The 8th edition of ATMOsphere America gathered 400 manufacturers, policy makers, end users and contractors to learn about the latest technology and market developments involving natural refrigerants.
The conference – hosted by shecco, publisher of this website, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, Ga., June 17-18 – provided a forum for discussing the future of sustainable heating and cooling.
Below are some key quotes from the event Please click here to read the full conference feed, including social media coverage. To see presentations from the event, click here.
"Support state leadership – they need to hear from you that you are supporting the #HFC phase down" – Julie Cerqueira, U.S. Climate Alliance#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/B8WyMoE3eG
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
"As we were deciding what to do we looked at #CO2 and ultimately made that decision – we like the fact that it’s environmentally-friendly and compliant with future #regulations" – Anthony Leo, RLS Logistics #ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/6FqfrCSKkQ
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 17, 2019
"Energy savings with the CO2 transcritical installation are very close to the estimation – 6.8% better energy performance than #HFCs" – Rafael Navarro Torua, Casa Ley#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/vfmAaDV1Ug
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 20, 2019
"Policy is important, that brought our attention to this topic [natural refrigerants]. However, corporate responsibility and #sustainability together with the total cost of ownership are also key. Combining all is how we got where we are now" – Asad Omar, METRO #ATMOAmerica pic.twitter.com/R1bFuAJZgJ
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
"It is just getting over the fear factor and getting over that step. Once you take that initial first step the technicians enjoy the challenge" Ryan Welty, South-Town #Refrigeration & Mechanical#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/58MqJAHVcH
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 20, 2019
"Cost penalty for CO2 will go away; we ask the manufactures to really embrace the technology; we like CO2 TC because of the ease of maintenance, that is more important than the initial cost"- John Stuit, DeCA#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/MRTvWvI3Ml
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
"As we look @ US market there aren't many new stores being built. We believe retrofit w/ R290 is a great option – it’s easy to install. It's a great solution, couple of customers are already planning remodels this year using the R290 solution" – Tim Figge, Hussmann#ATMOAmerica pic.twitter.com/XOzsaGrVMh
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 19, 2019
"Hydrocarbons are starting to gain significant traction especially with the charge limits increasing. Dover will launch certain products with hydrocarbons this year" – Paul Sindoni, Dover Food Retail #ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/p2SXZbWsgr
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 17, 2019
"What do we do about HFOs? Unfortunately, nothing. There is a lot of studies out there. It is on our radar" – Glenn Gallagher, #California Air Resources Board (CARB)#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs @AirResources pic.twitter.com/z36xSopiYJ
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
"The initial cost of CO2 TC has come down in Europe and in the US it’s getting close to parity – on the CO2 side it’s on track. With R290 micro-distributed systems the technology becomes much more cost effective" – Harrison Horning, Hannaford#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/6Hw7jIxmdw
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
"With the #CO2 heat pump, the Alaska SeaLife Centre has achieved significant energy savings of $135,000 compared to the conventional electric boilers used before" – Darryl Schaefermeyer, #Alaska SeaLife Centre #ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/LsqJ1QXVMN
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 17, 2019
[Talking about the experience with CO2 TC] "It’s a learning curve that we all need to be involved in. It’s been really a win for us" – Paul Burd, @WeisMarkets #ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/kCZMj6Danl
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 20, 2019
"We will follow Europe, it makes sense. This is where it is. Why should I not be looking into CO2, hydrocarbons and NH3?" – Paul Delaney, Southern California Edison#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/4B2s6JU8OA
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 19, 2019
"CO2 is going into commercial #refrigeration very strong especially in larger systems – it's 1% of a huge industry that's very stable. We should look into number of NR in new-built systems, that’s where the number would be much bigger" – Pega Hrnjak #ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/rqZnzWkGmU
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 17, 2019
"I believe that by 2025 we have triple the number of CO2 TC stores in the US compared to today" – Scott Martin, Hillphoenix #ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs @hillphoenixinc pic.twitter.com/wULahlIREX
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 20, 2019
"Vermont just passed the #HFC phase-down bill. This is great opportunity for #Vermont" – Ali White, Efficiency Vermont#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/QQvFuBWZrF
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 19, 2019
"Developing the standard was a long process. It required lot of tests, money and involved many experts" – Marek Zgliczynski, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/FFfweRHxfZ
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
"My prediction is that 5 years from now in 2024 all new stores and +50% all stores will use natural refrigerants in North America in some shape or form" – Damon Wyatt, Kysor Warren#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/9E5v8vErro
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
"In the #2022 Winter #Olympics in #China, 6 out of 9 ice rinks will use #CO2 #technology" – Art Sutherland, Accent #Refrigeration Systems#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/utLEKTLsOH
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 20, 2019
"This is my first NatRef conference: I was expecting to learn about CO2, hydrocarbons and NH3 but I was not expecting to learn about water as a refrigerant. So I learned something new!" – Peter Klint, Eversource#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/adYBz7N3Rw
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 19, 2019
"This is an opportunity for US States to be the first mover in phasing down gases thousands time more potent that CO2" – Julie Cerqueira, U.S. Climate Alliance#ATMOAmerica #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/wghBGeIi8K
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) June 18, 2019
