Annual Report 2010 (PDF) - Schulthess Group
Annual Report 2010 (PDF) - Schulthess Group
Annual Report 2010 (PDF) - Schulthess Group
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uilding management. Among other things, this is leading<br />
to the decentralization of power generation. In the future,<br />
we will need intelligent systems that incorporate the heat<br />
pumps as storage components for the energy they use.<br />
Alpha-InnoTec is actively involved in current research projects<br />
into smart grid technology in order to develop solutions<br />
for the future.<br />
Environmentally sound coolants with a low greenhouse<br />
impact will also play a crucial role in the future of<br />
heat pump technology. Alpha-InnoTec already uses coolants<br />
with low GWP (global warming potential) and will<br />
launch a number of new series production units on the<br />
market in the near future. In consequence, the heat pumps<br />
help protect the environment not just through their efficient<br />
use of available resources but also, and increasingly,<br />
because of the materials employed in them.<br />
A further trend consists of not only taking energy from<br />
the environment but of returning it when heating requirements<br />
are low. In combination with solar thermal solutions,<br />
it is possible, for example, to return unused energy to<br />
the ground where it remains available if required. Certain<br />
countries, such as the Benelux states, will require this by<br />
law and an initial product will become available this year.<br />
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R & D of heat pump technology<br />
The future for Alpha-InnoTec heat pumps<br />
Studies such as those conducted by Frost & Sullivan or<br />
BSRIA have shown that heat pump technology will continue<br />
to play a vital role in the future. Both organisations<br />
expect the demand for heat pumps in Europe to grow by<br />
50 % over the next five years. They also confirm that heat<br />
pumps and solar thermal technologies will grow in popularity<br />
while electric and oil-fired heating solutions will lose<br />
considerable ground.<br />
Alpha-InnoTec‘s motivated development team is<br />
responding to the challenges of the European markets by<br />
developing innovative new products that will continue to<br />
consolidate and extend the company‘s excellent position<br />
in this market in 2011. While opening up new horizons,<br />
the company will remain committed to its proven values<br />
in terms of quality and cost objectives. In this way, we will<br />
continue to use our policy of ongoing product renewal as<br />
a strategy for growth in the heating technology sector.
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