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• Published Subscription Review Article 22 Jun 2026

  Review of Utilization of Alternative Energy for Refrigeration

  By Pravin Petkar, Amar Kawale, Praful Date, Bhojraj Kale, Sanjay Sajjanwar

  Abstract: Refrigeration plays a vital role in modern life, with approximately 4.5 million refrigerators used worldwide each year. Most of these systems rely on conventional refrigerants such as R-12 and R-22. These chemicals create serious environmental effects such as they deplete the ozone layer and fuel climate change, largely because of their extremely high ozone depletion potential (ODP) and global warming potential (GWP). Growing environmental concerns and strict international regulations have …

  Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 25–35 Read article →