What are the F-Gas Regulations?

What is F-Gas Regulation? From 1st January 2020, the EU Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation (also known as the EU F-Gas Regulation) will ban the use of refrigerants with a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 2,500 or more in certain refrigeration units.

How do you calculate CO2 emissions from refrigerant?

Calculate separate totals for each type of refrigerant used. Multiply the emissions of each refrigerant by the refrigerant’s GWP from Table 1 or Table 2 to calculate CO2 equivalent emissions.

What does F-gases stand for?

Fluorinated gases
Fluorinated gases (F-gases) are man-made gases used in a range of industrial applications. F-gases are often used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances because they do not damage the atmospheric ozone layer.

How is GWP of gas calculated?

Example calculation For example the global warming potential of HFC 404A is 3,922. Therefore the tonnes CO2 equivalent of 10kg of HFC 404a is calculated as follows: Mass (in tonnes) of F gas multiplied by GWP of F gas. = (10/1,000) * 3,922.

What is 1kg of CO2 equivalent to?

0.27kg
This means that a quantity of CO2 can be expressed in terms of the amount of carbon it contains by multiplying the amount of CO2 by 0.27 (12/44). E.g. 1kg of CO2 can be expressed as 0.27kg of carbon, as this is the amount of carbon in the CO2.

Do I need an F-gas Register?

Record Keeping: Operators of all stationary systems containing the equivalent of 5 CO2 tonnes or more of F-Gases must maintain records in the form of an onsite F-Gas log including: Quantity and type of F-gases installed, added or recovered. Identifications of the company or technician carrying on servicing.

What qualifications do you need to be a refrigeration engineer?

How to become a refrigeration and air-conditioning installer

• Level 2 Diploma in Access to Building Services Engineering.
• Level 2 Diploma in Installing and Maintaining Refrigeration Systems.
• Level 3 Diploma in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems.
• T Level in Building Services Engineering for Construction.

What is the GWP of r22?

1,810
The most common refrigerant today, R-22, has a 100-year GWP of 1,810, almost 2,000 times the potency of carbon dioxide, so just one pound of R-22 is nearly as potent as a ton of carbon dioxide.

How are CO2 equivalents calculated?

Carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent is a measure of how much a gas contributes to global warming, relative to carbon dioxide. You calculate the carbon dioxide equivalent of a quantity of F gas by multiplying the mass of the gas (in tonnes), by the gas’ global warming potential (GWP).