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The ATMOsphere Podcast Network

Your source for natural refrigerants news and reports from ATMOsphere, the world"s leading independent market accelerator for clean cooling and natural refrigerant solutions. More info at www.ATMOsphere.cool.

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6:40

U.K. Social-Housing Provider to Pilot R290 Heat Pumps...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/16

SNG (Sovereign Network Group), a U.K. social-housing provider managing more than 84,000 homes across London and southern England, is conducting a pilot to test propane (R290)-based heat pumps in up to 60 of its existing properties, according to Robert Hicks, Innovation and Sustainability Specialist at SNG. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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6:48

Timing of U.S. EPA’s Reconsideration of Technology...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/16

On October 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed reconsideration of the Technology Transitions rule that would include delays in the starting dates for new GWP limits for refrigerants used in supermarket and cold-storage refrigeration. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on October 3, and public comments are allowed through November 17. Comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005, may be submitted here. Read the full story on...

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3:23

AHT R290 Plug-In Cases and Waterloop System Cut Thai...

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2025/10/15

Thai retailer Golden Place has reduced the annual electricity consumption of one of its supermarkets by 12% following the installation of propane (R290)-based semi-plug-in (SPI) display cases and waterloop system supplied by Austrian manufacturer AHT Cooling Systems – a member of the Daikin Group – according to a recent case study. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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4:39

District Heating, High-Temperature Steam, Financing...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/15

Industrial heat pumps are set to play a major role in the European Union’s goal to be climate-neutral by 2050. The industry sector and residential and commercial sector account for 20.3% and 11.9%, respectively, of the bloc’s total emissions. Industrial heat pumps are already driving decarbonization in this sector, with natural refrigerants playing a major role. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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16:58

Pesticides NGO Disputes Chemical Companies’...

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2025/10/15

The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, a Brussels-based NGO, has released a report that challenges industry interpretations of animal studies looking at the toxicity of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a byproduct of some f-gases, pesticides and other chemicals. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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3:05

Interview: LYD Sales Manager Highlights the Company’s...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/14

Dick Yi, Sales Manager of Chinese Foshan LYD Energy Saving Technology, highlighted examples of the company’s CO2 (R744) heat pumps installed in Europe, North America and Oceania in an exclusive interview with NaturalRefrigerants.com. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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2:59

Kolo’s New DK5 Colocation Data Center in Copenhagen...

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2025/10/13

European data center operator Kolo has announced the opening of DK5, a colocation facility in Copenhagen that uses water-cooled propane (R290) chillers for server cooling. The company made the announcement on LinkedIn, with a subsequent post from DataCenterGruppen, a Danish supplier of data center solutions that worked with Kolo on the project, stating that the servers are cooled with a cooling system using natural refrigerants and a “very efficient” modular free cooler ⁠Read the full story o...

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6:25

Teko CO2 Products Sold in 2024 Avoided the Lifetime...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/10

Teko, a German manufacturer of commercial and industrial CO2 (R744) racks, chillers and heat pumps, sold natural refrigerant products in 2024 that avoided the lifetime release of 1.04 million metric tons of CO2e (GWP 20) and 5.5 tons of TFA (trifluoroacetic acid), according to estimations by ATMOsphere, the publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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5:38

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/10

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ⁠ATMO MAC: Shanghai Highly to Begin Mass Production of Integrated R290 EV Thermal Management Module in 2026⁠⁠IAA 2025: DENSO Gives an Update on the R290 MAC Components Its Developing for EVs⁠⁠Swegon Extends the Heating Capacity of Its Water-to-Water R290 Sigma Zero Heat Pump/Chiller to 290kW⁠⁠Aermec UK Launches Two New Reversible R290 Heat Pumps for Commercial and Industrial Applications⁠

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1:57

Swegon Extends the Heating Capacity of Its...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/09

Swedish manufacturer Swegon has announced that its Sigma Zero range of water-to-water propane (R290) chillers and heat pumps has been expanded to a maximum heating capacity of 290kW (82.4TR). The Sigma Zero was originally released in 2023 with a minimum capacity of 20kW (5.6TR) and a maximum capacity of 70kW (19.9TR). Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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3:47

IAA 2025: DENSO Gives an Update on the R290 MAC...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/08

DENSO presented alongside Ford at the 2024 ATMO MAC Summit, an event dedicated to the use of natural refrigerants in mobile air-conditioning (MAC), with the joint presentation focusing on the use of a propane (R290)-based full secondary loop heat pump for EVs. Almost one year later, the automotive components and technology supplier was exhibiting at IAA Mobility 2025, a tradeshow for automakers and suppliers held in Munich from September 9–14. Read the full story on NaturalRefrige...

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2:47

Aermec UK Launches Two New Reversible R290 Heat Pumps...

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2025/10/07

Aermec UK has entered the natural refrigerants market with the launch of two new reversible propane (R290) heat pumps for commercial and industrial applications to meet the growing demand for sustainable HVAC technologies. “The market for propane products is continually growing,” said David Evans, General Sales Manager at Aermec UK. “This is being driven by demand for more eco-friendly refrigerants with ultra-low GWPs but also as a result of changing global legislation.” Read the ...

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4:33

ATMO MAC: Shanghai Highly to Begin Mass Production of...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/06

Shanghai Highly, a Chinese manufacturer of compressors for stationary and mobile HVAC applications, has announced that mass production of its propane (R290)-based integrated thermal management module for electric vehicles (EVs) – built around a scroll compressor – will begin in 2026. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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4:23

Interview: LYD Sales Manager Highlights the Company’s...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/03

Dick Yi, Sales Manager of the China-based Foshan LYD Energy Saving Technology, highlighted examples of the company’s CO2 (R744) heat pump projects in China in an exclusive interview with NaturalRefrigerants.com. In 2015, LYD installed its first heat pump in China, which was put into a hotel to generate domestic hot water. Today, the company manufactures air-to-air, air-to-water and water-to-water CO2 heat pumps for commercial and industrial applications, including hot and chilled water ...

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6:05

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/03

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ATMOsphere Projects Annual TFA Produced by F-Gas Emissions from MAC in Europe to Quadruple by 2034https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/enerin-to-install-1-2mw-hoegtemp-high-temperature-heat-pump-using-helium-at-a-roche-switzerland-facility/https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/u-s-epa-proposes-5-to-6-year-delays-in-gwp-limits-for-retail-and-cold-storage/https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/interview-lyd-sales-manager-highlights-the-companys-co2-heat-...

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3:51

Enerin to Install 1.2MW HoegTemp High-Temperature...

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2025/10/02

Norwegian manufacturer Enerin has announced that it will supply a 1.2MW (3 41TR) high-temperature heat pump using helium to pharmaceutical company Roche Switzerland that will produce steam for the chemical production process at its Basel/Kaiseraugst facility. The HoegTemp heat pump, a V12 model, will be installed during the first half of 2026 and will produce steam year-round at a pressure of 6bar (87psi) with a delivery temperature of 171°C (340°F). It will use waste heat between 30–40°C (86...

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9:51

U.S. EPA Proposes 5- to 6-Year Delays in GWP Limits...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/02

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced a proposed rule that would make a number of changes in the Technology Transitions rule, including delays in the start days of new GWP limits for refrigerants used in supermarket and cold-storage refrigeration. The Technology Transitions rule is one of three pillars of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, enacted in 2020 at the end of the first Trump administration with bipartisan and industry suppor...

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8:29

EIA Report Supports Full Harmonization of Flammable...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/01

The U.S. branch of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said in a new report that it supports full harmonization of U.S. standards on the use of flammable (A3) hydrocarbon refrigerants in HVAC equipment with the global standard IEC 60335-2-40. This could enable 78–88% of new air-conditioning and heat-pump equipment in the U.S. to transition to propane (R290) between 2030 and 2035, according to the EIA. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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3:26

Colombian Hypermarket Chain Alkosto Opens its First...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/10/01

Alkosto, a Colombian hypermarket chain, has opened its first transcritical CO2 (R744) store in Bogotá’s Mosquera suburb, according to Colombian refrigeration manufacturer and installer Weston. The CO2 refrigeration system ‒ manufactured by German manufacturer TEKO ‒ provides 162kW (46.1TR) of medium-temperature and 24kW (6.8TR) of low-temperature cooling capacity, Weston told NaturalRefrigerants.com. In addition to the CO2 system, the company installed 30 propane (R290) self-contained i...

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5:11

ATMOsphere Reapproves Natural Refrigerants Label for...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/30

ATMOsphere, a global market accelerator of clean cooling and heating solutions and publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, has reapproved the ATMO Approved Natural Refrigerants Label for Vahterus, a Finnish manufacturer of plate and shell heat exchangers. Vahterus first received the ATMO Approved label in 2024. Mauri Kontu, Founder and CEO, told NaturalRefrigerants.com he’s “proud to be recognized by ATMOsphere as a best-in-class natural refrigerants company” and that he’s “certain ...

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