WASHINGTON — About a month after starting up an ammonia-based refrigeration system in an Albertsons store in Carpinteria, Calif. — one of the first such systems in the U.S. — Supervalu is finding that the system is “operating like a champ,” said Richard Heath, senior manager, technology integration for Supervalu, Albertsons parent.

“For anyone who’s concerned about ammonia, many of the hurdles we were afraid of turned out not to be hurdles at all,” Heath said Tuesday during a panel discussion at ATMOsphere America 2012, a conference on the business case for natural refrigerants held here at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel; it was organized by Shecco, a Belgium-based B2B marketing firm.


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