Coming soon: thermea. large scale CO2 heat pump
Up to 50% of energy costs could be saved, if big facilities, including hospitals, the food processing industry and industrial plants, would switch from conventional boilers to thermea.’s latest product innovation. The high temperature heat pump, soon to be presented on R744.com, features highest heating capacity and maximum energetic efficiency.
At the international trade fair Chillventa, held last October in Nuremberg, the latest product innovation from German manufacturer thermea. attracted high interest from customers all around the world. Especially European and Asian experts acknowledged the outstanding performance and saving potentials that come with the three large scale high temperature heat pump models developed by thermea. Using carbon dioxide as a working fluid, the models for industrial applications feature a Coefficient of Performance of up to 5.5 for heating only and up to 8.0 for heating and chilling service.
They are thus an optimal choice for thermal coupling in large hospitals and other facilities, recovery of waste heat from industrial processes which is currently re-cooled by cooling towers, preheating of fluid streams with large temperature glides as well as industrial drying processes. Its major selling points are its environmentally benign operation, a high heat output of up to 4.000 kW and outlet temperatures of up to 80°C.
Building on more than 30 years of experience in the field of cooling and heat pump technology, entrepreneurs, engineers and technicians got together in March 2008 to found thermea. Energiesysteme. The first product, the thermea.HHS 1000 heat pump model equipped with a screw compressor relies on the high performance of the natural refrigerant CO
2.
Reaction
“Interest has been overwhelming since we first presented our heat pump at this year’s Chillventa. We are already in concrete talks with customers to market our models from early 2009 on,” says Eberhard Wobst, Technical Director at thermea.
“To show that the potential for CO
2 industrial heat pumps is still far from being fully exploited, we decided to join R744.com to demonstrate what is already possible today,” he adds.
About thermea.
The thermea. Energiesysteme GmbH, founded in March 2008, belongs to the bw-energiesysteme group. The team has more than 30 years of experience in the field of plant engineering and energy management. thermea. offers the complete services range of consulting, planning, financing, delivery and assembling.
