Photo (L to R): Peter Antic (Managing Director, SPIE Energy Solutions), Thomas Knorr (Project Manager, SPIE Energy Solutions), Barbara Hendricks (German environment minister), Roland Hirt (Associate Director Techn. Department Pharma, Takeda)
German energy firm, SPIE, has won an award for its cooling technology, the company announced this week.
The award, presented by Germany's Minister for the Environment, Barbara Hendricks, was for its combined heat, power and cooling system for the pharmaceutical business Takeda in Singen. The SPIE system will save Takeda €1.1 million (~£854,000) net by using waste heat to power an absorption cooling system in the summer, and heating for the winter.
The award, presented by Germany's Minister for the Environment, Barbara Hendricks, was for its combined heat, power and cooling system for the pharmaceutical business Takeda in Singen. The SPIE system will save Takeda €1.1 million (~£854,000) net by using waste heat to power an absorption cooling system in the summer, and heating for the winter.
In addition to the operational expenditure, the SPIE solution reduced energy demand. The system generated 36% of the cooling energy needed.
SPIE's senior project manager, Thomas Knorr said:
SPIE's senior project manager, Thomas Knorr said:
“For 30 years, we at SPIE, have been planning, implementing and operating energy efficiency boosting measures with success guarantees for our customers. The German Cooling Prize reaffirms our efforts in this area and motivates us to continue innovating.”
The '2016 German Cooling Prize' was awarded by a judging panel in Berlin in the 'Measures to Reduce Emissions by Partial Refurbishment of Cooling or Air Conditioning Systems' category.
