HARFKO 2019: Panasonic CO₂ units to be installed in Korea

Panasonic CO₂ outdoor condensing units are scheduled to be installed at a cold room in Korea's agricultural sector this year, Hytron Airtech, Panasonic's Korea-based distribution partner, said at HARFKO 2019, held in Korea 12-15 March.

"I've been interested in CO₂ since last year," Hytron Airtech president, Kwang Sun Cho, said.

"R22 is old and not eco-friendly. I think CO₂ has more of a future."

Hytron Airtech is a refrigeration consulting company based in Seoul. The company was exhibiting Panasonic's 10HP CO₂ outdoor condesing unit for the first time at the exhibition.

Cho, who has been a professional HVAC&R engineer working in the cold storage industry in Korea since 1982, did not provide additional details about the project.

Panasonic's CO₂ outdoor condensing units are already seeing rapid uptake in Europe, with 200+ units of its 2HP system already sold since launching in 2017.

Panasonic began offering the 10HP version in Europe last year, most recently exhibiting the CO₂ systems at Chillventa 2018 in Germany last October.

More than 10,000 CO₂ units have been sold in Japan as of December 2018, according to Panasonic's latest presentation at ATMO Japan 2019 in February.