ATMO China 2019: Live coverage highlights

The ATMOsphere China 2019 conference is taking place in Shanghai on 11-12 April. Read live coverage highlights from the event.

The 2^nd edition of the ATMOsphere China conference, hosted by shecco, publisher of this website, provides a forum for discussing market opportunities for natural refrigerants in China. The event brings together government representatives, end users, domestic and foreign manufacturers, and other experts.

Below are some highlights of our media coverage. Please click here to read the full conference feed, including social media coverage. To see the programme, click here.

LATEST TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
Keynote presentations by Prof. Pega Hrnjak (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Prof. Jiangping Chen (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) gave the audience an exclusive in-depth look at the latest technology trends on natural refrigerants CO₂, ammonia and hydrocarbons.

“From #CO2, #hydrocarbons and #ammonia in commercial #refrigeration, CO2 is by far the strongest of these at the moment” - Prof. Pega Hrnjak#ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/Hgv0GLdH2K
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"@volkswagen announced this year that they will launch #CO2 products in the global market including #China" - Prof. Jiangping Chen #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs #MAC pic.twitter.com/9XQCTYI4OG
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"I think that a new approach with ultra-low charge may be one of the ways to handle #ammonia use in #China” - - Prof. Pega Hrnjak #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/rmA4HAKLg9
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"For #CO2 #mobile #heatpumps, it seems really promising and more and more #Chinese companies are interested in this #technology, especially for buses, #trains and #electric #vehicles” - Prof. Jiangping Chen #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs #MAC pic.twitter.com/Z3PWafrbM7
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"We see more and more resurgence of #CO2 for #heatpumps in #mobile applications" - Prof. Pega Hrnjak #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs #MAC pic.twitter.com/d4X9SYFQG4
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

SHECCOBASE MARKET TRENDS FROM CHINA AND THE WORLD
Latest market research and statistics of natural refrigerant technologies in China and around the world, presented to you by sheccoBase.

"In light #commercial #refrigeration, #hydrocarbons are the clear winner globally and also the fastest growing #NatRefs sector. This is the low-hanging fruit when it comes to natural #refrigerant conversion" - Jan Dusek, shecco #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/COCIgWoPyK
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"We have never seen so many #CO2 #transcritical systems on display at #China #Refrigeration 2019 as we saw at the show this year and we believe this is pointing to a new direction in the market" - Jan Dusek, @shecco #GoNatRefs #ATMOChina #ChinaRef19 pic.twitter.com/8Mtse3G4Ze
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"We have increasingly more #NatRefs solutions for #industrial #refrigeration in #China and that this will accelerate the transition away from older systems in the country" - Jan Dusek, @shecco #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/6myE8ZpfLM
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP ROUND TABLE

Brief, strategic and visionary presentations by leading industry representatives on market trends and developments followed by technology leadership round table discussion.

“We are proud to say we have delivered more than 10,000 CO2 racks from our factory in #France” — Micael Antonsson, #Carrier #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/UnxlcYmuKI
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"We really see a positive growth with our business in #China. In the last three years we have experienced 60%+ growth of #R290 sales in China" - Lily Li, #Nidec #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/K8m8Z93i2J
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

“We are encouraging end users to adopt these #refrigeration system computational tools that measure a plethora of metrics so as to better inform our conversation going forward” — Avipsa Mahapatra, #Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)#ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/a3DhSmrm5x
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

“I encourage all in the #industry to engage w/ key stakeholders to bring down capital costs, update industry #safety #standards, support minimum #energy performance std. and labelling and ensure a fully trained installation and maintenance #workforce” —# EIA #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/EVSFSudQsp
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

“We have to look at what is our #climate impact at every stage of the #refrigerant life-cycle” — Avipsa Mahapatra, #EIA #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/vNdLbvXsuc
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"#China is a very interesting market. Its like coming home because there are several #innovations and drive to adopt this #technology. I think we will see several projects here in the coming years" - Micael Antonsson, #Carrier #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/6aawWR1FjX
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019

"We will continue to dedicate ourselves to road show and #technology #workshops to support #NatRefs developments in #China & #Asia Pacific" - Lily Li, Nidec #ATMOChina #GoNatRefs pic.twitter.com/7DtlSI469I
— ATMOsphere (@ATMOEvents) April 11, 2019