA scroll chiller platform in Europe.
Opteon XL41 provides the industry with the lowest global warming potential solution to replace R-410A without compromising performance, a Chemours release stated.
Opteon XL41 reduces CO2 emissions by 78 percent compared to R-410A, and more than a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions when compared to R-32, another industry candidate to replace R-410A.
This significant reduction in global warming potential without sacrificing capacity and improving energy efficiency by up to 5 percent over R-410A, comes at a critical time for the European industry, currently managing through regional F-Gas Regulations that phase down the use of some refrigerants.
Opteon XL41 was specifically designed to enable systems to move away from R-410A without requiring major equipment design modifications.
“As a R-410A replacement, XL41 offers the optimal balance of performance, safety, sustainability & cost, and is a prime example of how our Opteon portfolio brings value to our customers and the market,” said Diego Boeri, vice-president of Chemours Fluorochemicals. “It’s great to see Johnson Controls continue to drive their strategy with a long-term, sustainable refrigerant choice for air cooled scroll chillers that can withstand the many CO2 equivalent quota step-downs that are coming in the European Union F-gas Regulations.”
Chemours, is based in Wilmington and is building a research center in Newark.
