WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a warning to consumers, contractors, and technicians about the safety hazards related to charging existing home and motor vehicle ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cautioning homeowners, manufacturers of propane-based refrigerants, home improvement contractors, and air conditioning technicians of the ...

Current severe heatwaves that will likely increase in severity and frequency in the future are driving a rise in the use of air conditioners, threatening the environment with their high energy ...

A secretive vote in the arcane and Byzantine world of international safety standards late last month may lead to a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from home heating and cooling systems ...

Using propane as a refrigerant in air conditioners could avoid around 0.1°C of global warming by the end of the century. It would be a significant reduction considering that, to achieve the Paris ...

IN discussing the precautions required when liquefying propane for use as a refrigerant for biological specimens, J. L. Stevenson 1 points out, and correctly, the necessity for preventing the ...

Propane heat pumps for indoor use in single-family homes are now one step closer to commercialization. Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE has successfully developed a model of a heat pump refrigeration circuit ...

There is a growing awareness across the United States of the importance of using environmentally friendly, non-toxic propane R290 as a natural alternative for commercial refrigeration equipment, ...

Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute ISE and a consortium of heat pump manufacturers have achieved a new efficiency record in their development of a low-refrigerant propane refrigeration ...

“When’s the best time to plant a tree?” the young man asked his father. “Twenty-five years ago,” he answered. “Well, when’s the second best time to plant a tree?” the son asked. “Today,” his father ...

Current severe heatwaves that will likely increase in severity and frequency in the future are driving a rise in the use of air conditioners, threatening the environment with their high energy ...