The ATMOsphere Podcast Network

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ATMO America to Feature Funding Opportunities for Natural Refrigerant Installations Carly’s CEO and Technical Director Detail the Design of the TURBOIL-R-P 14 Oil Separator for Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Systems Kroger Agrees to $100M Refrigeration Overhaul at 600 Stores to Settle Clean Air Act Violations Johnson Controls Completes Expansion of Dani...

The National Ozone Unit of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has introduced new voluntary “green” refrigerant labels to help consumers and end users identify natural refrigerant cooling equipment for residential and commercial applications Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

U.S. supermarket operator the Kroger Company has agreed to spend an estimated $100 million (€86 million) to retrofit or replace large commercial refrigeration systems at 600 stores as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged Clean Air Act violations. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

Supermarkets and other end users, particularly those operating in the New York area, will have an opportunity to tap potential funding resources to support installations of transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration and other natural refrigerant-based equipment at the ATMOsphere (ATMO) America Summit 2026 next week. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

Johnson Controls (JC) has completed the expansion of its Aarhus, Denmark, heat pump and chiller facility, which includes 2,300m2 (24,560ft2) of new production space and a 1,800m2 (19,375ft2) customer experience and test center. The new facilities are set to strengthen the company’s ability to design, build and validate high-capacity heat pumps for district heating, public infrastructure and indust...

Cyrille Berthet, CEO of component manufacturer Carly , and the company’s Technical Director Jean-Français Bouteille, detailed the design of the TURBOIL-R-P 14 oil separator for transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems in a new video. “The story of this oil separator is already old,” said Berthet. “The TURBOIL was created in 1998. This product is unique because we combined four different para...

A panel of stakeholders ‒ representing German data center operators, energy utilities and municipality leadership ‒ shared insights into reusing data center waste heat to decarbonize district heating at Tech Show Frankfurt 2026 . Positioning themselves as pioneers in data center heat-reuse schemes, the panel emphasized that successful projects rely on early municipal planning that aligns power, he...

Italian researchers have found that trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), an atmospheric byproduct of certain f-gases, reduced antibody production in human-relevant in vitro (outside the body) tests at levels similar to those caused by perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), which has well-documented immunotoxic effects. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

The articles in the podcast are as follows: U.S. EPA Announces Final Revision of Technology Transitions Rule, Delaying Use of Low-GWP Refrigerants New Data on Natural Refrigerants in Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration in Asia Systemair Slovenia’s CEO Details the Next Step for Its AHU with an Integrated CO2 Heat Pump and Stance on PFAS Danfoss Targeting 150°C Heat Pump Using Hydrocarbons for I...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 21 announced a final rule revising its 2023 Technology Transitions Rule,  extending compliance deadlines by several  years for the use of refrigerants with a GWP of less than 150 or 300 in supermarket systems, remote condensing units, cold storage warehouses, among other changes.  Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

Members of the Chinese and the Italian national ozone units recently met in Rome to discuss training technicians to work with natural refrigerants and China’s refrigerant transition in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump sectors (RACHP). Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

Uzbekistan-based supermarket chain Korzinka has opened a distribution center in Surum using a CO2 (R744) rack with a total capacity of 1.8MW (511.8TR) . The 49,000m2 (527,4311ft2) warehouse is the largest Class A distribution center in Central Asia and is one of the most technologically advanced and reliable logistics facilities in the country, according to Korzinka. Class  Read the full story on...

The market penetration of natural refrigerants in commercial and industrial applications across parts of Asia, including China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, is outlined in ATMOsphere’s new report “Refrigeration: Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration with Natural Refrigerants.” Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

Systemair made a splash at ISH 2025 in Frankfurt with the debut of the CO2mpass, an air-handling unit (AHU) with an integrated CO2 (R744) heat pump designed to dehumidify and heat public pools. The unit was developed by Menerga, which is owned by Systemair, and was described as a prototype at the time. That label has since been ripped off, according to Anton Zupančič, CEO of Systemair Slovenia. Re...

Danfoss’s compressor technologies are supporting the development of hydrocarbon high-temperature heat pumps (HTHPs) for industrial process heat applications, targeting future output temperatures of up to 150°C (302°F) using hydrocarbons in cascade, including propane (R290), isobutane (R600a), butane (R600) and isopentane (R601a). Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com .

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ⁠Cargill, IKEA and Saker ShopRite Are Among the End Users Presenting at ATMO America 2026⁠ ⁠Hillphoenix Continues to Enhance its CO2 Portfolio to Meet Growing Market Demand in North America⁠ ⁠Boston Explores Heat Pumps for District Heating and Cooling Using Local Waterways⁠ ⁠Interview: The BASE Foundation on the Current State of Cooling-as-a-Service and...

Several companies attending the IIAR 2026 conference highlighted increased sales of CO2  (R744)-related equipment in the U.S., with major compressor manufacturers Danfoss and Dorin indicating an industrial demand for larger CO2 compressors. The conference was held March 15‒18 in San Antonio, Texas. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

In 2025 the GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation) Prokilma released an updated version of its “ R290 Split Air Conditioners Resource Guide .” In it the GIZ Prokilma estimated that global emissions from split air-conditioning systems could decrease by 25% if propane (R290) units were able to command a 50% market share.  Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

Boston is exploring the use of heat pumps to decarbonize its district heating and cooling network by sourcing thermal energy from local waterways, including Boston Harbor, the Fort Point Channel and the Charles and Mystic Rivers, as well as the bedrock beneath the rivers. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

U.S. OEM Hillphoenix , a leading provider of natural refrigerant systems and display cases in North America, has expanded its portfolio of transcritical CO2 (R744) systems, accessories and energy efficiency enhancements with an emphasis on modular design to accommodate the growing demand for CO2 refrigeration in North America among convenience stores, supermarkets and industrial operators. Read th...

New and more energy efficient cooling technologies can be expensive, so why not provide them on a pay-per-use approach similar to what software companies do? That’s the idea behind CaaS, or cooling-as-a-service, a niche business model in the HVAC&R industry that stepped into the spotlight in January when the BASE Foundation captured the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize. Read the full story on N...

Canadian CO2 (R744) heat pump and refrigeration systems manufacturer Vitalis detailed its revenue growth, provided updates on large-scale projects and highlighted its new CO2 oil management vessels in a conversation with NaturalRefrigerants.com at IIAR 2026. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com 

Cargill, IKEA and Saker ShopRite are among the end users who will take the stage at ATMOsphere (ATMO) America Summit 2026 , which will be held June 2–3 in Tarrytown, New York. ATMOsphere, the publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com , is finalizing the program for the event. Cargill, IKEA and Saker Shoprite will share their experiences with natural refrigerant-based HVAC&R systems on day one durin...

The articles in the podcast are as follows: Adoption of Transcritical CO2 in North America Increased by 28% in 2025 Carly to Enter the U.S. Market After Receiving UL Certification for Its Transcritical CO2 Oil Separators IIAR 2026: FB Industrial Highlights R290 Chillers for Medium-Temperature Refrigeration in High Ambient Climates Two Biaggini Frigoriferi CO2 Heat Pumps Decarbonize Swiss Railway S...

Nivalis Energy Group, formerly SolarEdge e-Mobility, will showcase a fully electrified semi-trailer featuring ECOOLTEC’s TM182 propylene (R1270)/CO2 (R744) transport refrigeration unit at the upcoming 2026 Transpotec Logitec trade fair in Milan. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com