Michael Petersen is a Principal Engineer & Leader Refrigerants at Trane Technologies leading a team that supports internal and external strategic areas on refrigerant evaluation and application. He has authored/ co-authored 40+ publications and conference presentations on low GWP refrigerants, and his work led to 10+ patents in refrigerants and their applications.
15+ years of industry experience in developing, applying and evaluating low Global Warming Potential refrigerants in mobile and stationary applications ranging from cryogenic, refrigeration, comfort cooling and heating to industrial heating applications as well as data center and electronics cooling.
Actively engaged in industry associations like ASHRAE through Std. 34 Nomenclature and Designation of Refrigerants, Technical Committee 3.1 Refrigerants and Secondary Coolants, Technical Committee 10.6 Transport Refrigeration, ISO TC86/SC8, AHRI Refrigerant related working groups.