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

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2026-01-09PolicyNorth America

U.S. EPA Says Enforcement of January 2026 Deadlines for Technology Transitions Rule ‘a Low Priority’

EPA Safety Ammonia

2026-01-09Industrial RefrigerationWorld

Lauda Introduces Its First CO₂ Refrigerant-Based Process Thermostat for Laboratory and Industrial Applications

A graphic of Lauda's newly released CO2 refrigerant-based process thermostat for laboratory and industrial applications.

2026-01-08PolicyNorth America

New York Supreme Court Rules Against Challenge to HFC Regulations

New York State flag; image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay

2026-01-08TrainingLatin America

Brazil Trains 700 Technicians in the Use of Flammable Refrigerants in Split Air-Conditioning Systems

AC technician training at a SENAI facility in Brazil. Photo credit: RefIndustry

2026-01-07Heat PumpsEurope

Copeland/Daikin Joint Venture to Introduce Swing Rotary Compressors to European Residential Heat Pump Market

An image of Ross Shuster, CEO Copeland, and Jiro Tomita, Executive Associate Officer at Daikin, at the joint venture signing ceremony to bring R290 swing rotary compressors to the European residential heat pump market.

2026-01-06TrainingNorth America

NASRC Launches Workforce Development Initiative Under California’s F-Gas Reduction Incentive Program

An image of A training session at NASRC's Natural Refrigeration Training Summit, held in Concord, California, November 4‒6, 2025. The training covered CO2 refrigeration systems.

2026-01-05Heat Pumps

ATMO Europe: Fraunhofer ISE Highlights Developments From LC R290 Heat Pump Project for Multi-Family Homes

An image of Timo Methler, Fraunhofer ISE’s Building Heat Pump Department Team Lead, presenting at ATMO Europe 2025. He highlighted the advancements in low-charge R290 heat pumps for multi-family dwellings as part of the LC R290 project.

2025-12-23Heat PumpsEurope

The Expert Opinion: The AHEAD Project’s Butane–Water High-Temperature Heat Pump Shows That Fossil-Free Process Heat Is Possible and Scalable

2025-12-22Industrial RefrigerationNorth America

Industrial End Users Go Back to School

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, home of the Industrial Refrigeration Consortium

2025-12-22Heat PumpsEurope

ATMO Europe: Ecop Rotation Heat Pumps to Help Supply Heating for 7,500 Residents in Meldorf, Germany

Ecop’s Casper von Moy (right) at the ATMO Europe Summit 2025.

2025-12-19Heat PumpsEurope

Tequs to Receive €1.03 million to Develop Next-Generation CO₂ Heat Pump

Tequs is displaying two of its CO2 heat pumps at Chillventa 2024.

2025-12-18Industrial RefrigerationEurope

ATMO Europe: Zudek Modernizes Italian Brewery’s 1.6MW Ammonia Refrigeration System

An image of Jakob Terčon, Business Development Manager at Zudek, presenting about an ammonia-based refrigeration system retrofit for Birreria Pedavena in a presentation at ATMO Europe 2025.

2025-12-17Heat PumpsWorld

GEA Launches High-Pressure Screw Compressor for Ammonia Heat Pumps

An image of GEA's Grasso L XHP compressor, ideal for large-scale ammonia heat pumps.

2025-12-16Commercial RefrigerationNorth America

Copeland Debuts CO₂ Scroll Compressor in North America

Copeland's ZTI CO₂ Transcritical Scroll Compressor; Copeland won AHR Expo Innovation award in refrigeration category.

2025-12-15RefrigerantsNorth America

New York Grassroots Group Leads Successful Refrigerant Recycling Drives

2025-12-12Industrial RefrigerationEurope

German Produce Wholesaler Replaces R404A Refrigeration With Frigotec R290 Chiller

An image of the FrigoNatura R290 chiller installed at Fruchthof Northeim.

2025-12-11Industrial RefrigerationLatin America

ATMO LATAM 2026 Is Set for March 9–10 in Bogotá

ATMO LATAM 2026 has been set for Bogota, Colombia.

2025-12-11Commercial RefrigerationEurope

Sanhua to Offer ‘Complete Packages’ of Components for CO₂ and Propane Commercial Refrigeration Systems

CO2 and R290 components from Sanhua. Sanhua is offering CO2 and R290 components packages to OEMs.

2025-12-10Industrial RefrigerationNorth America

ATMO America 2026 Is Set for June 2–3 in New York City

ATMO America will be held June 2--3 2026 in New York City

2025-12-10Data CentersEurope

ATMO Europe: Jaeggi’s Hybrid Dry Coolers to Provide Cooling for 12MW CERN Data Center in Geneva

Ivan Hemmeler, Jaeggi’s Business Development Manager for Spain and Portugal. Ivan presented Jaeggi's hybrid dry coolers for data center cooling at the 2025 ATMO Europe Summit.

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