Europe’s first used F-gas marketing platform has been recently launched. The platform called RETRADEABLES supports the circular use of refrigerants extracted from HVAC-R equipment. Built from the EU funded project Life3R, RETRADEABLES provides a viable circular economy for used F-gases, offering a sustainable alternative source for refrigerant supplies.
In accordance with EU policies, the Green Deal, a Circular Economy, and the Waste framework or F-Gas Regulation, RETRADEABLES promotes the economically feasible recovery of market-distributed used gas stocks, enabling the recycling, reclamation and reuse of wasted used F-gases. As F-gas supply is phased down, and capacity of high-performance F-gas constrained, circular use has a vital role to play in the reduction of the lifecycle’s carbon footprint through HVAC-R use.
Focusing on the effective role of RETRADEABLES, Wim de Schacht, Vice President, Daikin Europe, said, “The reuse of existing gas stocks becomes an imperative next step for us all. RETRADEABLES provides a sustainable market-wide solution for the reuse of existing gas in the marketplace, enabling the reduction of carbon emissions and concurrent growth of society.”
“By adding value to used refrigerants, RETRADEABLES encourage us to manage our used F-gases efficiently, treating such gases as an asset instead of a burden. RETRADEABLES is a user-friendly solution to make the circular use of refrigerants a reality,” said Professor Sotirios Karellas, Project Partner & Professor of the National Technical University of Athens.
