UL Research Institutes
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Oct 29, 2026
Carlos ClassGUEST
People ask, well, I want this component, or I want you to use this.
Carlos ClassGUEST
Do you know how long it takes to certify one panel for UL to go through the laboratory? If I make one slight change, because everybody says, well, buy American, man, man.
Carlos ClassGUEST
They just open a factory.
Carlos ClassGUEST
It's like, yeah, but I need to run quality testing on that in the laboratory to make sure that I can put a bankable 40-year performance warranty on that.
Carlos ClassGUEST
And that component that I just opened a domestic factory, it's not going to crack on the pressure, on the high temperatures, low temperatures, high humidity, snow humidity, desert, everything.
Carlos ClassGUEST
Right? Right.
Carlos ClassGUEST
Because United States is a little bit of everything from Tundra to Arctic, right? So I want everybody to understand and developers to understand that if I change one centimeter in the dimensions of that module, if I change one component because you want it 0.05% higher domestic content, it takes me no less than six months to and a laboratory for UL to be able to give me, and Intertech Laboratories to give me a certification that I can market the module.
Carlos ClassGUEST
So as developers approach us or approach any other manufacturer, we're not here to sell any modules.
Pete WakefieldHOST
NFPA, that is the American's Guide to Structural Firefighting, or NFPA 1700.
Pete WakefieldHOST
There's a discussion in the research in there undertaken by organizations including Underwriters Laboratory and NIST concerning the performance of floor systems under fire conditions.
Pete WakefieldHOST
So some of that research demonstrated that substantial thermal conditions can exist beneath a floor without any obvious signature being visible on the surface above.
Pete WakefieldHOST
That was their findings and the findings reinforced the point that a thermal imaging camera is not always a super effective structural assessment tool.
Kim McCallisterHOST
Be cautious of inexpensive off-brand chargers and power banks sold through online retailers, and especially Amazon.
Kim McCallisterHOST
Look for products with recognized safety certifications, such as UL or ETL.
Kim McCallisterHOST
And they say they... are recommending that owners of lithium battery-powered devices keep them off combustible surfaces, always use the proper charging cord, and watch for signs like battery swelling and excessive heat as well.
Kim McCallisterHOST
Feels warm to the touch? Maybe you don't want it in the house.
Kevin ChouGUEST
One is that it has a maximum of 1.2 kilowatts.
Kevin ChouGUEST
The second is that it does need to have UL safety certification on it.
Kevin ChouGUEST
So the relevant UL certification is 3700.
Kevin ChouGUEST
So safety is really important.
Kevin ChouGUEST
If we get the safety wrong, this movement dies early.
Kevin ChouGUEST
So these are the key aspects to the bill.
Barry CinnamonHOST
I've been kind of very close to this and getting lots and lots of questions about this.
Barry CinnamonHOST
And there's those three key things that UL or Underwriters Laboratory, sometimes called Undertaker's Laboratory, because ideas go there to die.
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FMI 2026 Component Manufacturers Support CO2 Refrigeration Expansion in North America by J.O. Haraldson Published October 28, 2026 Several component manufacturers are supporting the growth of CO2 refrigeration in North America with new product offerings, UL certification of existing products, and investments in technician training.
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At the 2026 FMI Energy and Store Development Conference, naturalrefrigerants.com spoke with numerous companies including Axiom Cloud, Bitzer, Carl Copeland, NDL Industries, Parker Hannafin, Sanhua, and SCM Frigo USA about natural refrigerant developments in the region and retail market trends.
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The event was held September 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida.
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New Components Sanhua showcased CO2 components now available in the North American market, while NDL Industries highlighted products it expects to sell in the near future.
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China-based Sanhua recently obtained UL certification for several CO2 components, including its high-pressure valve, flash gas bypass valve, solenoid valve, and PWM pulse-width modulation valve, according to Sathish Jagan, assistant head of marketing and strategy at the company.
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Sanwa is also launching its new CBVP series, a CO2 ball valve rated to 140 bar, 2030 PSI, with integrated check and service valves for use in branched systems and suction lines.
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By the end of 2026 or early 2027, Canadian NDL expects to launch a new three-way CO2 ball valve for heat reclaim applications with a V-shaped opening to improve flow, according to company sales engineer Zenaida Cruz.
Alex EddingtonGUEST
Uh, yeah, we have some of those relationships still, uh, today, uh, one of the very first people I worked with that, uh, Balboa Instruments, fellow by the name of Jim McNichol, now sales manager with Gecko.
Alex EddingtonGUEST
But he worked with us in our first compliance run through UL.
Alex EddingtonGUEST
And we've remained friends and associates ever since.
Alex EddingtonGUEST
And there are people in this industry that you classify as lifelong friends and almost too numerous to mention.
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Alex EddingtonGUEST
Um, it wasn't necessarily what I wanted to do.
Alex EddingtonGUEST
Uh, but it was an area that needed to be done.
Alex EddingtonGUEST
And, uh, so I worked with, uh, you know, UL at the time, uh, develop good relationships with the UL engineers.
Alex EddingtonGUEST
And we've gone through a couple of different testing, nationally recognized testing labs over the years.
Landon MossburgGUEST
Those projects are getting inked now with the assumption, there's sometimes CPs around this that you pass those milestones.
Landon MossburgGUEST
So, I mean, what we have left is final UL certification.
Landon MossburgGUEST
We're in the last steps of that.
Landon MossburgGUEST
That'll be done in a couple months.
George DuarteHOST
You see what the end dollar amount is in terms of settlements.
George DuarteHOST
But more importantly, how do we drive these industries to be safer from the firefighter responding, right? So there's better protections in the way, right? Underwriters Laboratory was created for a reason.
George DuarteHOST
And so when I think of what we're traveling to, I want those components, whether, you chemical, those to be known, whether it be a battery storage device, those to be known and those to be accurately depicted in terms of whether it's a placard or we've trained on that facility.
George DuarteHOST
That's what I'm interested in.
Jay WarmkeHOST
The bill follows laws already adopted in 10 states.
Jay WarmkeHOST
It defines a portable solar device as up to 1,200 watts plugged into a standard 120-volt outlet built to the NEC standards and certified by UL or another testing lab.
Jay WarmkeHOST
Systems over 400 watts would also need a power control system.
Jay WarmkeHOST
Menendez says families are getting squeezed by rising electric bills and plug-in solar is a simple, affordable way to cut them, but Outdated rules and unnecessary fees stand in the way.
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