For the second time the German government rewarded highly efficient refrigeration systems in order to support energy reduction projects and companies. The first place went to thermea. for its high temperature heat pumps using CO2 as the refrigerant. NEW: The 1000 kW heat pump will be presented at the thermea. colloquium taking place on 9 March in Germany.
By 2020 the Merkel Administration aims to reduce electric power consumption by 11%. With refrigeration and air conditioning systems using around 14% of the total energy consumption, they initiated an award for innovative energy reduction systems in this field. The potential is especially high in this area and many new concepts come from companies that use natural refrigerants due to their superior efficiency properties for different applications. The award comes with a total of 52,500 euro prize money for nine categories.
1st place for the thermea. high temperature heat pump
The German-based company thermea. won the first price in the category “Highly efficient refrigeration systems with halogen-free refrigerants” („Hocheffiziente Dampfkälteanlagen mit halogenfreien Kältemitteln“). The committee awarded the company’s high temperature CO
2 heat pump that features highest heating capacity and maximum energy efficiency. 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 in dependence from the operating conditions. Different models allow a high heat output of up to 4,000 kW and outlet temperatures of up to 80°C.
"thermea. views the BMU – award as an affirmation of the teams efforts in creating and designing innovative heat exchanger and compressor systems. With the creation of these heat exchangers thermea offers the industry a possibility to improve energy efficiency thereby achieving the high standards set to reduce its impact on the environment," says Eberhard Wobst, Technical Director at thermea.
Experience the heat pump at thermea. Colloquium
The awarded R744 heat pump with 1000 kW heating capacity will be presented at the thermea. colloquium, 9 March 2010, near Dresden in Germany. The colloquium consisting of a series of lectures will focus on the application-side, while high-level speakers from policy and industry will round up the pogramme.
More awards for natural refrigerants
The second place in the same category went to the system manufacturer FEUTRON GmbH for its integrated supermarket refrigeration and heating system using propane as the refrigerant. The system is meant to reduce the cooling energy by 35%. InvenSor GmbH could win the third place for its Adsorption Heat Pumps that are driven by waste energy from industrial processes or power plants.
About thermea.
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 service range of consulting, planning, financing, delivery and assembling.
