Doe's Next Heating & Cooling Strategy

HFCs are factory-made chemicals primarily used in:
. . . . . . Air conditioning,
. . . . . . Refrigeration, and
. . . . . . Foam insulation.
They can be up to 10,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide,
. . . in contributing to climate change.

Phasing down HFCs presents not only a huge climate opportunity,
. . . but also one of the biggest opportunities to cut energy costs for consumers. HVAC,
. . . water heating, & refrigeration systems are the largest energy end-use in buildings,
. . . using nearly 50% of all energy in U.S. commercial and residential buildings.

Short-Term Strategy: Develop, evaluate, and deploy low-GWP alternative refrigerants and systems.
Mid-Term Strategy: Develop advanced HVAC&R systems that can handle low-GWP refrigerants.

Long-Term Strategy: Develop non-vapor compression systems that use zero-GWP refrigerants.

5-25-2016 Source:  DOE's Next Heating & Cooling Strategy  HFC