Japan's Daikin picks Manchester, UK as test bed for green tech


The logos of Daikin Industries Ltd are seen at the company's office in Tokyo August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Japanese industrial company Daikin has signed a deal with northern England's Greater Manchester region to deploy heat pumps in some of its public buildings and act as a test bed for the technology, the company told Reuters exclusively.

Daikin - one of the world's largest air conditioning manufacturers - will provide heat pumps and cooling systems to public buildings including social housing in the city region that will be monitored and tested remotely.

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