The ATMOsphere Podcast Network
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ATMO America: NRDC Scientist Invites Industry Help to Enact Californiaâs PFAS Bill
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Californiaâs Senate Bill 682 (SB 682), which would eventually prohibit the sale and distribution of products that contain intentionally added PFAS...
ATMO America: New Belgium Brewing Sees Energy Efficiency Ratio of 8.85 with New Propane Chiller
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A newly installed propane (R290) chiller at Colorado-based craft brewery New Belgium Brewing has reached an energy efficiency ratio (EER) of 8.85 sinc...
R744-Based Cooling System at CERN to Cut Annual Emissions by 40,000 Metric Tons of CO2e
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CERN is installing two new CO2Â (R744)-based cooling systems at its Large Hadron Collider (LHC) â located on the FranceâSwitzerland border â tha...
Heat Recovery and a Custom-Tailored Design Makes CO2 One of the âBest Choicesâ for Industrial Applications, According to Crea
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heat recovery makes CO2Â (R744) one of the âbest choicesâ for industrial refrigeration applications because it provides the ability to provide â...
ATMO America: CO2 Free Cooling Cuts Data Center Cooling Energy Use by Up to 70%, Says M&M Carnot
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Switching from synthetic refrigerants to CO2Â (R744)-based free cooling can slash cooling-related energy use in data centers by up to 70%, according t...
The 2nd Industrial Refrigeration Network Conference Went Beyond Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration Systems
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was no shortage of presentations on ammonia (R717) or CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems at the second annual Industrial Refrigeration Network (...
World Refrigeration Day 2025 Aims to Inspire the Next Generation of HVAC&R Professionals
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2025 World Refrigeration Day (WRD) will take place on June 26 with a âCool Skillsâ theme designed to âcelebrate the incredible range of ...
ZF Finds R290 Thermal Management System Improves EV Range by up to 30% Compared to R1234yf
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
German automotive components manufacturer ZF has found that its propane (R290)-based TherMaS thermal management system can increase the driving rang...
NaturalRefrigerants.com Launches Audio Articles on Spotify
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NaturalRefrigerants.com, the worldâs top source for news and insights on natural refrigerant-based heating and cooling technologies, has launched au...
Scientists Publish Statement Defending PFAS Definition that Includes F-Gases and TFA
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty scientists with expertise in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have published a statement supporting a definition of PFAS that inclu...
ATMO America: Simplify CO2 Systems to Drive Uptake in the U.S., Says Founder of Future Green Now
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simplifying CO2Â (R744) systems with controls focused on annual performance rather than peak operating conditions will naturally drive the uptake of C...
IIAR Asks U.S. EPA to Maintain 150 GWP Limit for Cold Storage
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The trade groupâs letter challenges an EPA petition by a group requesting that the GWP limit be raised to 700 to allow for R513A; additional comment...
Cool Heating Coalition to Host European Parliament Session on Sustainable Cooling
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Cool Heating Coalition â a network of European NGOs and think tanks â has partnered with Italian MEP Dario Tamburrano (of the Europe of Freedo...
U.K. Retailer Marks and Spencer Opts for Natural Refrigerants in New Stores in 2025
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
British retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced plans to open 10 new food stores this year, all of which will use natural refrigerant-bas...
Embracoâs New India Plant Can Produce Up to 6 Million R600a and R290 Compressors Per Year
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brazilian OEM Embraco, part of Nidec Global Appliance, has announced it is building a new compressor plant in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, India, tha...
U.K. Government Hints at an Accelerated HFC Phase Down
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.K. government has hinted at a potential tightening of its HFC regulation, with the possibility of accelerating the phasedown schedule and intr...
ATMO America: Costco, IIARâs Schrift and Bitzer Win ATMO Awards
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ATMOsphere, publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com and organizer of the ATMOsphere (ATMO) America Summit 2025 on natural refrigerant-based cooling and...
China Refrigeration Expo 2025: Exhibitors Showcase Ammonia, CO2 and R290 Products
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Several exhibitors at the China Refrigeration Expo 2025 showcased natural refrigerant products, including those compatible with commercial and indus...
New Radisson Net-Zero Hotel in Manchester is Equipped with 4 Carrier 120HP Air-to-Water R290 Heat Pumps
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Radisson Hotel Group has installed four propane air-to-water 120HP heat pumps produced by Carrier in its Manchester, England, City Center Hotel ...
New Map Shows More Than 3,000 German Companies Generate 171TWh of Waste Heat Annually
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new interactive map released in March by German thermal engineering firm TLK Energy shows that more than 3,000 companies in the country generate 1...
Ecop Technologies Secures âŹ10.5 Million to Expand Industrial Heat Pump Production
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Austrian clean-tech firm ecop Technologies has secured âŹ10.5 million to expand production of its high-temperature industrial heat pump and finalize ...
Hillphoenixâs Charge Preservation System Becoming Standard Part of Its CO2 Racks
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hillphoenix reports that 85% of its new transcritical CO2 racks are being sold with ChargeSecure, a charge preservation system that began shipping l...
ATMO Australia: Natural Refrigerants to Help Woolworths Slash Carbon Emissions 89% by 2030 Compared to 2006
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Natural refrigerants are helping Australian retailer Woolworths slash emissions 89% by 2030 compared to 2006. Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Hussmann Launches Protocol CO2 Rack for Commercial Refrigeration Applications in U.S.
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hussmann has announced the launch of its Protocol CO2 (R744) distributed rack system for medium- and split-temperature commercial refrigeration appl...
6.3 Latin American Market Data: Industrial Sites Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 6.3 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses natural refrigerants in Latin America industrial refrigeration
6.2 Latin American Market Data: Stores Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 6.2 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses natural refrigerants in Latin American stores.
6.1 A Snapshot of Natural Refrigerants in Latin America - Refrigeration 2024
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 6.1 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses natural refrigerants in Latin America.
5.6 New Zealand Market Data: Stores and Industrial Sites Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5.6 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses natural refrigerants in Australia.
5.5 Australian Market Data: Stores and Industrial Sites Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5.5 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses natural refrigerants in Australia.
5.4 Manufacturers Offering Natural Refrigerants Training - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5.4 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses natural refrigerants training in Australia.
5.3 New Zealand Targets High-GWP Refrigerants in First Emissions Reduction Plan - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5.3 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses New Zealand's regulations for high-GWP refrigerants.
5.2 Regulators Take Aim at R404A - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5.2 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses Australian regulations on R404A.
5.1 The Australian and New Zealand Food Industry: Economic Outlook - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5.1 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses the food industry in Australia and New Zealand
4.4 Japanese Market Data: Stores and Industrial Sites Using Transcritical CO2 - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 4.4 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report: natural refrigerants in Japan commercial and industrial refrigeration
4.3 Gains in the Cold Storage Sector - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 4.3 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report: the Japanese cold storage sector's use of natural refrigerants.
4.2 Increased Uptake of Subsidies Among SMEs - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 4.2 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses Japanese subsidies for natural refrigerants.
4.1 The Japanese Food Industry: Economic Outlook - Refrigeration 2024
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 4.1 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses the economic outlook of the Japanese food industry.
3.8 North American Market Data: Industrial Sites Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.8 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report: natural refrigerants in industrial refrigeration in North America.
3.7 North American Market Data: Stores Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.7 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses data on North American stores using natural refrigerants.
3.6 Trump-Linked Project 2025 Calls for Repeal of âUnnecessarily Costlyâ HFC Regulations - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.6 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses the Trump-linked Project 2025 and its impact on refrigerants.
3.5 Hydrocarbon Standards in the U.S. - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.5 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses hydrocarbons standards in the U.S.
3.4 CARB Opens Second Roundof FRIP Program Funding - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.4 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses the second round of the CARB FRIP program.
3.3 New F-gas Regulations in New York and Washington - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.3 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses f-gas regulations in New York and Washington.
3.2 U.S. EPA Excludes F-Gases and TFA from PFAS Definition - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.2 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report focuses on the U.S. EPA's definition of and regulation of PFAS and TFA.
3.1 The North American Food Industry: Economic Outlook - Refrigeration 2024
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3.1 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses the food industry in North America and its economic outlook.
2.8 European Market Data: Industrial Sites Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.8 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants market report discusses European industrial sites using natural refrigerants.
2.7 European Market Data: Stores Using Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.7 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants market report discusses European stores using transcritical CO2 and propane cases.
2.6 Implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.6 of the ATMOsphere 2024 natural refrigerants Market Report discusses the corporate sustainability reporting directive in Europe.
2.5 Europe Looks at Regulating F-Gases and TFA as PFAS - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.5 of the ATMOsphere 2024 Market Report discusses a European proposal to regulate f-gases as PFAS.
2.4 The U.K.âs F-gas Regulation Review - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.4 of the ATMOsphere 2024 Market Report discusses the U.K.'s review of its F-gas regulation, which has yet to occur.
2.3 Training Requirements for Natural Refrigerants - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.3 of the ATMOsphere 2024 Market Report discusses the training requirements for natural refrigerants in the European Union.
2.2 The EU F-gas Regulation Becomes Law - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.2 of the ATMOsphere 2024 Market Report discusses the revised EU F-gas Regulation and its impact on natural refrigerants.
2.1 The European Food Industry: Economic Outlook - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2.1 of the ATMOsphere 2024 Market Report discusses the European food economic outlook with a look at supermarkets.
1.4 HFOs and the Growing Threat of TFA - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 1.4 of the ATMOsphere 2024 Market Report discusses HFOs and the growing threat of TFA, a PFAS and byproduct of HFOs.
1.3 IIR and Cool Coalition to Develop Database to Track Refrigeration Sector Emissions - Refrigeration 2024
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 1.3 of the ATMOsphere 2024 Market Report discusses the refrigerants emission database being developed by the IIR and Cool Coalition.
1.2 Natural Refrigerants Training Accelerates Worldwide - Refrigeration 2024
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Natural refrigerant-based refrigeration systems face a variety of challenges that prevent them from ganing widespread adoption in commercial and indus...
1.1 The Impact of Market Leaders - Refrigeration 2024
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 1.1 covers market leaders in commercial and industrial refrigeration and how they supported natural refrigerants in 2024.
Executive Summary - Refrigeration 2024
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An executive summary of ATMOsphere's 2024 natural refrigerants market report.
Abbreviations
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
These are the abbreviations used in ATMOsphere's 2024 market report on natural refrigerants in commercial and industrial refrigeration.
Methodology
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The methodology behind ATMOsphere's 2024 market report, which features data gathered through desk research, manufacturer surveys and end user int...
Expanded Horizons (Author's Note) - Refrigeration 2024
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Hines, Managing Editor of NaturalRefrigerants.com and the Lead Writer of ATMOsphere's 2024 market report, shares how the market for natur...
The Market Has Moved (Publisher's Note) - Refrigeration 2024
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ATMOsphere's founder and CEO, Marc Chasserot, addresses readers of the 2024 "Natural Refrigerants: State of the Industry" market report...
Methodology
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Methodology of the Market Report 2024
Expanded Horizons
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 Market Report showcases the expanding global reach of natural refrigerants, with strong growth emerging in Australia, New Zealand, and Latin ...
The Market has Moved
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 Market Report reveals a global shift toward natural refrigerants in commercial and industrial refrigeration, driven by policy change, innovat...