ENERGY SAVING


F-Gas Regulation begins to bite


The F-Gas Regulation has implications for all those with responsibility for purchasing and maintaining air conditioning systems. For end users and contractors just getting to grips with the requirements, Jon Skelding, specifi cation manager with Toshiba Carrier UK, highlights what you need to know


O 28 January 2021


riginally introduced as a European Regulation (2014 EU F-Gas Regulation 517/2014), it is designed to reduce the availability of – and


ultimately eliminate – substances known to have a high global warming potential (GWP), in order to control their impact on the environment. One of the most important categories of fluorinated substances (F-Gases) covered by the regulation is HFCs, or hydrofluorocarbons, which are widely used as refrigerants in air conditioning. The F-Gas regulation applied directly to the UK up until Brexit in January 2020. During the Brexit transition period


this year, the current F-Gas quota systems and bans will continue to apply in the UK. Importantly for facility managers, the government has made clear that the legal duties on equipment owners – to prevent, report and remedy leaks resulting in F-Gas emissions – will continue for the foreseeable future following Brexit.


What is its purpose? The aim is to cut emissions of the most harmful F-Gases to reduce their impact on climate change. This is being achieved through a mandatory phased reduction in the


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