At the conference on the benefits of natural refrigerants in the heating and cooling sector, Criocabin Technical Manager – Mario Penada, addressed this topic and reiterated the key role played by natural refrigerants in our sector, and in the entire ecological transition process.

Below, we report on the speech made in response to the question posed by the journalist Maria Luisa Doldi of Zero Sotto Zero.

It is widely claimed that natural refrigerant technologies are limited in terms of application. They cannot fulfil all demands for application. What is your opinion of this claim, especially in the light of the latest developments in technology?

“The main truth is that not all sectors have evolved at the same speed, because not all of them have invested in research in order to keep up with the times.

Commercial refrigeration embraced sustainability right from the start: the future of our planet depends on our actions, and the exclusive use of natural refrigerants with low or almost zero GWP is certainly the most appropriate choice.

In our sector, we were not afraid to be the first to start using natural refrigerants, nobody said it was impossible or a failure. We invested in R&D to stop using refrigerants containing HFCs and HFOs as quickly as possible.

We believe in technological research to safeguard the future of our planet: for us, using propane (R290) and carbon dioxide (R744) is not the future, but the present. An Eco-Green present.

We can therefore say that we were the pioneers, and I dare to provoke: other sectors should be grateful to companies in the commercial refrigeration sector for having enabled the development of technologies that use natural refrigerants, therefore allowing all sectors to benefit from proven and safe technologies, with the additional benefit of lower investment costs.

Today, using natural refrigerants should be a conscious choice for everyone.

Analysing all that is currently being said regarding the impending F-Gas review, we can say that novelties often cause fear… But nowadays, we need the courage to look back and instead fear the past, and how we polluted our planet with HFCs and HFOs. Now is the time for all Heating and Cooling sectors to use natural refrigerants without any fear..

Mario Penada – Criocabin Technical Manager

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