Kiyoshi Hishitani: Introduction of Natural Refrigerant in Panasonic- ATMOsphere Asia 2014

In this presentation Kiyoshi Hishitani, Director of the Cold Chain Business Division at Panasonic Corp., discussed how the company adopted natural refrigerant CO₂ in heat pumps, vending machines and retail systems, as well as hydrocarbons in household refrigerators and also vending machines since 2004. In food retail, Panasonic recently realised an impressive installation in a MaxValue store in Funabashi Chiba, Japan, as well as in a Lawson supermarket in Ebina Kanagawa, Japan. Using water as a refrigerant, Panasonic also manufactures absorption chillers for commercial and industrial purposes.