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

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2025-08-11Commercial RefrigerationEurope

Teko Installs 103kW CO₂ Rack in ‘Challenging’ Retrofit for Rewe Supermarket in Germany

Teko’s ROXSTAsmart CO2 rack installed at the Rewe supermarket in Mannheim, Germany. Photo credit: Teko

2025-08-09PolicyNorth America

U.S. Federal Court Upholds HFC Reduction Under AIM Act

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

2025-08-08Commercial RefrigerationAsia

AEON Commits to 100% Natural Refrigerant-Based Refrigeration in Japan By 2040

Photo credit: Shiratama7391/Wikimedia Commons

2025-08-07Heat PumpsEurope

Ait-group Launches Indoor Residential R290 Heat Pumps with 150g Charge

Alpha Innotec’s propane-based WZSV 63 brine heat pump. Photo credit: Ait-group

2025-08-06Commercial RefrigerationEurope

CCR’s Entire CO₂ Gas Cooler Range Now Rated at 130bar

CCR CO2 Gas Cooler

2025-08-06Mobile Air ConditioningEurope

Eberspächer to Launch Multiple R290-Based Thermal Management Systems for Buses

Eberspächer will launch a propane-based version of its AC138 EVO thermal management system in 2026. Photo credit: Eberspächer

2025-08-05Commercial RefrigerationNorth America

ATMO America: Energy Recovery’s PX G1300 Could Improve the COP of Transcritical CO₂ Refrigeration Systems by up to 15% at 95°F, Says Hillphoenix

Energy Recovery CO2 HIllphoenix

2025-08-04RefrigerantsEurope

New Textbook on Working with Propane in HVAC&R

propane book

2025-08-04Commercial RefrigerationWorld

The United States Is Driving Demand for the Henry Group’s Natural Refrigerant Products, According to Its CEO

A Henry Group factory in Shaoxing, China. Photo credit: Henry Group

2025-08-01Commercial RefrigerationNorth America

ATMO America: Integrated Transcritical CO₂ System Supports Walgreens’ Net-Zero Energy Store

Zero Zone’s integrated transcritical CO2 rack at the Walgreens store in Evanston, Illinois. Photo credit: Zero Zone

2025-07-31RefrigerantsNorth America

IIAR and ASHRAE Update Memorandum of Understanding

MOU

2025-07-31Mobile Air ConditioningAsia

These Chinese Automotive OEMs Are Building CO₂ and R290 MAC Systems and Components for EVs

Four booths at Auto Shanghai 2025 that had natural refrigerant MAC systems on display. Welling, Highly, Mahle and CCAG are the companies

2025-07-31Industrial RefrigerationEurope

Secon Hydrocarbon Chillers and Heat Pumps Sold in 2024 Avoided the Lifetime Release of 1.04 Million Metric Tons of CO2e and 5.5 Metric Tons of TFA

Secon has been reapproved for the ATMO Approved Natural Refrigerants Label for the third time

2025-07-30PolicyWorld

The Move to −15°C Coalition Expands Membership Fivefold in Bid to Improve Cold Chain

frozen food

2025-07-30Industrial RefrigerationOceania

President of Nihon Netsugen Systems Details the Company’s Growth in Southeast Asia

Nihon Netsugen Systems Southeast Asia

2025-07-30Heat PumpsNorth America

Window-Mounted Heat Pumps Offer Lowest-Cost Solution to Decarbonize Multifamily Buildings, According to ACEEE Study

Heat Pumps ACEEE

2025-07-29Transport refrigerationWorld

Protocol Developed for Monitoring Temperature Across Cold Chain

thermometer

2025-07-29Heat PumpsEurope

Johnson Controls Expanding Danish Plant to Increase Production of Sabroe-Brand Heat Pumps

Johnson Controls Heat Pumps

2025-07-28RefrigerantsEurope

European NGOs Launch Awareness Campaign on F-Gases, TFA and PFAS

The DUH, EEB and ChemSec's new animated video looks at the health and environmental risks of HFCs and HFOs that degrade into TFA. a PFAS, in the atmosphere.

2025-07-28Commercial RefrigerationNorth America

ATMO America: Connecticut Retailer Begins Transition to ‘Future-Proof’ CO₂ Refrigeration

Joe Sigg, Senior Project Engineer at Wakefern, presenting at ATMO America 2025.

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