Focus - Renewable energy

Refrigeration in Italian large-scale retail is evolving with natural refrigerants, energy efficiency, and new operational needs. A key sector for the transition in commercial refrigeration.

Data center cooling plays a strategic role in managing energy consumption, opening up new opportunities for industrial refrigeration.

Italian large-scale retail trade is accelerating its efforts to use natural refrigerants, while cabinet efficiency and PFAS reduction remain the main drivers for improvement in commercial refrigeration.

The Q3 2025 monitoring shows a slight decrease in prices for some traditional HFCs and stability in low-GWP alternatives: a useful signal for guiding technical and strategic choices in the refrigeration sector.

The new contribution provided for by EU Regulation 2024/573 changes the management of F-gas quotas, in a context of the HFC phase-down that is rapidly advancing throughout Europe.

Starting January 1, 2026, R-410A refrigerant can no longer be used in newly manufactured VRF systems. R-32 (A2L) becomes the new standard, ushering in a technical and regulatory transition for the HVAC-R industry.

Propane (R-290) remains a key player in sustainable refrigeration. Standards, charge limits, and system safety remain key challenges for a successful transition.

Ammonia trigeneration integrates cold, heat and electricity in a single highly efficient system, with zero GWP and ideal applications in the industrial refrigeration sector.

A2L refrigerants, with their low flammability and low GWP, are increasingly used in air conditioning, heat pumps, and commercial refrigeration. Discover their characteristics, myths, and opportunities for the supply chain.

Il settore HVACR entra in una nuova era di gestione refrigeranti: normative più strette, refrigeranti alternativi, monitoraggio continuo e formazione specializzata