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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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9:52

ATMOsphere Projects Annual TFA Produced by F-Gas...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/30

ATMOsphere, publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, has projected that emissions of f-gas refrigerants (mostly HFO-1234yf) from mobile air-conditioning (MAC) and thermal management systems in Europe will cause annual levels of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the atmosphere to quadruple to about 8,000 metric tons between 2015 and 2034. Read the full article on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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5:19

The HVACR Next Generation Congress Aims to Accelerate...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/29

The HVACR Next Generation congress is being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 28. It's being put on by Eurovent Middle East, and NaturalRefrigerants.com spoke with Markus Lattner, Managing Director of Eurovent Middle East, to learn more about the event. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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5:47

ATMO MAC: China to Lead the Transition to Natural...

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2025/09/29

China is set to lead the adoption of natural refrigerants in electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of this decade, according to Matteo Martini, Research and Analysis Associate Director at automotive intelligence company S&P Global Mobility. Read the full article on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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5:25

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/26

We're recapping the top stories in natural refrigerants news this week! All stories were published on NaturalRefrigerants.com and can be read at the links below: ATMO MAC: China to Lead the Transition to Natural Refrigerants in Electric Vehicles, Says S&P Global MobilityIAA Mobility 2025: Nidec AMEC Showcases R290 Thermal Management Module for EVsTakeda’s Butane–Water High-Temperature Heat Pump Has Commenced Operation at Its Vienna Manufacturing FacilityNokia’s R&D and Manufacturing C...

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4:56

SCM Ref NZ has Supplied Over 80 Transcritical CO2...

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2025/09/25

Auckland-based SCM Ref NZ, a subsidiary of Beijer Ref, has supplied over 80 transcritical CO2 (R744) systems in New Zealand, according to Product Development Manager Chris Gibbons. Read the entire article on NaturalRefrigerants.com at this link.

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4:01

IAA Mobility 2025: Nidec AMEC Showcases R290 Thermal...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/25

Automotive parts supplier Nidec AMEC (Automotive Motors & Electronic Control) showcased a model of its upcoming propane (R290) thermal management system for electric vehicles (EVs) at IAA Mobility 2025. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com here.

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7:06

High-Temperature CO2 Heat Pump Team Is Runner-Up in...

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2025/09/23

A group of companies that has develops, manufactures and installs high-temperature CO2 (R744)-based heat pumps for a range of commercial applications was named runner up in the New York’s Empire Technology Prize competition at a ceremony in New York City on September 19. The companies – Flow Environmental Systems, Ambient Enterprises and Gil-Bar Industries – received $100,000 as the second-place winner. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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2:38

Tesco Expands Use of ECOOLTEC’s Hydrocarbon/CO2...

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2025/09/23

Tesco, the U.K.’s largest supermarket, is expanding its investment in natural refrigerants with the addition of five more ECOOLTEC TM182 transport refrigeration units to its fleet, according to a statement from ECOOLTEC. The announcement follows a successful year-long trial of the units, which combine CO2 (R744) in the internal cooling circuit with propylene (R1270) in the external circuit. During trials, Tesco confirmed the technology’s ability to maintain frozen and chilled goods at require...

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4:03

Takeda’s Butane–Water High-Temperature Heat Pump Has...

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2025/09/22

Pharmaceutical company Takeda has announced that its new high-temperature butane–water (R600–R718) heat pump has commenced operation at its manufacturing facility in Vienna, which will “allow the generation of process steam completely without fossil fuel for the first time.” Read the full article here.

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3:18

Nokia’s R&D and Manufacturing Campus in Finland Has...

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2025/09/22

Nokia’s new R&D and manufacturing campus in Oulu, Finland, has “one of the world’s largest CO2 [R744] district heating and cooling plants,” according to the company, with the site producing enough thermal output to heat 20,000 homes. Oulu, with a population of 216,000, experiences temperatures below freezing for the majority of the winter. The CO2 system, designed in collaboration between Nokia and local energy provider Oulun Energia, will deliver approximately 70,000MWh of district heat ...

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5:51

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/19

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ⁠Hanon Systems Has Built More Than 1 Million CO2 E-Compressors for Electric Vehicles⁠⁠IAA Mobility 2025: Automakers Are Showing ‘High Interest’ in R290 for Electric Vehicles, Says ZF⁠⁠Johnson Controls’ 42MW Ammonia Heat Pump System to Deliver District Heating to 15,000 Homes in Zurich⁠⁠ECHA’s Updated PFAS Proposal Retains Most Restrictions on PFAS Refrigerants⁠⁠More Regulation of F-Gases May Be Needed Because of TFA Link, Says ECHA’s Updated P...

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5:08

Canadian Researchers Find More Atmospheric TFA in the...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/19

A new study by Canadian researchers have found that the amount of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the atmosphere, formed by the oxidation of HFO-1234yf and other f-gases, is greatest in the summer and near urban areas, consistent with the leakage of HFO-1234yf from mobile air-conditioners (MAC). The study – “Selective ultra-trace atmospheric passive sampling of gaseous perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids” – was published in the September 1, 2025, issue of Environmental Science: Processe...

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3:13

Italy’s DEM Supermarkets Installing CO2 Refrigeration...

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2025/09/19

As part of its goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Italy’s DEM Supermarkets ⁠is installing⁠ CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems in all of its new stores, Italian manufacturer ⁠Arneg⁠ told ⁠NaturalRefrigerants.com⁠. DEM, founded in 2007, operates 27 sales outlets in the Lazio and Abruzzo regions. Recently, Arneg installed CO2 systems in three new DEM stores in the cities of Grottaferrata, San Cesareo and Scurcola Marsicana. The first two stores are located near Rome, while the Scurc...

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8:11

More Regulation of F-Gases May Be Needed Because of...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/18

In an updated proposal to restrict environmentally polluting PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), five European countries raised whether “additional, complimentary, risk management” beyond the EU’s F-gas Regulation and the MAC (Mobile Air-Conditioning) Directive is justified to regulate f-gases that form the very persistent degradation product trifluoracetic acid (TFA). ⁠Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com⁠

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5:29

IAA Mobility 2025: Automakers Are Showing ‘High...

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2025/09/18

Automakers are showing “high interest” in propane (R290)-based thermal management systems for electric vehicles (EVs) according to Benedikt Schauder, Thermal Management Development Lead at ZF. The German automotive supplier first started developing “TherMaS,” a thermal management module (TMM) incorporating an R290 heat pump, for EVs in 2021, Schauder told NaturalRefrigerants.com in an interview at IAA Mobility 2025. The automotive industry trade show was held September 9‒14 in Munich, with Z...

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5:05

Adaptation 2025: Pressure Exchanger Boosts Efficiency...

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2025/09/17

Integrating Energy Recovery’s PX G1300 pressure exchanger into a transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration system at a Hungarian hypermarket has increased system efficiency by up to 15%, according to a study by Italian OEM Epta Group. The demonstration study, conducted under the EU-funded ENOUGH Project, also highlighted the technology’s ability to support reliable system operation in ambient conditions up to 45°C (113°F). ⁠Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.⁠

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9:53

ECHA’s Updated PFAS Proposal Retains Most...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/17

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on August 20 that it has published an updated proposal from five European countries to restrict environmentally polluting PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), with most restrictions on PFAS refrigerants remaining the same but some refrigerant applications given a longer exemption. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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3:06

Hanon Systems Has Built More Than 1 Million CO2...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/16

Automotive thermal management supplier Hanon Systems has announced that it has produced more than 1 million CO2 (R744) electric compressors for electric vehicles (EVs). The company has produced CO2 e-compressors at its factory in Palmela, Portugal, since 2019. The compressors are supplied to Volkswagen for its MEB platform, on which the ID model range and a number of the company’s other EVs are built on. The e-compressors are used in VW’s thermal management system built around a CO2 heat pump...

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3:45

Johnson Controls’ 42MW Ammonia Heat Pump System to...

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2025/09/16

Johnson Controls has announced that it is building a “custom-made” 42MW (11,942TR) ammonia heat pump system using six “high-performance” screw compressors for Zurich that will deliver district heating to 15,000 homes. The heat pump will be used by Zurich’s Department of Waste Management and Recycling (ERZ), which is adding a third processing line to an existing waste incineration plant. As part of the utility’s waste-to-energy targets, the ammonia heat pumps will extract low-temperature heat ...

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8:22

The Expert Opinion: Why the AIM Act Isn’t Going...

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2025/09/15

This Expert Opinion column has been written by Amrit Robbins, CEO and Co-founder of Axiom Cloud, whose AI-powered refrigeration management software is used by grocery stores and cold storage facilities to enable predictive maintenance and early leak detection. Here, Robbins writes about the AIM (American Innovation and Manufacturing) Act and how two of its requirements will help prepare end users for the transition to natural refrigerants. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerant...

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