Martin Passingham of Daikin UK outlines the company’s efforts to try and lead the charge for providing R32 as a lower GWP alternative to R410A
Ensuring awareness of alternative refrigerants in the cooling supply chain has been identified among key challenges that Daikin UK faces in pushing R32 onto a gas market that is expected to face intensified demand pressures over the next few years as a result of EU F-Gas Regulation.
In our second podcast, Daikin UK’s Martin Passingham has outlined how the market is reacting to the adoption of mildly flammables, while also detailing future aspirations for when the company hopes to bring VRV units that will support R32 to market.
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