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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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7:30

California Seeks Proposals for Risk Assessment of...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/15

The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC), under a grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), is soliciting proposals from qualified third-party subcontractors to conduct a full risk assessment of residential monobloc air-to-water heat pumps (ATWHPs) using higher charges of A3 (flammable) refrigerants, including propane (R290), isobutane (R600a) and other hydrocarbons. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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5:00

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday...

The ATMOsphere Podcast Network ·

2025/09/12

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ⁠ ATMO MAC: CO2 Compressor Developments, Transportation Refrigeration and a New Safety Concept for R290 Systems Highlight the Program⁠⁠IAA 2025: Automotive Suppliers Preparing Propane Thermal Management Modules for EVs⁠⁠Panasonic Will Be Able To Build 1.4 Million Propane Heat Pumps per Year at Newly Refurbished Czech Factory⁠⁠Australian Retailer Coles Rolled Out 50 Natural Refrigerant Stores in 2024⁠⁠U.S. Developer of Water-Based Refrigeration Syste...

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4:00

Australian Retailer Coles Rolled Out 50 Natural...

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2025/09/12

As part of its “aim to transition from high GWP to lower GWP (or natural) refrigerants by 2050,” Australian retailer Coles opened 50 natural refrigerant stores in the past year, which includes new construction and retrofits, according to the group’s 2025 sustainability report. It increased the number of supermarkets with natural refrigerant systems from 78 to 104 and the number of liquor stores from 56 to 80. Coles, which operates more than 1,800 stores, names ammonia (R717) and CO2 (R744) in...

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5:37

U.S. Developer of Water-Based Refrigeration System...

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2025/09/12

On November 18, 2018, industrial designer John O’Connor went to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to discuss CoolSculpting (the brand name for cryolipolysis), a fat-freezing method to reduce fat thickness in treated areas. He was invited by former colleague Ellen Sheets, a medical doctor. He found the CoolSculpting process to be “pretty clever,” he said in an interview with NaturalRefrigerants.com. However, the machine used for freezing was less impressive, more like a “Rube Goldberg” ...

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4:41

IAA 2025: Automotive Suppliers Preparing Propane...

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2025/09/12

IAA Mobility 2025 is a four-day event in Munich designed to showcase the automotive industry’s future, and when it comes to natural refrigerants in electric vehicles (EVs), several suppliers are looking to propane (R290). Suppliers such as ZF and Nidec AMEC are developing thermal management modules (TMM) employing propane for EVs primarily using in-house components. The idea is that these packaged modules can be more compact and efficient than modules designed using a mix of parts. Read the f...

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4:23

Adaptation 2025: ‘Novel Technology’ May Cut Energy...

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2025/09/10

In hot climates a “novel technology” could reduce the energy consumption of commercial CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems by up to 14% compared to standard setups, according to new research from the University of Southern Denmark (USD). The concept integrates a pressure booster device and an air-cooled gas cooler installed behind the existing heat rejection component and replaces the high-pressure expansion valve with an expander. Modeling demonstrated potential energy savings compared to conve...

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3:28

Panasonic Will Be Able To Build 1.4 Million Propane...

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2025/09/09

Panasonic has announced the reopening of its “giga factory” in Pilsen, the Czech Republic, which will be able to produce 1.4 million propane (R290) residential and commercial heat pumps for the European market by 2030. The company said it spent €320 million ($373.8 million) expanding and refurbishing the facility, with the investment increasing production by 250% and the total floor space to 140,000m2 (1,506,947ft2), with 102,000m2 (1,097,918ft2) of that being new space. With the investment, ...

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4:37

ATMO MAC: CO2 Compressor Developments, Transportation...

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2025/09/08

Berlin will once again be the epicenter for all things natural refrigerants in mobile air-conditioning (MAC) this September when the ATMO MAC Summit 2025 × TU Berlin kicks off September 23. ATMOsphere, the publisher of NaturalRefrigerants.com, is organizing the two-day event in partnership with Technische Universität (TU) Berlin’s Department of Heat Transfer and Heat Conversion. It will be held on the university’s campus and is expected to attract guests from some of the world’s top aut...

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11:39

Illinois and New Mexico Exclude F-Gas Refrigerants...

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2025/09/08

A new law enacted by Illinois and a similar law passed in April in New Mexico, which both authorize significant regulations of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), specifically exclude refrigerants that are deemed acceptable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Both Illinois and New Mexico use the scientifically endorsed definition of PFAS that includes many f-gas refrigerants such as HFO-1234yf and HFC-134a, as well as their atmospheric degradation product trifluoroaceti...

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6:19

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday...

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2025/09/05

The articles in the podcast are as follows: 1. ⁠Broad Adoption of Industrial Heat Pumps in the U.S. Could Prevent More Than 77,000 Premature Deaths, Study Finds⁠ 2. ⁠ Natural Resources Canada Announces Funding for Industrial Energy Efficiency Projects⁠ 3. ⁠Chile to Launch Pilot Project Providing Public Funding for Transcritical CO2 Heat Pumps in Industrial Refrigeration⁠ 4. ⁠Spheros to Debut R290-Based Thermal Management System at Busworld 2025⁠ 5. ⁠Cologne Orders 132 Stadler Trains with Natu...

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4:06

Natural Resources Canada Announces Funding for...

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2025/09/05

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has launched the third round of its Industrial Facility Track, offering financial assistance to Canadian manufacturing facilities for projects that enhance energy efficiency, such as installing new zero-emissions heating and refrigeration systems. Companies can receive a maximum of CA$5 million (US$3.62 million/€3.11 million) per proposal to cover up to 50% of eligible project costs, while Indigenous and nonprofit organizations can receive up to 100%. Read the...

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4:09

Spheros to Debut R290-Based Thermal Management System...

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2025/09/04

Spheros, a German manufacturer of thermal management systems for buses and coaches, has announced its plans to unveil a new propane (R290)-based air-conditioning unit at Busworld 2025 in Brussels this October, expanding its lineup of natural refrigerant systems. The REVO-E R290 is a fully electric emissions-free rooftop system and is the latest addition to Spheros’s REVO-E series, which has included the CO2 (R744)-based REVO-E HP R744 model since 2021. The series also features the REVO-GLOBAL...

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2:27

Chile to Launch Pilot Project Providing Public...

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2025/09/03

Chile has announced a pilot project that will see transcritical CO2 (R744) heat pumps used in industrial refrigeration, with funding provided by the Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund. The project will be developed by the Chilean Ministry of the Environment’s Ozone Unit and implemented with support from the United Nations Development Programme. A public call for funding will be announced shortly, according to the Ozone Unit, and the project will run until May 2028. Read the full story on N...

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4:04

Broad Adoption of Industrial Heat Pumps in the U.S....

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2025/09/02

Switching from fossil fuel-powered boilers to heat pumps in U.S. industrial applications could help prevent more than 77,000 premature deaths while unlocking $350 billion (€300 billion) in climate benefits, according to a new study from the American Lung Association (ALA). Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com.

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3:10

Cologne Orders 132 Stadler Trains with Natural...

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2025/09/02

Swiss train manufacturer Stadler will equip 132 new trains and 34 intermediate modules for the Cologne Transport Agency (KVB) with natural refrigerant-based HVAC systems in a contract worth around €700 million ($816 million). Stadler has said the trains will include “state-of-the-art” technology, including high-efficiency air-conditioning with a natural refrigerant, but it has not confirmed any details about the thermal management system’s manufacturer, capacity or refrigerant. Read the full ...

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6:51

Adaptation 2025: Field Data Confirms CO2 Heat...

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2025/09/01

The first set of field data from a CO2 (R744) heat pump-chiller system installed at a new 87-room hotel in Goa, India, has confirmed the technology can efficiently deliver hot water and air-conditioning in tropical climates, according to the project’s development team. Initial observations have shown the system can successfully produce hot water at 80°C (176°F) while simultaneously providing glycol-water at 2°C (35°F) for air-conditioning. It can deliver heating and cooling capacities o...

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6:47

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday August...

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2025/08/29

The articles in the podcast are as follows: ⁠Europe will Lead Adoption of Natural Refrigerants Across HVAC&R Segments, According to Danfoss Analysis ⁠ ⁠Proposed EN 378 Standard Seen as Having ‘Significant Advances’ for Natural Refrigerants⁠ ⁠Advansor Said It Has Installed Latin America’s ‘Largest Single CO2 Rack’ in a Costa Rican Walmart Distribution Center⁠ ⁠Adaptation 2025: New Study Compares the Climate Mortality Risks of HFC Emissions to the Flammability Risks of Hydrocarbons in...

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3:15

The Migros Group on CO2 Refrigeration in Its...

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2025/08/29

The Migros Group operates more than 600 supermarkets across 10 regional cooperatives in Switzerland, and 80% of its stores, food production and logistics facilities use natural refrigerants, according to the company’s Senior Project Manager for Industrial Refrigeration, Philipp Seibert. Seibert shared the update in an interview on the company’s blog, which included a note that Migros has a goal of only using natural refrigerants by 2040. The Migros Group is a conglomerate that operates not ju...

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5:09

Europe will Lead Adoption of Natural Refrigerants...

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2025/08/28

The European market is set to lead the global adoption of natural refrigerants across various HVAC&R segments, including light commercial refrigeration and residential air-conditioning and heat pumps, according to analysis from Danish manufacturer Danfoss. By 2032, CO2 (R744), ammonia (R717) or hydrocarbons are projected to be dominant refrigerants in residential, commercial and industrial stationary refrigeration applications across the EU. A similar trend is expected in European air-con...

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2:45

Advansor Said It Has Installed Latin America’s...

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2025/08/27

Danish manufacturer Advansor has installed “Latin America’s largest single CO2 (R744) rack,” a 1.7MW (483TR) SteelXL unit in a new Walmart distribution center in San José, Costa Rica, according to LATAM Sales Manager Mauricio Baena. The system provides 950kW (270TR) of medium-temperature (MT) cooling capacity, 510kW (145TR) of low-temperature (LT) capacity and 246kW (70TR) for heating, Baena told NaturalRefrigerants.com, with the local contractor Dicoma Corporation handling the system setup. ...

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