Natural Refrigerants

Potential U.S. regulatory updates are playing a major role in driving interest, according to Benedikt Schauder, Thermal Management Development Lead. #gonatrefs

ATMOsphere has released its second report on the rising threat posed by commonly used #HFOs, particularly HFO-1234yf, and their atmospheric byproduct, trifluoroacetic acid (#TFA), to human health and the environment. Read more: @shecco #GoNatRefs

GEA has released a new video showing a custom-built #ammonia refrigeration system with a cooling capacity of 2,200TR (7,737kW) being prepared for delivery to a chemical manufacturing company located in North America. read more: #GoNatRefs

The R290-based heat pump and chiller system from the Lithuanian manufacturer Refra was installed at a new Keelings Flowers’ processing facility in Dublin in 2023. Read more: #GoNatRefs

ATMOsphere Reapproves Natural Refrigerants Label for Ceptek 🍃 The ATMO Approved label is a global gold standard highlighting best-in-class manufacturers and contractors of natural refrigerant systems and components. Read more: #ATMOApproved

ATMOsphere, a global market accelerator of clean cooling and heating solutions, has reapproved the #ATMOApproved Natural Refrigerants Label for Novum, an Irish manufacturer of self-contained propane (R290) freezers and refrigerators. Read more: #GoNatRefs

🎉 It’s great to announce OLAB S.r.l. an Italian refrigeration component manufacturer, as an #ATMOApproved company for the Class of 2025! Read more:

🎉 It’s great to announce that #NihonNetsugenSystems, a Japanese manufacturer of transcritical CO2 technologies, has been reapproved as an #ATMOApproved company for the Class of 2025. 📷✅ Read more: #GoNatRefs

Check out the product, Voltage Monitoring Relays from marketplace, Gold partner KRIWAN Industrie-Elektronik GmbH. The KRIWAN INT69 UY Diagnose voltage monitoring relays provide reliable and intelligent protection #GoNatRefs

The dew point technology kept an Adelaide supermarket’s CO2 system condensing below 26°C, even in ambient temperatures as high as 43°C. Read more: #GoNatRefs

Czech HVAC&R manufacturer Sinop has announced that its portfolio of beverage coolers now uses 100% natural refrigerants. Read more: #GoNatRefs

Minnesota Works on Process to Assess Whether PFAS Refrigerants Would be Banned in 2032 “Amara’s Law,” one of the most aggressive #PFAS regulations in the U.S., requires PFAS products to be “essential” to avoid prohibition. Read more:

#ATMOLATAM 2025 to Showcase Natural Refrigerant Innovations and Regional Trends Presenters include prominent OEMs and manufacturers, leading end users and government officials. Read more: #GoNatRefs

Florida Republican Introduces Joint Resolution to Rescind EPA Refrigerants Management Rule Acting under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can reverse this recently enacted part of the AIM Act, which has bipartisan and industry support. #GoNatRefs

ATMOsphere Reapproves Fenagy’s Natural Refrigerant Label for Second Time The #ATMOApproved label is a global gold standard highlighting best-in-class manufacturers and contractors of natural refrigerant systems and components. Read more: #GoNatRefs

Kristian Strand Announced as President of @DanfossClimate Strand, currently the company’s Divisional President of Commercial Compressors, will succeed Jürgen Fischer upon his retirement in April. Read more: #GoNatRefs

New York Proposes $750,000 for Natural Refrigerant Projects The @NatRefCouncil would receive $500,000 while the VEIC would get $250,000, both aimed at helping supermarkets install natural refrigerant-based systems. Read more: #GoNatRefs

European Commission Rejects Call to Review EU F-gas Regulation Italian MEP Isabella Tovaglieri requested a reassessment of the legislation based on ‘slumps in sales’ of heat pumps across the region Read more: #GoNatRefs

CO2 Refrigeration in Japan Climbing, with Lawson, 7-Eleven and Family Mart Operating 9,662 CO2 Stores in 2024 Aeon, the country’s largest retail chain, is also moving to natural refrigerant-based operations, using CO2 and hydrocarbon systems. #GoNatRefs

Advansor has launched an upgrade of its CO2 (R744)-based ValuePack refrigeration unit, raising the standard operating pressure to 130bar (1,885psi). Read more: #GoNatRefs