MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.,
Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its new
Solstice® refrigerant for supermarket refrigeration has
been named a finalist for the R&D 100 Awards, sponsored by
R&D Magazine.
Often referred to as the "Oscars of Invention," the R&D 100
Awards honors the 100 most innovative technologies and services of
the past year. Evaluated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Solstice N40 (R-448A) refrigerant replaces high-global-warming
refrigerants in supermarket applications. It is part of a growing
line of Solstice products for applications ranging from auto air
conditioning to highly-energy efficient appliance and building
insulation, that have significantly lower global warming
potential.
"Naming Solstice N40 a finalist for this award recognizes more
than a decade of research and investment that resulted in new
solutions to help end customers lower their greenhouse gas impact
while complying with new and anticipated regulations," said
George Koutsaftes, refrigerants
business director for Honeywell Fluorine Products. "In addition to
its lower environmental impact, Solstice N40 is highly energy
efficient, giving supermarket owners an added benefit."
Solstice N40 was nominated by the publication in the Mechanical
Devices/Materials category.
"This was a particularly strong year for research and
development, led by many outstanding technologies that broadened
the scope of innovation," said R&D Magazine Editor
Lindsay Hock. "We are honored to
recognize these products and the project teams behind the design,
development, testing, and production of these remarkable
innovations and their impact in the field. We look forward to
celebrating the winners on November
13 in Las Vegas."
Global regulators are increasingly moving to phase out
high-global-warming refrigerants and, on July 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
published landmark regulations that will phase out the use of many
hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants. The new regulation, effective
July 2016, will require supermarkets,
largest consumers of the HFC refrigerant R-404A in the U.S., to
discontinue its use as a retrofit refrigerant. R-404A will also not
be permitted for use in new supermarkets beginning January 1, 2017.
Solstice N40 refrigerant, also known as R-448A, has a global
warming potential (GWP) that is 68 percent lower than R-404A. In
supermarket trials conducted in the U.S. and Europe, Solstice N40 demonstrated at least 3
percent lower energy consumption in low-temperature applications
and 5 to 16 percent lower energy consumption in medium-temperature
refrigeration compared with R-404A. In R-22 retrofit scenarios,
Solstice N40 delivers similar system performance. Whether replacing
R-22 or R-404A, Solstice N40 is a near drop-in replacement for
supermarkets. Solstice N40 is nonflammable (ASHRAE A1) and
non-ozone-depleting.
In a full-scale supermarket refrigeration evaluation under
controlled conditions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Solstice
N40 demonstrated lower energy consumption and increased
refrigeration capacity compared to R-404A.
Honeywell's other Solstice refrigerants that are approved under
the EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program include:
Solstice yf (R-1234yf), a low-global-warming replacement for
R-134a, commonly used for automotive air conditioning; Solstice zd
(R-1234zd) and Solstice ze (R-1234ze), which can be used in
chillers and a wide range of other end uses; and Solstice N13
(R-450A), which can be used in new and retrofit vending
machines.
Solstice products have been developed and are being
commercialized by Honeywell's Fluorine Products business, a leader
in the manufacture and supply of non-ozone-depleting refrigerants
used by top air-conditioning and refrigeration makers worldwide,
and blowing agents for energy-efficient foam insulation, as well as
hydrofluoric acid and precursors for nuclear fuel.
Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) is a
global leader in developing advanced materials, process
technologies and automation solutions. PMT's Advanced Materials
businesses manufacture a wide variety of high-performance products,
including environmentally friendlier refrigerants and materials
used to manufacture end products such as bullet-resistant armor,
nylon, computer chips and pharmaceutical packaging. Process
technologies developed by PMT's UOP business (www.uop.com) form the
foundation for most of the world's refiners, efficiently producing
gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, petrochemicals and renewable fuels.
PMT's Process Solutions business (www.honeywellprocess.com) is a
pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the
oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, industrial power generation,
chemicals and petrochemicals, biofuels, life sciences, and metals,
minerals and mining industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance
materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please
visit www.honeywellnow.com.
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