The ATMOsphere Podcast Network

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

French component manufacturer Carly will enter the U.S. market with its oil separators for transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems after they recently received UL certification. Cyrille Berthet, Carly’s CEO, told NaturalRefrigerants.com in an interview that four models of TURBOIL-R-P 14, which is rated at 140bar (2,030psi), have received UL certification. The company has also received UL ce...

Two reversible CO2 (R744) heat pumps, designed and manufactured by Swiss OEM Biaggini Frigoriferi , will deliver 412kW (117.2TR) of heating capacity and decarbonize a historic railway station in Ticino, Switzerland, according to Project Manager Luca Rossi. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

Mexican commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturer FB Industrial is highlighting its propane (R290) chillers for medium-temperature (MT) refrigeration applications, particularly in high-ambient climates where CO2 (R744) systems can face performance challenges. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

SWEP’s work with data centers began more than a decade ago and was initially focused on free cooling. Around 2020, as data centers became denser and more energy-intensive, the company shifted toward liquid cooling, and around 2022 it began seeing increased interest in heat recovery and reuse from data center operators.  Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

There were 6,360 food retail stores and industrial sites in the United States and Canada using transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems in 2025, a 28% increase from 2024, according to a new ATMOsphere report titled “ Refrigeration: Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration with Natural Refrigerants .” Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

Italian manufacturer Arneg has launched PRISMA, a new series of transcritical CO2 (R744) condensing units (CDUs) with a cooling capacity of 2–40kW (0.5–11.3TR) designed for mini-markets and small retail stores. The PRISMA line features units serving both medium-temperature (MT) and low-temperature (LT) cooling applications as well as a unit serving only MT applications. Read the full story on Natu...

Natural refrigerants will once again be in the spotlight when ARBS 2026 kicks off next week in Melbourne, Australia. The country’s biggest HVAC&R event is held every two years, with the 2026 exhibition taking place in Melbourne from May 5–7. ARBS 2024 was held in Sydney and attracted more than 9,000 guests. Natural refrigerant-based heating and cooling technologies dotted the show floor and in...

Advansor has commissioned a 1.3MW (369TR) transcritical CO2 (R744)-based cooling system for a new data center in Valencia, Spain, which it said is the first in the country to solely use natural refrigerants. The system consists of two industrial SteelXL transcritical CO2 racks and three MiniBoosters. In addition to the 1.3MW of cooling capacity, the system also has 150kW (42.6TR) of capacity for a...

To better address sector-specific needs, Fenagy is developing tailor-made modules that meet data center safety and redundancy requirements. These standardized yet customizable units can operate in cooling-only mode when heat recovery is not required or in combined mode when both cooling and heating demand exist, similar to the company’s existing heat pumps and chillers. Read more on NaturalRefrige...

Two Democrats have proposed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate to address the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the domestic supply chain, using a definition of PFAS that would include many refrigerants and the atmospheric byproduct of some refrigerants called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com

ATMOsphere, publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, will host an online event Tuesday, May 26 at 2 pm CEST summarizing the key findings from its “ Refrigeration: Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration with Natural Refrigerants ” report. Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

Italy-based HVAC&R manufacturer Enex Technologies has launched a new industrial V-shaped dry cooler with cooling capacities from 0.2 to 2.5MW (57 to 711TR) designed for industrial applications. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

ATMOsphere, the publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, is organizing the event in partnership with Technische Universität (TU) Berlin’s Department of Heat Transfer and Heat Conversion. The MAC Summit was launched in 2024, with the first two editions held on the TU Berlin campus. ATMOsphere moved the event to Brussels for 2026 to engage a wider audience, according to Charlotte Darniche, Events Manag...

Zack Laws, President and CEO of CO2 Refrigeration Systems (CRS), detailed the growth of CO2 industrial refrigeration in the United States and his company’s work in the sector during a conversation with NaturalRefrigerant.com at the International Institute for All-Natural Refrigeration (IIAR) 2026 conference. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com

The articles in the podcast are as follows: 111,650 European Supermarkets and Industrial Sites Used Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Systems in 2025 New York Bills Attempt to Roll Back State HFC Rules to Align with the U.S. AIM Act Interview: Sanhua’s Technical Director EMEA Details the Company’s Strategic Focus on CO2 and Commercial HVAC Part 1: Fenagy’s Hydrocarbon Heat Pumps Keep Data Centers Co...