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The newsroom of Natural Refrigerants. CO₂ · Hydrocarbons · Ammonia · Water · Air2026-10-09

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2025-09-18Mobile Air ConditioningEurope

IAA Mobility 2025: Automakers Are Showing ‘High Interest’ in R290 for Electric Vehicles, Says ZF

ZF R290 Electric Vehicles

2025-09-17PolicyEurope

More Regulation of F-Gases May Be Needed Because of TFA Link, Says ECHA’s Updated PFAS Proposal

Flammable refrigerants in road transport EN 378

2025-09-17Commercial RefrigerationEurope

Adaptation 2025: Pressure Exchanger Boosts Efficiency of Transcritical CO₂ System by 15% in Hungarian Hypermarket

Energy Recovery’s PX G1300 pressure exchanger with the subcooler (left) and the system’s secondary gas cooler (right). Photo credit: Epta.

2025-09-16PolicyEurope

ECHA’s Updated PFAS Proposal Retains Most Restrictions on PFAS Refrigerants

European Chemicals Agency Flag

2025-09-16Mobile Air ConditioningEurope

Hanon Systems Has Built More Than 1 Million CO₂ E-Compressors for Electric Vehicles

A Hanon Systems R744 e-compressor. Photo credit: Hanon Systems

2025-09-16Heat PumpsEurope

Johnson Controls’ 42MW Ammonia Heat Pump System to Deliver District Heating to 15,000 Homes in Zurich

The city of Zurich, Switzerland, will receive a new ammonia heat pump for district heating from Johnson Controls.

2025-09-15Commercial RefrigerationNorth America

The Expert Opinion: Why the AIM Act Isn’t Going Anywhere and What That Means for Natural Refrigerant Planning

The headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA SNAP 27 rule was recently proposed by the EPA.

2025-09-12PolicyNorth America

California Seeks Proposals for Risk Assessment of Residential A3 Heat Pumps

NIBE produces a number of heat pumps for the European market, including its propane-based S2125. (Source: NIBE)

2025-09-12Commercial RefrigerationOceania

Australian Retailer Coles Rolled Out 50 Natural Refrigerant Stores in 2024

Coles Natural Refrigerant Stores

2025-09-11Commercial RefrigerationNorth America

U.S. Developer of Water-Based Refrigeration System Moving Toward Commercialization

CleanCold Technologies

2025-09-11Mobile Air ConditioningEurope

IAA 2025: Automotive Suppliers Preparing Propane Thermal Management Modules for EVs

ZF's TherMas propane-based thermal management system was on display at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich.

2025-09-10Commercial RefrigerationWorld

Adaptation 2025: ‘Novel Technology’ May Cut Energy Use of CO₂ Refrigeration in Hot Climates by 14%, Says Study

CO2 Refrigeration Hot Climates

2025-09-09Heat PumpsEurope

Panasonic Will Be Able To Build 1.4 Million Propane Heat Pumps per Year at Newly Refurbished Czech Factory

Panasonic's factory in Pilsen, the Czech Republic, where R290 heat pumps will be built. Photo credit: Panasonic

2025-09-08Mobile Air ConditioningEurope

ATMO MAC: CO₂ Compressor Developments, Transportation Refrigeration and a New Safety Concept for R290 Systems Highlight the Program

The TU Berlin campus.

2025-09-05PolicyNorth America

Illinois and New Mexico Exclude F-Gas Refrigerants from PFAS Laws

Illinois

2025-09-05Industrial RefrigerationNorth America

Natural Resources Canada Announces Funding for Industrial Energy Efficiency Projects

2025-09-04Mobile Air ConditioningEurope

Spheros to Debut R290-Based Thermal Management System at Busworld 2025

Spheros’s CO2-based thermal management system for buses has been available since 2021. Photo credit: Spheros

2025-09-03Industrial RefrigerationWorld

Chile to Launch Pilot Project Providing Public Funding for Transcritical CO₂ Heat Pumps in Industrial Refrigeration

The skyline of Santiago, Chile

2025-09-02Heat PumpsNorth America

Broad Adoption of Industrial Heat Pumps in the U.S. Could Prevent More Than 77,000 Premature Deaths, Study Finds

The American Lung Association's Industrial Heat Pump study front cover

2025-09-02Mobile Air ConditioningEurope

Cologne Orders 132 Stadler Trains with Natural Refrigerant-Based HVAC

A mock up of the new Stadler train for Cologne's light rail network. Photo credit: Stadler

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