How F-Gases are Improving Efficiency in Heating

Heat pumps are an essential technology to help enable decarbonization through the electrification of heating. Refrigerant choice is a critical factor in attaining energy efficiency.

Heat pumps optimized for latest generation F-gas R-454C can enable up to 29% higher Energy Efficiency and up to 49% higher Capacity, while reducing emissions by up to 22% compared to standard R-290 (Propane) equipment.*

The COP improvements of an optimized R-454C heat pump provide additional environmental advantages versus a standard R-290 equipment.

Up to 22% lower indirect emissions.

Direct emissions of R-454C systems represent around 1% of the total CO₂ equivalent system emissions. Increasing the COP by 29% results in a decrease in total emissions by over 21%.

the capacity improvements of an optimized R-454C design provide additional performance advantages versus a standard R-290 heat pump.

(*) Measurements and simulations carried out by an independent research institute in Germany and Chemours internal analysis.
(**) Identified design optimizations A, B and C heat pump system parameters.
(***) The inherently lower flammability of A2L refrigerants (like R-454C) versus R-290 allows for greater flexibility in system design. The reduced risk of flammability allows for charge sizes up to 12 times higher than propane with A2L´s which provides greater opportunity for system capacity and efficiency optimization.

Leading Performance Efficiency in Heating