Workshop Provides Insights on Natural Refrigerant Use In Commercial Refrigeration
The state of supermarket refrigeration is changing rapidly. While HFC refrigerants are the most commonly used refrigerants today, they are considered to be one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions globally. This recognition has caused an onslaught of new refrigerant regulations at the federal, state, and local levels, causing many food retailers to rethink their refrigeration strategies. Natural refrigerants, including ammonia, CO2, and propane are considered “future-proof” refrigeration options but are not yet widely adopted by the industry.
On Oct. 3, the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC), VEIC, and Efficiency Vermont, the statewide energy efficiency utility operated by VEIC, sought to provide insight on these future-proof refrigerants though a free natural refrigerants workshop sponsored by Danfoss and True Manufacturing. The event was attended by roughly 70 commercial refrigeration stakeholders, including end-users, service contractors, manufacturers, engineering and design firms, consultants, nonprofits, utilities, and suppliers.