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Danfoss gears up for Refrigerant Week

DENMARK: Danfoss is gearing up for its week-long focus on the transition to lower GWP refrigerants when it hosts its 2nd annual Refrigerant Week from September 24-28. 

Highlight of the week are ten separate free-to-access webinars covering a range of topics of relevance to both the air conditioning and refrigeration sectors.  These will cover topics such as the future of sustainable cooling, global trends on refrigerants and regulations, flammable refrigerants, the means to reduce refrigerant charge, CO2 in industrial systems and small stores, and refrigerant selection in commercial refrigeration.

These online events are complemented by a variety of online videos, infographics, articles, and tools, all of which are available at the official Refrigerant Transition Center, the digital hub for Refrigerant Week.

For further information click here.

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