During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, ICT (Information Communication Technology) has played a crucial role. Thanks to computers, the internet, and all the other infrastructures connected to that sector, Italy has continued to ‘function’ even at the height of lockdown.

F-Gases (or fluorinated gases) are one of the main causes of the global greenhouse effect. Reducing F-Gas emissions is one of the objectives that the European Commission has been trying to achieve for several years, via the introduction of specific regulations.

The adoption of transcritical CO2 as a refrigerant technology for air conditioning systems is currently undergoing a rapid increase. The success of this gas can be attributed to several factors, which have convinced more and more people to choose that solution over the usual options.

The post Covid IoT scenario promises to be very interesting indeed. Businesses in every sector are now obliged to deal with the ‘new normal’ caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. In order to be successful, they will need to offer clients a new approach, developing smart products, capable of evolving independently to meet their needs.

In the last few months, 5G related hoax stories have appeared with alarming regularity. One of the contributing factors in their spread has been the quarantine imposed due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Custom software is any program created on an ad hoc basis to meet a client’s specific needs. In business, many companies use this kind of software, especially if they require specific functionalities which are not yet widely available.

Software developers propose very different licensing alternatives. In recent years the industry has been affected by numerous changes and a strong influence from Cloud Computing, which introduced the concept of “Software as a Service” (SaaS).

The 2020 F-GAS regulations have brought in even tighter restrictions on the use of fluorinated gases, with the dual purposes of reducing emissions of atmospheric pollutants and combatting the greenhouse effect. This legislation was first introduced in 2014 with the aim of reducing hydrocarbon emissions by 80% by the year 2030.

The process of Italy’s digital transformation has been accelerated by the lockdown. The public’s knowledge of IT technology was already quite good, but many people have only discovered its true potential as a result of the exceptional circumstances caused by the recent Covid-19 pandemic.

The phase-out of HFC’s (Freon or Hydrofluorocarbons) is a measure designed to gradually reduce the impact of refrigerants on the atmosphere’s ozone layer. These substances are widely used in the HVAC sector, but also in domestic and industrial refrigeration (fridges, freezers etc.).

The decision to use R32 as the refrigerant gas in future air conditioning systems has become an ongoing, controversial debate. Some producers have embraced the switch to this gas, which has a very low GWP (Global Warming Potential), while others continue to delay this change which now seems inevitable.

The new refrigerant cylinders will be gray. This is the decision of AHRI, which had previously defined a colour coding for hydrofluorocarbon containers, used until a few months ago by many manufacturers.