The ATMOsphere Podcast Network
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As part of its HCFC Phase-out Management Program (HPMP), Brazil has opened what the government is calling its first natural refrigerant training laboratory, with a simulated mini-supermarket CO2 (R744)/propane (R290) cascade system installed at the FARPO-ETP technical school in Curitiba, Paraná. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Italy-based Epta has announced its acquisition of Hauser, an Austrian manufacturer of self-contained and remote refrigeration cabinets and industrial refrigeration systems. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Italy-based Epta has announced its acquisition of Hauser, an Austrian manufacturer of self-contained and remote refrigeration cabinets and industrial refrigeration systems. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Germany-based Teko has highlighted the efficiency measures of its recently installed 1.5MW CO2 (R744) refrigeration system in a new Dachser logistics center. Read the full story at NaturalRefrigerants.com.
China will ban the use of refrigerants in new cars with a GWP of greater than 150 beginning July 1, 2029, and will “encourage research and application of natural refrigerant alternatives in electric vehicle thermal systems,” according to a government document. Read the full article at NaturalRefrigerants.com.
A multifamily apartment complex in the Bronx, New York, has upgraded its domestic hot water system by replacing its gas boiler with a high-efficiency 95kW (27TR)-capacity CO2 (R744) heat pump. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Global cold storage logistics provider Americold sees packaged low-charge ammonia (R717) and transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems as blueprints for new cold storage construction and retrofits of legacy systems, according to Nicholas Fletcher, Senior Manager of Design Engineering. Read the full story at NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Multinational pharmaceutical company Takeda has installed a 1.2MW (341TR)-capacity high-temperature heat pump using butane (R600) and water (R178) at its manufacturing facility in Vienna. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Italian manufacturer SCM Frigo has strengthened its presence in the industrial refrigeration sector with the deployment of a 1.5MW (426.5TR) transcritical CO2 (R744) rack system at a cosmetics and pharmaceutical processing facility in France. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Italy-based HVAC&R manufacturer Enex Technologies has introduced a configurable propane (R290) chiller/heat pump system with up to 1MW (284.3TR) of cooling capacity for food storage and processing applications, with the four-pipe option delivering free hot water at up to 77°C (170.6°F). Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
European food retailers are making uneven progress in phasing out HFC-based cooling systems, with some leading the way in transitioning to natural refrigerants, according to a new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Read the full story at NaturalRefrigerants.com.
In 2023, Keelings Flowers, a division of the Keelings Group, opened a state-of-the-art €20 million ($22.7 million) 8,500m² (91,500ft²) flower processing facility in St. Margaret’s, Dublin. Designed with sustainability and growth in mind, the facility supports the Keelings Flowers’ goal of doubling operations by 2030.
Central to this effort is a refrigeration system featuring a propane (R290)-based chiller and heat pump supplied by L...
Delegates from the EU and Norway encouraged the application of the “precautionary principle” in regard to regulating HFOs and their atmospheric degradation product, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), in a discussion on day two of the 47th Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG47) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, being held July 7–11 in Bangkok. Read the story at NaturalRefrigerants.com.
The European Union said it would like to discuss PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and natural refrigerants in a contact group during the opening session of the 47th Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) of the Parties in Bangkok. Check out the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Germany-based hydrocarbon chiller and heat pump manufacturer Skadec has built and tested two 1.5MW (426.5TR) air-cooled propane (R290) chillers designed for large-scale HVAC or industrial processing applications. You can read the full story at NaturalRefrigerants.com.
ATMOsphere, publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, 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 the full article on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Johnson Controls has recently expanded its lineup of high-temperature heat pumps (HTHP) in Australia and is seeking pilot projects for a water (R718)-based steam heat pump, according to Terry Presley, Technical Sales Leader for Industrial and Refrigeration at the company. Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
American industrial chiller manufacturer PRO Refrigeration has announced the release of the PROGreen50, a new CO2 (R744) chiller designed for dairies, food producers and craft beverage companies, to the North American market. Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
Epta recently announced the launch of UNIT, a counter beverage cooler it calls “the manifesto for circular refrigeration.” In its pages you’ll find isobutane (R600a) refrigerant, recycled plastic, biodegradable cork insulation and a components designed to be multifunctional. Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
The European Commission has adopted a new Clean Industrial Support and Aid Framework (CISAF) to accelerate the development and deployment of clean technologies across the EU – including heat pumps and their components. Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com.
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