Volvo Cars uses Honeywell's ultra-low Global Warming Potential HFO-1234yf refrigerant in the Chinese market, which has a global warming potential of 99.9% lower than HFCS
Volvo Cars uses Honeywell's ultra-low Global Warming Potential HFO-1234yf refrigerant in the Chinese market, which has a global warming potential of 99.9% lower than HFCS
Meet the requirements of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to strengthen the control of non-carbon greenhouse gases such as HFCS, and contribute to the realization of the "two-carbon" goal
Shanghai, July 11, 2022 / PRNewswire / -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced that Volvo Cars is introducing Honeywell's Ultra-low Global Warming Potential HFO-1234yf refrigerant 1 in the Chinese market. This partnership marks Volvo Cars as one of the first automotive companies to use the HFO-1234yf in the Chinese market. Through the partnership with Volvo Cars, Honeywell is committed to further providing Chinese car owners with a more low-carbon and safe driving environment, contributing to the sustainable development of the Chinese automotive market and the realization of China's "two-carbon" goal.
Hfo-1234yf is an ultra-low global Warming potential (GWP) refrigerant suitable for automotive air conditioning systems and belongs to the class of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO). The HFO-1234yf refrigerant has a 99.9% lower global warming potential than the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant currently used in the domestic market, 2 helping automotive manufacturers meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements for automotive air conditioning refrigerants. As an alternative product in automotive air conditioning applications, HFO-1234yf refrigerant has high cooling energy efficiency and safety, meets the requirements of existing industry standards, and has been proven in automotive design, engineering and manufacturing and service. By the end of 2021, HFO-1234yf refrigerant has been applied to more than 120 million vehicles worldwide.
"HFO-1234yf, as an ultra-low global warming potential refrigerant for automotive air conditioning systems, has become a trusted choice for a growing number of partners around the world. With the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol officially coming into force in China, it has become a general trend for China's automotive industry to strengthen the control of non-CO2 greenhouse gases such as HFCS in response to the 'two-carbon' goal." "Approximately 60 percent of Honeywell's new product development is driven by the goal of improving customers' environmental performance and social benefits, and we are committed to contributing to the sustainable development of the automotive industry through a range of proven technologies," said Maosu Liu, vice president and general manager of Honeywell's Characteristic Materials and Technologies Group, Asia Pacific.
Honeywell has been working on the HFO-1234yf refrigerant heat pump system and thermal management system for electric vehicles for many years, and has done a lot of advanced work in innovative system design, component configuration and refrigerant to improve system performance and efficiency, and reduce cost and complexity. The HFO-1234yf refrigerant can be easily applied to electric vehicle thermal management systems in China and globally.
Honeywell's breakthrough hydrofluoroolefin technology helps customers reduce their carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency without compromising final product performance, and the company has invested $1 billion in research and development and capacity expansion. The Solstice® family of refrigerants, blowing agents, propellants and solvents is used worldwide and has so far helped reduce emissions by more than 260 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, equivalent to removing the potential emissions of more than 56 million cars for an entire year.
Honeywell is committed to achieving carbon neutrality for all of its business operations and facilities by 2035. The commitment builds on Honeywell's long history of improving its own environmental and sustainability performance, as well as its decades-long tradition of innovation to help customers achieve their environmental and social goals. In addition to its commitment to reducing its own emissions, Honeywell provides customers with innovative technologies and solutions that are driven by positive environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) outcomes. In 2021, more than 60% of the company's sales will come from businesses that help solve global ESG challenges.
