Simultaneous heating and cooling: Cold and heat optimally utilised
Saving operating costs and protecting the environment? With our heat pumps for industry, you can generate cold water and hot water with just one machine. Where originally a boiler house, chiller and cooling tower were necessary, our heat pumps are sufficient to utilise the heating and cooling functions in a single device. A prime example of efficient cooling and heating supply!
Depending on the orientation of the building, the time of year and your requirements, hotels and office complexes, for example, may have a need for simultaneously heating and cooling in the rooms. The production process in the industrial plant requires cold water for process cooling, while the adjacent administration building needs domestic hot water.
Traditionally, an oil/gas burner is used to produce the hot and warm water in these cases. The cold water is produced by conventional chillers; the waste heat produced by these chillers is released into the environment by cooling towers. This is a complex process that results in high gas and electricity costs and requires additional investments in hot and warm water treatment and the necessary cooling and heating solutions.
But it doesn't have to be. With our large heat pumps, you can generate hot and cold water with just one machine - with a higher overall performance number and optimal utilisation of the primary energy used. The full potential of our technologies is realised, particularly where there is a high demand for cooling and heating at the same time.
Simultaneous heating and cooling with our heat pumps means unbeatable, high energy efficiency for you - with low operating costs and reduced CO2 emissions. You also save on conventional energy sources such as gas and oil and make yourself independent of rising fuel prices.
And it gets even better: the lower operating costs mean that the heat pump pays for itself within a few years. Thanks to the reduced complexity and lower number of systems, you benefit from lower maintenance costs - and therefore lower operating costs. With our cooling and heating solutions, you are investing in the future!
thermeco2
The thermeco2 high-temperature heat pump offers you these properties:
- Planning and investment security thanks to the natural refrigerant CO2
- Combines stability, compact design and high-end technology components to create a robust industrial design solution
- Eligible in numerous categories
- Quality "Made in Germany"
Would you like to find out more about our high-temperature heat pump? You can find all the important details about thermeco2 here.
References for simultaneous heating and cooling
In summary: What does simultaneous heating and cooling mean in the context of heat pumps?
In simultaneous heating and cooling, a heat pump produces both cold water and hot water at the same time. This works because the heat pump uses the waste heat generated directly by the cooling process for heating. Heat pumps can generally only cool if they are designed to be reversible – that is, if they can reverse the refrigeration cycle.
Simultaneous heating and cooling is beneficial wherever there is a simultaneous need for cooling and heating, for example in hotels and office complexes. The parallel generation of cooling and heating extends beyond departmental and building boundaries, for example in production halls with adjacent administrative offices.
The advantages of simultaneous heating and cooling are manifold:
- The heat pump operates with high energy efficiency, low energy costs and reduced CO2 emissions.
- Operators become independent of rising fuel prices as they save on gas and oil.
- Operating costs and maintenance requirements are low, meaning that heat pumps (in this case: the thermeco2 from ENGIE Refrigeration) pay for themselves within a few years.