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Panasonic offers CO2 refrigeration courses

UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturer Panasonic has announced details of a new series of online training sessions in the use of CO2.

The first of its new free online training sessions in the use of CO2 in commercial refrigeration will take place on 11 August at 09.30. 

This 90-minute session will be headed up by Jaume Casanovas, Panasonic’s European product and planning specialist alongside, Indy Tharnvithian, UK technical expert for CO2 commercial refrigeration solutions.

The training is aimed at those already working in the commercial refrigeration sector and will require some basic knowledge in the use CO2. The session will take an in-depth look at the use of this natural refrigerant in comparison to other refrigerants currently available and will highlight project case studies that showcase the technology in action.

Register here

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