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Coming soon: ITOMIC Eco-cute heat pump |
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Nihon Itomic, the leading Japanese manufacturer of electric water heaters for industrial use, will soon present its Eco-Cute model on R744.com. Itomic's product will thus be the first CO2 hot water heat pump to be presented on the Products section.
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2007-10-09
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Nihon Itomic's products offer high efficiency, reliability, and variable heating capacities to suit any customer demand. Itomic's Eco-Cute units already make up more than 60% of the Japanese market for business units. They are applied in office buildings, stores, airports, and hotels, among others.
Eco-Cute – a success story
Together with Tokyo Electric Power Company, Nihon Itomic developed Eco-Cute, the first hot water heat pumps using the natural refrigerant CO2 (R744). By compressing CO2, Itomic's Eco-Cute models succeeded in heating water as high as to 90°C, achieving a Coefficient of Performance (COP) of 3.8. They operate efficiently in regions with temperatures of -20°C which is technically impossible with chemical substances.
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Since the start of commercialization in 2002, Itomic has sold nearly 1,000 Eco-Cute units, with an increasing demand from Korea, Taiwan, and China. The company’s brand name ITOMIC is known as a common noun for electric water heaters in Japan. In 2007, Itomic's Eco-Cute model for business use received a award from a public corporation administered by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Reaction
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"We have always been committed to provide environmentally friendly products without sacrificing safety and comfort. More than 50 years of accumulated technical know-how enable Nihon Itomic to meet needs from ever demanding customers," says Hirotaka Ito, President of Nihon Itomi, Co., Ltd.
"Now that CO2 has become a talk of the future, we are honored to join R744.com soon," he adds.
Background
Established in 1948, Nihon Itomic Co., Ltd. is the sole Japanese manufacturer specialized in electric water heaters (EWH) for business use. The company employs more than 200 people throughout Japan and China.
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