Kroger Agrees to $100M Refrigeration Overhaul at 600 Stores to Settle Clean Air Act Violations

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday May 29th, 2026

The articles in the podcast are as follows: 1. ATMO America to Feature Funding Opportunities for Natural Refrigerant Installations [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/atmo-america-to-feature-funding-opportunities-for-natural-refrigerant-installations/] 2. Carly’s CEO and Technical Director Detail the Design of the TURBOIL-R-P 14 Oil Separator for Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Systems [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/carlys-ceo-and-technical-director-detail-the-design-of-the-turboil-r-p-14-oil-separator-for-transcritical-co2-refrigeration-systems/] 3. Kroger Agrees to $100M Refrigeration Overhaul at 600 Stores to Settle Clean Air Act Violations [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/kroger-100m-refrigeration-600-stores-clean-air-act-violations/] 4. Johnson Controls Completes Expansion of Danish Heat Pump and Chiller Facility [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/johnson-controls-completes-expansion-of-danish-heat-pump-and-chiller-facility/] 5. German Stakeholders Share Insights on Using Data Center Waste Heat in District Heating at European Tech Show [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/german-stakeholders-data-center-waste-heat-district-heating/]

Ghana’s New ‘Green’ Labels Identify Natural Refrigerant Cooling Equipment

The National Ozone Unit of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has introduced [https://www.epa.gov.gh/new/refrigerant-label/] new voluntary “green” refrigerant labels to help consumers and end users identify natural refrigerant cooling equipment for residential and commercial applications Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/ghana-green-labels-natural-refrigerant-cooling-equipment/]

Kroger Agrees to $100M Refrigeration Overhaul at 600 Stores to Settle Clean Air Act Violations

U.S. supermarket operator the Kroger Company has agreed [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/kroger-agrees-settlement-reducing-ozone-harming-emissions-grocery-stores-nationwide] to spend an estimated $100 million (€86 million) to retrofit or replace large commercial refrigeration systems at 600 stores as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged Clean Air Act violations. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/kroger-100m-refrigeration-600-stores-clean-air-act-violations/]

ATMO America to Feature Funding Opportunities for Natural Refrigerant Installations

Supermarkets and other end users, particularly those operating in the New York area, will have an opportunity to tap potential funding resources to support installations of transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration and other natural refrigerant-based equipment at the ATMOsphere (ATMO) America Summit 2026 [https://atmo.org/events/atmosphere-america-summit-2026/] next week. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/atmo-america-to-feature-funding-opportunities-for-natural-refrigerant-installations/]

Johnson Controls Completes Expansion of Danish Heat Pump and Chiller Facility

Johnson Controls (JC) has completed the expansion [https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/media-center/news/press-releases/2026/05/11/european-opening-of-new-engineering-production-and-customer-centres-in-denmark] of its Aarhus, Denmark, heat pump and chiller facility, which includes 2,300m2 (24,560ft2) of new production space and a 1,800m2 (19,375ft2) customer experience and test center. The new facilities are set to strengthen the company’s ability to design, build and validate high-capacity heat pumps for district heating, public infrastructure and industrial applications, according to JC. Read more on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/johnson-controls-completes-expansion-of-danish-heat-pump-and-chiller-facility/]