Building on more than 9 years of experience in actively supporting the uptake of carbon dioxide as a natural refrigerant in heating, cooling and refrigeration applications, shecco has contributed to the first CO₂ manual in the EU to outline the technological and economic potential of the natural refrigerant. First presented to the wider public at the ATMOsphere 2009 conference organised by shecco in October 2009, the CO₂ manual was received by EU officials, international organisations, industry and non-governmental bodies with high interest. 

The 500-pages document is the most extensive manual to date to summarise the knowledge of leading research institutes across Europe, including Catholic University Limburg (Belgium), SINTEF (Norway), University of Padova (Italy), Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Bundesfachschule Kälte-Klima-Technik (Germany), and Danish Technological Institute (Denmark). It was launched at ATMOsphere 2009 as the finishing point of the NARECO₂(Natural Refrigerant CO₂) project running from 2007-10 within the framework of the Leonardo Life Long Learning programme of the European Commission. 

“We are confident that the NARECO2 project has delivered on its aim to bring together leading experts for CO₂ as a natural refrigerant, share knowledge across and beyond Europe, and inform the HVAC&R industry, engineers, training staff, and policy makers about the technology potential of non-fluorinated refrigerant alternatives,” says Nina Burhenne, NARECO₂ project manager on behalf of shecco.

“The resulting manual provides practical and structured information on how to install and handle CO₂ systems, but it will hopefully also serve as a most complete guide for policy decision makers wanting to learn more about the natural refrigerant's market potential today and in the future,” she adds.

For more information and to download the NARECO₂ manual, please visit: 
http://www.atmosphere2009.com/pages/nareco2.php