Episode 244. Harnessing CO2 to Revolutionize Heating & Cooling with Lalit Chordia and Todd Palcic of Thar Process

The Refrigeration Mentor Podcast

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In this conversation, we’re talking with with Lalit Chordia and Todd Palcic of Thar Process (Thar Energy) to discuss their long partnership and profound contributions to CO2 refrigeration. Lalit talks about his early work in supercritical fluids in the 1980’s, including the innovation of CO2 ground source heat pumps. We also take a look at new revolutionary CO2-based heating and cooling systems and their incredible environmental benefits and cost efficiencies for both commercial and residential settings, and forecast future trends and the transition to CO2 refrigeration around the world.

In this conversation, we discuss:

-Innovation of supercritical fluids in refrigeration

-Ground source CO2 heat pump development

-Advancements in CO2 heat pump technology

-Simultaneous heating and cooling systems

-Air source heat pumps

-The Empire Technology Prize and steam heating with CO2

-Opportunities in New York's steam heating transition

-Thermal energy storage and microgrids

-Transition to CO2 refrigeration

-CO2 potential in developing countries

Helpful Links & Resources:

Thar Process

Thar Energy

Thar Heat Pumps

Lalit Chordia on LinkedIn

Todd Palcic on LinkedIn

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