The use of fluorocarbons enabled refrigeration and air conditioning systems to be introduced
widely across the world. However, since it turned out that fluorocarbons could be a threat to the
ozone layer and global warming, their regulations have been strengthened under the framework
established internationally. As a company offering a wide range of refrigeration and air
conditioning units, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. has taken on the
conservation of the global environment as its prime responsibility. With compliance with
fluorocarbon regulations as the norm, we developed refrigeration and air conditioning units using
a non-fluorocarbon refrigerant with very limited environmental impact, high-efficiency heat pumps
that can serve as a boiler alternative, and all-electric-driven transport refrigeration units without
the need for power from the engine. Through the development of such environmentally-safer
products, we contribute to building a sustainable low-carbon society.
