Danfoss’ 22nd EnVisioneering Symposium was titled “Refrigerants2Sustainability,” and focused on the challenges reshaping the refrigeration landscape. These include climate change — driven by both leaked and vented high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and energy-intense refrigeration systems — increased regulatory pressure, ever-increasing energy costs, contractor training on new low-GWP systems that are flammable or mildly flammable, and consumer demands for sustainability.

To explore how these challenges affect supermarket and commercial refrigeration equipment — the way in which it is designed, built, and maintained — Danfoss convened approximately 50 leaders from industry, policy, utilities, and research for a symposium. The group heard from experts on the likely evolution of policy, steps companies have already taken and demonstration projects conducted, and how industry and utility interests in energy efficiency might align to help finance a transformation.