Thermo King changing standard refrigerant
Summary
Thermo King has been using R452A for its entire EMEA portfolio for several years and select products in North America and in Asia Pacific. Thermo King is making standard a lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant in its truck and trailer units. Bruce Kranz, engineering manager at Thermo King, said the switch to R452A, which is also used as a replacement for R507 refrigerant, is expected to enable fleets to reduce the carbon footprint of refrigerants by nearly 50% – or approximately 650,000 metric tons of CO2e annually, equivalent to the emissions of 143,000 passenger vehicles per year. In addition, escape can happen due to things like wrecks, damage or insufficient maintenance." As part of the global transition to more sustainable refrigerants, Thermo King has been using R452A for its entire EMEA portfolio for several years and select products in North America and in Asia Pacific and noted that its performance closely matches that of R404A In addition to meeting sustainability commitments, using a lower-GWP refrigerant as standard helps motor carriers prepare for future regulation.