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| European Heat Pump Summit points the way to the future The European Heat Pump Summit 2009 – powered by Chillventa – will be held for the first time on 9th and 10th September at the CongressCenter Nürnberg. Protecting the environment and slowing down global warming of the atmosphere are without doubt key objectives which causally depend on the reduction of greenhouse gases. In this connection the heat pump makes a major contribution. Beyond that the European Heat Pump Summit offers the specialist visitors a dialogue and know-how platform at the highest level and in doing so covers all the key segments, from the small heat pump-clothes drier to commercial air-conditioning heat pumps up to waste water utilization on a mega-watt scale. The summit participants can look forward to interesting and up-to-date lectures for example on themes including "Highly efficient heat pumps for the industry and commerce", "The application of gas-absorption heat pumps in existing buildings", "Energy-efficient fans in heat pumps", "New refrigerants for heat pumps" or the "Development of an innovative system for waste water-based heat recovery for heat pump operation". In connection with refrigeration, air-conditioning and heating technology the heat pump can make a comprehensive contribution to slowing down global warming. The common thermodynamic cycle, which is used both in refrigerators, at the bakers', in abattoirs, industrial manufacturing processes, in air-conditioning or heating for buildings as well as in many other applications, offers immense savings potential for the greenhouse gas-effect CO2 emissions. Just by using the heat loss from refrigeration and air-conditioning systems alone could, coupled with sensible utilization, cover 30 to 40 percent of energy requirements for heating our buildings in Germany on a CO2-free basis. The "heat machine", which meets the heat and cold requirements at exactly the correct temperature level, is thus naturally far superior to the boiler, which generates heat through fossil fuel burning at unnecessarily high temperatures. The recognition of the heat pump at the end of 2008 within the framework of the EU Directive Renewable Energy Resources as a technology for the utilization of the "Geothermal, Hydrothermal and Aerothermal" renewable energies was European confirmation of the approach taken in Nuremberg. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |