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The ATMOsphere Podcast Network
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MCE 2026: Refra Launches Standard R290 Water-to-Water Heat Pump/Chiller Line
Refra, a Lithuanian manufacturer of natural refrigerant-based chillers, heat pumps and refrigeration equipment, has launched Oasis, a new standard line of…
The ATMOsphere Podcast NetworkThis Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday April 10th, 2026
The articles in the podcast are as follows: ATMOsphere Releases New Report on Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration with Natural Refrigerants New York Grocer…
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Part 2: After Decades in Data Center Cooling, This Is Where Carel Sees the Industry Headed Next
Enrico Boscaro, Group Marketing Manager for HVAC Industrial at Carel, has a unique vantage point into where the data center cooling sector is headed. Along…
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ATMOsphere Releases New Report on Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration with Natural Refrigerants
ATMOsphere, publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, has released a new report, “Refrigeration: Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration with Natural Refrigerants”…
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Greener Reefer Transition Alliance Introduces Simulator Showing Emissions and Costs Savings From Switching to Natural Refrigerants
The Greener Reefer Transition Alliance, a collaborative industry initiative led by the GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation), has introduced an…
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New York Grocer DeCicco & Sons to Open Ninth CO2 Store and First R290 Store
DeCicco & Sons, which operates 11 high-end supermarkets in Westchester and Putnam counties, New York (north of New York City), is opening in May its first…
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IIAR 2026: Copeland Makes SPH’s High-Temperature Heat Pump Available in North America
U.S. compressor manufacturer Copeland has made ThermBooster, a high-temperature heat pump (HTHP) by Sustainable Process Heat (SPH), available in North America…
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Panasonic Launches Heating-Optimized Air-to-Water R290 Heat Pump Range for Commercial Applications
Panasonic Heating and Cooling Solutions, the European division of Japan-based Panasonic, has launched the AQUA-G EVO series, a new propane (R290) air-to-water…
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LU-VE Evaporators to Support 1.5MW Transcritical CO2 Cooling System for Spanish Data Center
Italian air heat exchanger manufacturer LU-VE Group has supplied evaporators for a 1.5MW (426.5TR) transcritical CO2 (R744) system to cool a 1,000m2…
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Part 1: SWEP Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers Turn Data Center Waste Heat Into Energy
SWEP, a global manufacturer headquartered in Landskrona, Sweden, has been producing brazed plate heat exchangers (BPHEs) since 1983. A subsidiary of the Dover…
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Supermarket Trade Group Seeks Support for Transition to Natural Refrigerants in New York
The National Supermarket Association (NSA), a New York-based trade association for about 1,200 independent supermarkets in the New York Metropolitan Area and…
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Magnotherm Rolls Out Refrigerant-Free Magnetic Cooling Cabinets in REWE Stores
Magnotherm Solutions is launching its first deployment of refrigerant-free magnetic cooling cabinets in collaboration with REWE supermarkets, with the retailer…
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ATMO LATAM: Chile-based Retailer Cencosud Makes Natural Refrigerants Central to Decarbonization Strategy
Chile-based multinational food retailer Cencosud has made natural refrigerants one of the key pillars of its decarbonization strategy, according to Raúl…
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ECHA Launches Consultation on SEAC’s Draft Opinion on PFAS
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on March 25 that until May 25 EU stakeholders can provide comments that will help inform the final opinion of…
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Part 1: After Decades in Data Center Cooling, This Is Where Carel Sees the Industry Headed Next
Carel is a global manufacturer of HVAC&R industry controllers, sensors and humidifiers as well as components, including inverters and electronic expansion…
The ATMOsphere Podcast NetworkThis Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday March 27th, 2026
The articles in the podcast are as follows: MCE 2026: Danfoss Debuts Isobutane Turbocor Compressor Designed for Comfort and Data Center Cooling IKEA Seeks…
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Vaillant Propane Heat Pumps Replace Gas-Fired Boilers in German Apartment Building Retrofit
Two multi-family buildings in Dortmund, Germany, recently replaced their gas-powered boilers with a Vaillant propane (R290) heat pump system with a total…
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NASRC Survey: Transcritical CO2 Will Dominate in New U.S. Retail Stores Through 2029
Transcritical CO2 (R744) systems are poised to be the dominant refrigeration technology in new U.S. food retail stores operated by chains through 2029…
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Study at Cargill Plant Finds Airflow Diffusers Shorten Product Cooling Time
A test at the Waco, Texas, plant of food-processing giant Cargill showed that airflow diffusers directing the flow of air in a deli-meat cooling room toward…
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MCE 2026: Danfoss Debuts Isobutane Turbocor Compressor Designed for Comfort and Data Center Cooling
Danfoss is targeting the comfort and data center cooling markets with its new oil-free isobutane (R600a) Turbocor compressor, which is being shown for the…
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IIAR 2026: CO2 Components Account for ‘Well Over’ 50% of the Henry Group’s Business at Its Illinois Factory
CO2 (R744) components make up “well over” 50% of the Henry Group’s business at its factory in Chatham, Illinois, according to Aaron Arnold, a Sales Manager at…
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ATMO LATAM: CO2 Has Reached an ‘Inflection Point’ in Latin America, According to TEKO Américas
David Osma, Project Engineer at Colombia-based TEKO Américas, said CO2 (R744) refrigeration has reached an “inflection point” in Latin America. “Anything…
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IKEA Seeks Manufacturers and Maintenance Suppliers Support for Natural Refrigerant Solutions Across Its Global Portfolio
The Ingka Group, IKEA’s largest retailer, is seeking manufacturer support to tackle upfront costs and operations of natural refrigerant solutions across its…
The ATMOsphere Podcast NetworkThis Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday March 20th, 2026
The articles in the podcast are as follows: Advansor Announces New CO2 Heat Pump With Up to 50MW of Heating Capacity in Parallel Installation IIAR 2026: Zero…
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Superpollutant Action Initiative Is Launched to Target F-Gases and Other High-GWP Substances
A consortium of seven major U.S. corporations – Amazon, Autodesk, Figma, Google, JPMorganChase, Salesforce and Workday – has launched the Superpollutant Action…
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Advansor Announces New CO2 Heat Pump With Up to 50MW of Heating Capacity in Parallel Installation
Advansor has announced the SteelXL Heat Pump, a new CO2 (R744) heat pump that offers up to 5MW (1,421TR) of heating capacity in a single unit and up to 50MW…
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Part 2: Zudek’s Ammonia Chillers Give Data Centers Another Option for Moving to Natural Refrigerants
Zudek built its first ammonia (R717) chiller for a data center in 2013 in South Africa. Since then it has provided chillers for four more data centers, two of…
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IIAR 2026: Zero Zone Launches New Transcritical CO2 Condensing Unit
Refrigeration systems manufacturer Zero Zone has launched the Genesys CO2 Edge Compact, a new transcritical CO2 (R744) condensing unit for the North American…
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Interview: HYTING’s Founder Discusses Catalytic Hydrogen Air-Heating, Peak Shaving and Global Growth
Tim Hannig, Founder and Managing Director of HYTING, spoke with NaturalRefrigerants.com about the company’s hydrogen catalytic air-heating system. He also…
The ATMOsphere Podcast NetworkThis Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday March 13th, 2026
The articles in the podcast are as follows: ATMO LATAM: End Users Outline Success with Natural Refrigerants in Latin America Hillphoenix Releases Next…
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Hillphoenix Releases Next Generation Flex Mini Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration System for Smaller Stores
Refrigeration systems manufacturer Hillphoenix has announced the launch of its Next Generation Flex Mini, a CO2 (R744) transcritical refrigeration system that…
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Ideal Heating Expands Commercial Propane Heat Pump Line with New 65kW Model
Ideal Heating, a U.K. boiler manufacturer, has recently expanded its ECOMOD 290HT air-to-water propane (R290) commercial heat pump line with a new 65kW…
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Danfoss Multi-Ejector HP with Parallel Compression Reduces CO2 System Energy Use by 21% Compared to Traditional Boosters
Danish component manufacturer Danfoss reported in a white paper that pairing its multi-ejector HP (high-pressure) with parallel compression in transcritical…
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Hamilton Storage Transitions Automated Ultra-Low-Temperature Portfolio to Natural Refrigerants
U.S.-based cold storage and sample management manufacturer Hamilton Storage, a division of the Hamilton company, has transitioned its entire automated…
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ATMO LATAM: End Users Outline Success with Natural Refrigerants in Latin America
The ATMOsphere (ATMO) LATAM conference, taking place March 9 and 10 in Bogotá, Colombia, featured numerous examples of end-user installations of natural…
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Trane Expands R290 Heat Pump Portfolio With 125kW Modular and 230kW Packaged Units
Global HVAC manufacturer Trane, a subsidiary of Ireland-based Trane Technologies, has expanded its propane (R290) air-to-water heat pump portfolio with the…
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Part 1: Zudek’s Ammonia Chillers Give Data Centers Another Option for Moving to Natural Refrigerants
Zudek is an Italian manufacturer of ammonia (R717) air- and water-cooled chillers, ammonia heat pumps and water–ammonia absorption chillers. The company is…
The ATMOsphere Podcast NetworkThis Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday March 6th, 2026
The articles in the podcast are as follows: Daikin Launches Modular R290 Heat Pump/Chiller, With Capacities from 20 to 85kW Danfoss Unveils ‘Large CO2 Ejector’…
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2025 ATMO Approved Label Companies Placed on the Market Products That Will Avoid the Lifetime Release of 22.9 Million Metric Tons of CO2e and 1,000 Metric Tons of TFA
The 17 companies that received the ATMO Approved Label in 2025 placed on the market products that will avoid the release of 22.9 million metric tons of CO2e…
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Daikin Launches Modular R290 Heat Pump/Chiller, With Capacities from 20 to 85kW
Japanese manufacturer Daikin has launched a new propane (R290) air-to-water monobloc heat pump/chiller, EWA/YK-CZ, suitable for commercial and light-industrial…
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Interview: SWEP Shares Insights Into Its Work With Natural Refrigerants and 2025 Factory Expansion in China
Global heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP was in the news recently for its work with CO2 (R744), specifically the CO2 refrigeration system used by CERN to cool…
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Danfoss Unveils ‘Large CO2 Ejector’ Designed for Industrial Refrigeration Systems and Heat Pumps
Danfoss has introduced a new ejector designed to improve the efficiency of industrial CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems and heat pumps, particularly in warm…
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Heatcraft Unveils 90Bar CO2 Low-Profile Cooler and 15HP CO2 Condensing Unit
U.S.-based Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, a commercial refrigeration manufacturer owned by Lennox International, has unveiled new CO2 (R744) equipment: a…
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Bluu Unit Continues European Expansion with the Acquisition of Irish HVAC&R Contractor
Bluu unit, a European alliance of HVAC&R contractors dedicated to promoting the use of natural refrigerants, continues to expand its network with the…
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Interview: RSG’s Product Manager Discusses the Company’s Approach to Designing Compact, Custom Valves for CO2 Refrigeration Systems
German components manufacturer RSG began series production of valves for CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems in 2023. However, its experience manufacturing valves…
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China: Sustainability Upgrade at Ordos Airport Includes CO2 Heating and Cooling
A sustainability upgrade at Ordos Ejin Horo Airport includes installing CO2 (R744)-based heating and cooling systems, aligning with the Civil Aviation…
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Copeland’s Medium-Temp Scroll Compressor Seen as Expanding CO2 Market in North America
Copeland’s new medium-temperature transcritical CO2 (R744) scroll compressor facilitates the development of smaller, distributed CO2 racks and condensing units…
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Flow Environmental Services, St. Paul Local 455 Team Up for CO2 Heat-Pump Training and Demonstrations
In conjunction with Minnesota’s initiative to develop a clean-energy hub, Rogers, Minnesota (U.S.), manufacturer Flow Environmental Services and the St. Paul…
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EU Launches €1.8 Million Heat Pump Subscription Model for Leased Commercial and Public Buildings
The EU has launched a €1.8 million ($2.15 million) subscription model, funded through its LIFE Program from November 2025 to October 2028, to encourage the…
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Frascold’s New NEXUS Screw Compressor for High-Temperature Heat Pump Applications Can Work With Butane and Isopentane
Italian manufacturer Frascold has launched its new generation of NEXUS semi-hermetic screw compressors for high-temperature heat pumps, which are compatible…
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Epta Completes Its Acquisition of Hauser
Epta announced on February 17 that it has completed its acquisition of Hauser, with the deal increasing the Epta Group’s revenues to more than €2 billion ($2.3…
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HYTING Commissions ‘World’s First’ Customer-Installed Catalytic Hydrogen Air-Heating System
HYTING, a German manufacturer of hydrogen-based heating solutions, has commissioned what it describes as the “world’s first” customer-installed catalytic…
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Part 2: BAC’s Heat Rejection and Single-Phase Immersion Technology Provide ‘End-to-End’ Cooling Solution for Data Centers
BAC’s COBALT immersion cooling system can be found in action at Skybox Houston One, an HPC data center in Houston, Texas, with 4MW of installed IT power…
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Trade Groups Appeal New York Court Decision Rejecting Effort to Stop HFC Reg
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and Heating Air-Conditioning Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) have appealed a…
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California Grant of $1.5 Million to Fund Research on Risk of Propane in Outdoor Heat Pumps
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Institute (AHRTI), the research arm of the AHRI, has been awarded a $1.5 million (€1.26 million)…
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BOCK CO2 Compressors Found to Vibrate Less at Ohio Supermarket
In a new whitepaper, Danish component manufacturer Danfoss reported that its BOCK HGX series CO2 (R744) compressors experienced an average of 83% less…
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Advansor Launches ‘Enhanced’ CuBig II With 50% More Cooling and Heating Capacity
Danish manufacturer Advansor, part of the Dover Corporation, has announced an “enhanced” version of its CO2 (R744)-based CuBig II that offers 50% more cooling…
The ATMOsphere Podcast NetworkThis Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday February 13th, 2026
The articles in the podcast are as follows: Cencosud, Nestlé and OXXO Colombia to Present at ATMO LATAM 2026 HVAC&R Japan 2026: JEXSYS Launches 130°C…
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Johnson Controls Introduces Air-to-Water Reversible York YAS R290 Heat Pump Models to the European Market
Johnson Controls is introducing its air-to-water reversible York-brand YAS propane (R290) heat pump models to the European market, offering configurations that…
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Part 1: BAC’s Heat Rejection and Single-Phase Immersion Technology Provide ‘End-to-End’ Cooling Solution for Data Centers
BAC is a global manufacturer with more than 85 years of experience designing and producing heat rejection technology for the HVAC&R industry. Headquartered in…