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Air-conditioning Refrigerant Replacement Ttightened, Marketization of R290 Air Conditioners Accelerated

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Air-conditioning Refrigerant Replacement Ttightened, Marketization of R290 Air Conditioners Accelerated

The year 2022 marks the 35th anniversary of the conclusion of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (hereinafter referred to as "Montreal"). Under the "Mongolian Agreement" framework, China's room air conditioner industry has carried out a lot of fruitful work for the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); on September 15, 2021, with the "Montreal Protocol" Kigali Amendment The "Proposal" officially came into effect in my country, and my country's room air conditioner industry has once again started the dual compliance task of coordinating the elimination of HCFCs and the reduction of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). In order to summarize the progress and achievements of the industry in fulfilling the "Monthly Covenant", implement the management and control tasks of the "Kigali Amendment", and realize the green and low-carbon development of the industry, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Center, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization On July 6, a media briefing on the progress of the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in the room air conditioner industry was jointly held.


Air conditioning refrigerant replacement window period tightens


Wang Lei, Secretary-General of China Household Electrical Appliances Association, presided over the meeting and pointed out that the increase in extreme weather on a global scale has brought severe challenges to human production and life. An industry-wide long-term challenge is also a problem that our industry must face and solve. Under the framework of the pact, we have achieved phased results in the substitution of HCFC substances, and the industry and enterprises have made hard efforts for it; but this is not enough. In the next step, we also have to deal with the challenge of reducing HFCs. At present, the output of China's room air conditioners is about 150 million units, accounting for more than 80% of the world's total output; at the same time, we are also the largest consumer market for air conditioners. The choice of refrigerant substitution in China's air conditioning industry is not only related to its own performance. The result is bound to have a direct impact on technology choices around the world. At present, we choose and actively promote the replacement of R290 refrigerant, which is not only to fulfill the objective requirements of the Kigali Amendment, but also the only way to maintain the innovation vitality of the industry and contribute to the national dual-carbon goal in the future.


Director Ole Nielsen from the Montreal Protocol Division of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization delivered a remote speech at the meeting. He particularly emphasized the advanced nature of R290 in refrigerant substitution, and introduced the entry into force of the new IEC60335-2-40 international standard on R290 Alternative facilitation. At the same time, Ole Nielsen spoke highly of the performance of China's air-conditioning industry in the performance of the contract.


Guo Xiaolin, deputy director of the Contract Performance Division I of the Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Dou Yanwei, deputy secretary-general of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, discussed "my country's HCFCs and HFCs Control Policies and Trends" and "my country's Room Air Conditioner Industry HCFC-22" respectively. Phase-out Progress and Low-Carbon Technology Development”.


Guo Xiaolin emphasized that since the Kigali Amendment is a rigid offer, its HFCs reduction target needs to be strictly implemented. In 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has taken the lead in strictly controlling or even shutting down the first batch of HFC chemical production and construction projects, which also lays the foundation for the reduction management of subsequent production capacity. In addition, in terms of the import and export management of HFCs last year, my country has clearly included them in the import and export licensing management as required. Now the country is revising the regulations on the management of ozone-depleting substances and the import and export management measures, and the specific requirements for the management and control of HFCs will soon be included in the administrative regulations. go in. In addition, starting this year, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment is also taking the lead in researching the relevant issuance plans for HFCs quota management. At present, the window period for refrigerant substitution in the air-conditioning industry is constantly tightening, and the industry should accelerate the evaluation of alternative solutions that are technically feasible and balanced in terms of economic and safety benefits, in order to obtain an alternative route that is generally acceptable and affordable in the industry.


Dou Yanwei said that with the entry into force of the "Kigali Amendment" in my country and the implementation of the "dual carbon" strategy, the elimination of HCFC-22 in the room air conditioner industry and the control of HFCs are imperative, and the marketization of R290 air conditioners will become a sustainable industry. key to development.


R290 air conditioner marketization process is accelerated


At the meeting, Dr. Li Tingxun, a specially-appointed expert of Guangdong Midea Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd. and an associate professor of Sun Yat-sen University, introduced the practical experience of Midea Air Conditioning in the R&D and marketization of R290 air conditioners, which is of great reference for the industry. Li Tingxun mentioned that as early as 2009, Midea Air Conditioning started the R290 air conditioner research and development work, and became one of the first companies in the industry with R290 air conditioner product research and development design and mass production capabilities. By the end of 2021, Midea Air Conditioning has produced and sold more than 200,000 R290 split-type air conditioners, and its R290 air conditioners have entered the EU and other overseas markets. At present, Midea is the only air-conditioning company in the world with EU Blue Angel certification.


Li Tingxun also revealed some such information at the meeting. He mentioned that in April 2022, the European Union announced a new fluorinated gas F-gas regulation proposal, which aims to implement the Kigali Amendment and further strengthen the regulation of fluorination. The control of gases, especially non-CO2 greenhouse gases such as HFCs, will allow the EU to reduce HFCs far faster than other countries and regions in the world. Behind these actions, in order to hedge the impact of imported products from other regions on the EU's local low-carbon products, they are bound to strengthen carbon tariff barriers. In fact, the EU is already formulating a similar carbon tax. In addition, in the latest IPCC report, the GWP value of R32 has been updated and revised. At present, its GWP value has been updated from 675 to 771, which will be higher than the GWP value of the split air conditioner refrigerant that will take effect in the EU on January 1, 2025. Cannot be higher than the upper limit of 750. Even if F-gas does not use the new IPCC data, the availability of R32 in the EU will only be until 2027. At that time, air conditioners using R32 refrigerant may not be able to be exported to the EU, which will be a very realistic consideration.


In recent years, Midea has been promoting the marketization of R290 air conditioners, especially the accumulation of safety-related technologies, installation services, warehousing and distribution procedures for R290 air conditioners. In 2016, Midea installed 1,096 R290 heat pump air conditioners for Jiaxing Vocational and Technical College. In the past, the product has been running safely, which provides great confidence for its next step to promote the R290 air conditioner from public places to ordinary families. "We can say that the safety factor of Midea's R290 air conditioner will not be lower than that of any other conventional refrigerant air conditioners." In 2021, Midea exported two-container R290 split air conditioners to the European Union, which were carried out in the European market. public sale.


From 2024, China will also implement quota management for HFCs, and the quota will be reduced year by year, and R290 is the best choice for China's air-conditioning industry in terms of technical maturity, economic and environmental benefits.


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