Protecting cultural assets, optimizing energy consumption: QUANTUM ensures climate control in the museum

Our customer had a clear requirement: reduce energy consumption without compromising operational reliability. Valuable exhibits, historical documents, and books require constant environmental conditions – failures are not an option. The QUANTUM Water chillers combine defined EER performance characteristics with a compact system design. The units feature established technology and are designed to support the operational requirements of climate control systems in museums and other cultural facilities. Another challenge was the very limited space in the existing machinery room. The compact design of the QUANTUM Water chillers allowed installation without structural extensions or extensive modifications.
ENGIE Solutions, a sister company of ENGIE Refrigeration and already responsible for building maintenance, facilitated the project. The long-standing relationship with the customer within the ENGIE Group, combined with the technical expertise of ENGIE Refrigeration, proved to be an ideal match.

Climate control in the museum: in operation all year round

While many cooling solutions operate seasonally or only in certain areas, the two QUANTUM chillers in Rennes must run continuously. They supply four different areas, each with specific requirements, and provide both cooling and heating:
The museum needs stable temperatures for sensitive exhibits; the archives protect historical documents from humidity and temperature fluctuations; the library preserves valuable temperature-sensitive book collections; and the planetarium requires precise climate control for its technical installations.
This versatility highlights the flexibility of the QUANTUM technology: a reliable solution for different applications that delivers high operational security throughout the entire year and helps building operators optimize energy consumption – whether for climate control in the museum or other cultural facilities.