New F-Gas Regulation 2024/573 and Rittal’s Solutions
What does this mean for your Rittal cooling solutions?
The new European F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 has been in force since March 11, 2024, and will be gradually implemented starting January 1, 2025. The regulation is an important pillar of the European climate strategy and has one clear objective: to drastically reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases and ultimately phase them out completely by 2050. This has significant implications for the selection, use, and future availability of refrigerants in industrial cooling and climate control systems.
Stricter rules for use and market placement
At the core of the new legislation is a substantial reduction of F-gases through a phase-down system and a series of GWP limits for new equipment. The principle is simple: the higher the climate impact of a refrigerant, the faster it will disappear from the market.
GWP limits for new equipment
The regulation introduces clear timelines after which certain systems may no longer be placed on the market.
| Product group |
| Sales ban from | GWP limit |
| Cooling units |
| 2027 | < 150* |
| 2032 | No F-gases* | |
| Chillers | < 12 kW | 2027 | < 150* |
< 12 kW | 2032 | No F-gases* | |
> 12 kW | 2027 | < 750 |
*Exceptions apply: if safety requirements at the installation site do not allow the use of refrigerants with a GWP <150, the GWP limit is 750.
As a result, the market is rapidly shifting towards solutions with low or zero greenhouse impact. In addition, the total available quantity of HFCs in the EU is decreasing annually, making high-GWP refrigerants not only legally restricted but also increasingly scarce in practice.
How Rittal anticipates the new reality
Rittal has been anticipating these developments for years and deliberately works with refrigerants that combine low climate impact with reliability and energy efficiency. In its cooling systems, Rittal uses R-513A, R-1234yf and other variants with significantly lower GWP values than traditional synthetic refrigerants.
Why this matters to you
- You remain compliant with the latest legislation, now and towards 2032 and beyond.
- Operational reliability increases because Rittal no longer supplies systems dependent on refrigerants that will soon be phased out.
- Energy efficiency and climate performance improve (an increasingly important factor in industrial installations).
Conclusion
The F-Gas Regulation 2024/573 accelerates the transition to sustainable industrial cooling. For companies, this means switching in time to systems with low GWP values and taking upcoming market restrictions into account. Rittal already offers fully future-proof solutions that meet the strictest requirements without compromising performance or reliability.
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