Report Inquiry - Global Automotive Natural Refrigerant Systems

Status, Plans, Scenarios and Projections

Planned Publication Date: Q4 2024

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The Importance of ITB’s Automotive Natural Refrigerant Report

Natural refrigerants are an important step toward future sustainability of automotive and non-automotive refrigerant systems. PFAS regulations in Europe may accelerate the transition. Cost reduction potential may lead to introduction for EV refrigerant systems in China first. Financial risk as well as cost reduction may be a driver for US auto manufacturers. This ITB research report is intended to qualitatively and quantitatively assess shifts toward natural refrigerants for light-duty automotive applications. Will R290 become an alternative or better solution than R744? Which automakers will choose what natural refrigerants and for which applications, regions, and when?

ITB’s Approach

ITB will perform industry interviews to confirm development paths for natural refrigerants, barriers to switching, preferred directions, and market timing. Core to this proposal is gathering info from throughout the value chain - from automakers, fluid suppliers, and regulators. ITB will solicit input to answer specific questions, plus inform and validate the qualitative/quantitative models and validate models. The report focus will be on automotive developments but will also examine non-automotive natural refrigerant developments and projections which may influence automotive commercialization rates.

Key Deliverables

1. Market outlook scenarios with technology scenarios and projected natural refrigerant system volumes

2. Segmentation of the natural refrigerant systems market by powertrain, OEM and region

3. Validated refrigerant system/component cost model and key cost differentiators

4. Detailed competitive product landscape including key development drivers

Key questions addressed by

ITB’s Natural Refrigerant Research Report