Panasonic Corporation is conducting a demonstration experiment of its Green Air Conditioner, which is a countermeasure against the heat island effect and provides comfort and respite from the heat in open spaces. The demonstration will be conducted in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (located in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture) to offer park and community bus users a temporary reprieve from the heat.
The demonstration experiment will take place from August 1 to September 30, 2017. Panasonic will equip shelters for bus stops and rest areas provided by its partner, Sekisui Jushi Corporation, with the Green Air Conditioner currently under developing that creates a fine dry mist to examine the cooling performance in open spaces. Panasonic aims to bring this solution to market by the end of FY2018 after investigating the Green Air Conditioner-shelter combination's ability to mitigate effects of extreme heat and the receptiveness of users.
Continuing with last year's experiment, the "Green Air Conditioner Monument Type" is still installed in the open courtyard at the Panasonic Center Tokyo (Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo) to demonstrate the solution's durability.
Source: Panasonic Corporation