The ATMOsphere Podcast Network

Italian manufacturer Frascold has launched its new generation of NEXUS semi-hermetic screw compressors for high-temperature heat pumps, which are compatible with hydrocarbon refrigerants, including butane (R600) and isopentane (R601a). Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

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 billion) annually and its headcount to more than 10,000 employees. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

HYTING, a German manufacturer of hydrogen-based heating solutions, has commissioned what it describes as the “world’s first” customer-installed catalytic hydrogen air-heating system in a new industrial facility in Offenbach, Germany. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and Heating Air-Conditioning Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) have appealed a court decision in December rejecting their action to void updated New York State regulations on HFC emissions. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

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 capacity. Operational since 2019,  the facility runs entirely on renewable energy and operates in 100% free-cooling mode year-round despite the notoriously hot and humid climate. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

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) grant to support “essential research on the risk assessment” of residential monobloc air-to-water heat pumps (ATWHPs) using higher charges of A3 (flammable) refrigerants in North America, according to an announcement from AHRI on LinkedIn . Re...

In a new whitepaper, Danish component manufacturer Danfoss reported that its BOCK HGX series CO2 (R744) compressors experienced an average of 83% less vibration compared to legacy compressors in a test retrofit installation at a supermarket in Ohio. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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 and heating capacity. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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 High-Temperature Hot Water CO2 Heat Pump Johnson Controls Introduces Air-to-Water Reversible York YAS R290 Heat Pump Models to the European Market Part 1: BAC’s Heat Rejection and Single-Phase Immersion Technology Provide ‘End-to-End’ Cooling Sol...

Johnson Controls is introducing its air-to-water reversible York-brand YAS propane (R290) heat pump models to the European market, offering configurations that can supply cooling, heating or simultaneous cooling and heating, and deliver up to 65/77°C (149/171°F) hot water, depending on the model. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

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 Jessup, Maryland, BAC serves a broad range of applications, including central air-conditioning, commercial and industrial refrigeration and process cooling. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

JEXSYS , formerly known as Nihon Netsugen Systems, has launched a high-temperature CO2 (R744) heat pump for the Asia–Pacific region capable of producing up to 130°C (266°F) pressurized hot water for industrial processing applications Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com .

The textbook Propane, Naturally Safe , published last year in Norwegian and German, is now available in an English-language edition. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

ATMOsphere, publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, has published a preview of the program for ATMOsphere (ATMO) LATAM 2026 , which will feature a keynote from leading South America retailer Cencosud as well as presentations from Nestlé and OXXO Colombia, among other end users. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

The articles in the podcast are as follows: Duke University Researchers Study Potential Link Between PFAS, Including TFA, and Thyroid Dysfunction in Firefighters Canadian Researchers Find Marked Decline of Atmospheric TFA During COVID Part 2: Why Penta Infra Chose Secon’s R290 Chillers for Its New Colocation Facility in Hamburg ATMO Europe: Unic Air Set to Launch AHU with CO2 Heat Pump Delivering...

The Brazilian Association of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Heating (ABRAVA) has presented a proposed strategy for the first phase of Brazil’s national program to reduce the consumption of HFCs. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

In September 2023 Penta Infra broke ground on a new 4.4MW colocation facility in Hamburg located near the city’s airport. The Hamburg colocation facility opened in the first half of 2025 and boasts 2,500m2 (26,909ft2) of IT space. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

SCM Ref NZ, a division of Beijer Ref, has assisted New Zealand refrigeration contractor Technicool Refrigeration with the commissioning of a 865kW (246TR) CO2 (R744) refrigeration facility owned by Manawatu Cold Storage that features two racks manufactured by fellow group member SCM Frigo . Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

Researchers at York University in Toronto, Canada, have found that the amount of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the atmospheric declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 by a factor of 2–5, suggesting that sources of TFA in Toronto are mainly short-lived HFO precursors like HFO-123ryf. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

In spring 2026 Danish HVAC manufacturer Unic Air will launch COOLHEAT, a bespoke air handling unit (AHU) that delivers space heating and cooling via a CO2 (R744) heat pump. The self-contained unit was developed in collaboration with the Danish Technological Institute (DTI). Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

In an ongoing study of North Carolina firefighters, Duke University researchers are examining a potential link between PFAS exposure and biomarkers of thyroid dysfunction and disease.  This study includes trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a degradation product of some fluorine-containing gases and other substances, and it is one of the first studies to investigate human health outcomes related to TFA ex...

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ATMOsphere Releases ‘Clean Cooling for Data Centers 2025,’ a New Report Featuring Interviews With 9 Cooling System and Component Manufacturers Part 1: Why Penta Infra Chose Secon’s R290 Chillers for Its New Colocation Facility in Hamburg Natural Refrigerant Chillers Part of Lidl GB’s £43 Million Investment in Retrofits of Over 70 Stores Scantec Supplies...

The 2026 AHR Expo will be held in Las Vegas February 2–4, and components manufacturer NDL Industries is ready with a suite of products for CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

Secon is a German manufacturer of hydrocarbon heat pumps and chillers founded in 2010 and headquartered in Gondelsheim, Germany. Joachim Schadt, Owner and Managing Director of Secon, said the company works “in the field of critical applications,” such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and infrastructure. The company is particularly active in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).  R...

Australian Scantec Refrigeration Technologies has supplied a 1.13MW (321TR) low-charge DX ammonia (R717) system for a new Melbourne cold storage facility, featuring Grasso V1800 10-cylinder reciprocating compressors manufactured by GEA Heating & Refrigeration Technologies. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.