KSB releases the green future: Millions of investment in ECOP heat pumps!

KSB releases the green future: Millions of investment in ECOP heat pumps!

The pump and dash manufacturer KSB based in Frankenthal announced today that the company is investing millions in the Austrian heat pump developer ECOP. As part of this investment, KSB acquires a company share of almost 20 percent. The aim of the investment is to expand the energy business and access to the growing market for large -scale heat pumps that offer an output of 500 kW up to 10 MW.

ecop was founded in Vienna in 2011 and developed a highly efficient rotating heat pump. This technology is characterized by a high temperature stroke and uses a gas mixture as a working medium. It should be emphasized that ECOP can offer heat generation up to 200 ° C and thus covers the market of large heat pumps up to 1 MW. The possible uses of the heat pumps are diverse and include industries such as paper, textile and food as well as local and district heating operators.

strategic step towards decarbonization

KSB sees the partnership with ECOP as a strategic step to decarboning the heat energy generation. In view of the fact that heating systems cause around 50 % of the consumption of fossil fuels, the optimization of the heating systems and the electrification with renewable electricity generation is considered necessary. High -efficient heat pumps can be operated with a power number (COP) between 2 and 10 and thus offer great potential for reducing overall global emissions.

The need to reduce electricity consumption and at the same time maximize the efficiency of electrically operated systems for industrial and district heating systems is essential. High-temperature-collecting combonia heat pumps that are more efficient than F-GAS heat pumps play a central role in this. Ammonia as a refrigerant not only offers advantages in terms of efficiency, but is also significantly less environmentally harmful.

growing applications and technologies

The technical application options of heat pumps have expanded over the years. Originally, they were mainly used to heat single-family houses, today they are also used in new buildings, old buildings, modernization of single and apartment buildings as well as in non-residential buildings and entire quarters. Current heat pumps are available with capacities up to the double-digit megawatt area and support the defossilization and the electrification of heat supply.

Due to the efficient use of renewable energies, heat pumps can flexible electricity consumption and contribute to stabilizing the power grids. This positive development is particularly important because the latest technologies make it possible to consume 20 % in full load and 30-40 % less electricity than F-gas alternatives.

Overall, the strategic partnership between KSB and ECOP is seen as a significant step into a sustainable future, since it not only promotes economic growth, but also makes an active contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.