World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

Panasonic extends nanoe X to commercial air conditioners

UK: Panasonic is adding its nanoe X air cleaning technology to its PACi and VRF ranges of air conditioners. 

The nanoe X generators clean and deodorise the air by producing nano-sized hydroxyl radicals (also known as OH radicals). These have been shown to inhibit the growth of certain pollutants such as allergens, bacteria, viruses, moulds, odours and certain hazardous substances, by breaking them down and inhibiting their unpleasant effects. 

By creating hydroxyl radicals enveloped by water, nanoe X technology is said to significantly boost their effectiveness, increasing hydroxyl radicals’ lifetime from less than a second in nature, to more than 10 minutes indoors.  

Another benefit is that the hydroxyl radicals enveloped in water, generated by nanoe X, can reach every corner of a space and its surfaces and can spread over large areas.  

The technology comes as standard in Panasonic’s residential Etherea air conditioning range and the floor console units, and is now being expanded to its PACi and VRF commercial range, including the 90×90 cassette, new duct units and floor console units over the coming months.

Made with titanium and said to be maintenance free, the first nanoe device was developed by Panasonic in 2003 and has been radically improved since. The effectiveness of nanoe X technology is said to have been independently verified and tested by international third-party laboratories in Germany, Denmark, Malaysia and Japan.

Panasonic

Latest News

4th November 2026

January date for inaugural CESRA event

UK: The newly-formed Central England Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (CESRA) has announced a January date for its inaugural event.
4th November 2026

Webinar questions cyber resilience

ITALY: Refrigeration control company Carel will host an interactive webinar on cyber resilience and the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
4th November 2026

France confirms blood storage attack

FRANCE: The French blood transfusion service has confirmed that some of its blood product cold storage rooms were victims of this week’s cyber security incident.
4th November 2026

Refrigerant producers report differing sales

USA: Leading refrigerant manufacturers Chemours and Solstice have announced widely differing Q3 results, reflecting volatility in channel inventory and sector-specific end markets.
3rd November 2026

Indoor ground-source R290 heat pump

GERMANY: Viessmann has expanded its heat pump portfolio with the new Vitocal 300-G intelligent energy, an indoor ground-source heat pump.
3rd November 2026

Update to chilled storage guide

FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has published a new edition of its guide on Recommendations for Chilled Storage of Perishable Produce.