CO₂ in industrial refrigeration
Solutions for CO2 in industrial refrigeration
Industrial refrigeration is the first area where CO2 has made a successful comeback. CO2 in industrial refrigeration is used either as the low-stage refrigerant in cascade installations, or as a secondary coolant. Danfoss has more than 15 years of experience in developing components for sub-critical CO2 systems and offers a complete range of valves for those applications, including:
- Control valves
- Line components
- Complete valve stations
- Filter-driers
- Sensors (temperature, pressure, level, gas detectors)
Danfoss has carried out all the required tests to ensure that components released for use with CO2 are compatible in all respects. Danfoss industrial refrigeration specialists can help you with the selection of the right components for CO2 applications.
We have developed a number of tools that facilitate design of CO2 systems such as DIRcalc™ software, application guides and a comprehensive set of technical leaflets and instructions.

Why CO₂ in industrial refrigeration?
Learn about the benefits of using CO2 for industrial refrigeration applications.
More information
Find brochures and other relevant documents about industrial refrigeration applications and CO2.


Case studies
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; } else if (isBigColumns) { } else { }Future-Ready Refrigeration Solutions | DanfossRead to know how Danfoss provided future-ready refrigeration solutions to help Ananda Foods improve efficiency, enhance productivity, and delivering quality produce to its global clients through its efficient refrigeration systems for the food industry.
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; } else if (isBigColumns) { } else { }Danfoss secures a major design win for a landmark CO₂ refrigeration project in ChinaThe global climate & energy leading company Danfoss is pleased to report that its award winning valve station for industrial refrigeration, called the ICF Flexline™, recently achieved a major milestone in China
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; } else if (isBigColumns) { } else { }World's first 100% CO₂ system for ice rinks scores with Danfoss valvesWith an estimated 8,000 ice hockey rinks in the United States and Canada, the small Quebec town of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, 20 miles west of the Maine border, boasts the world's first ice hockey rink that uses 100 percent carbon dioxide (CO₂) refrigeration.
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; } else if (isBigColumns) { } else { }Running hot and cold CO₂ saves in more ways than one5% lower energy costs using the Eco-2-System compared to a 3.2 COP with leading systems that use a glycol/brine loop.
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; } else if (isBigColumns) { } else { }High-Rise refrigerated fruit storage and distribution, using a NH₃/CO₂ fluid system, gives optimum results for stored products and company financialsInternal transport is done using fully automated cranes and conveyor systems This ingenious system dispenses with the need for people and forklift trucks Forklift trucks are now only used on the dispatching floor, for loading and unloading trucks and containers