GreenChill Industry Resources
Refrigerant Leak Prevention and Detection
- Emerson: Understanding Leak Detection and Implementing Effective Programs (2015)
- RealZero (UK): Designing out Leaks: Design Standards and Practices (2015)
- The Institute of Refrigeration: Reducing refrigerant emissions and leakage (2010)
Sustainability Trends
The Supermarket Industry
- EIA: Technical Report on Energy Efficiency in HFC-Free Supermarket Refrigeration (2018)
- EIA: Supermarkets Shift to HFC-Free Commercial Refrigeration Worldwide (2016)
- EIA: Chilling Facts VI: Closing the Door on HFCs (2014)
- EIA: Chilling Facts V: Retailers on the Cusp of a Global Cooling Revolution (2013)
- EIA: Chilling Facts IV: HFC-free cooling goes mainstream (2012)
- EIA: HFC-Free Technologies are Available in the US Market for the Supermarket-Retail Refrigeration Sector (2012)
Environmental Impact Studies
- Carbon Trust: Refrigeration Roadmap (2012)
- UBA Study: Comparative assessment of the climate relevance of supermarket refrigeration systems and equipment (2009)
Low-GWP Refrigerants
- Carrefour Group: The rollout and experience of natural refrigerants (2011)
- UL: Revisiting Flammable Refrigerants (2011)
- Marks and Spencer: Experience with alternative refrigerants
- Coop Norway: Integration of Natural Refrigerants (2011 )
- Migros: CO2 as a standard refrigerant: Obstacles and lessons learned (2011)
Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
- NOAA: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018
- National Climate Data Center: The State of the Climate
- UNEP: Out of the Maze: Montreal Protocol, Climate Benefits and the Green Economy (2010)
- UNEP: New report highlights two-way link between ozone layer and climate change (2010)
Useful Links
- EPA: Supermarket Industry Q&A on R-22 Use
- EPA: Science of Ozone Depletion
- EPA: Health and Environmental Effects of Ozone Layer Depletion
- EPA: Lists of Ozone-Depleting Substances
- EPA: List of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Refrigerants in Retail Food Refrigeration
- RealZero
- Food Marketing Institute
- California Grocers Association
- EPA: GreenChill Refrigerant Receiver Level Chart