Potential emission savings from refrigeration and air conditioning systems by using low GWP refrigerants

Journal Article · Wed Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-016-1186-6 · OSTI ID:1324200

Beshr, Mohamed ^[1]; Aute, Vikrant ^[1]; Abdelaziz, Omar ^[2]; Fricke, Brian ^[2]; Radermacher, Reinhard ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Refrigeration and air conditioning systems have high, negative environmental impacts due to refrigerant charge leaks from the system and their corresponding high global warming potential. Thus, many efforts are in progress to obtain suitable low GWP alternative refrigerants and more environmentally friendly systems for the future. In addition, the system’s life cycle climate performance (LCCP) is a widespread metric proposed for the evaluation of the system’s environmental impact.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1324200
• Journal Information: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Journal Name: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Vol. 2016; ISSN 0948-3349
• Publisher: SpringerCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English