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P R O D U C T S & S E R V I C E S 30 The Innovation Zone June | July 2021 The guide to what’s new for Heat Pumps Today readers, offering vital industry news. To advertise your product in ‘The Innovation Zone’ section please contact robyn.teague@warnersgroup.co.uk SPHERA EVO: the full-electric and hybrid hydronic heat pump technology, for total comfort with low environmental impact . SPHERA EVO is available in different full electric versions to adapt to the most varied system requirements: ° SPHERA EVO (SRHME + MDAN-YMi) heat pump in two sections from 4 to 10 kW with integrated 190 or 250 liter domestic hot water storage tank. ° SPHERA EVO Box (SRHME-BC + MDAN-YMi) heat pump in two sections from 4 to 10 kW with extremely reduced dimensions with optional domestic hot water storage tank of 200-300-500 liters ° SPHERA EVO Invisible (SRHME-IC + MDAN-YMi) from 4 to 10 kW uncased heat pump with integrated 190 or 250 liter domestic hot water storage tank and the possibility of adding an additional 50 or 150 liter storage tank. https://www.clivet.com/en/sphera-evo Panasonic Aquarea units receive Passive House Component Certification Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has announced its highly efficient Aquarea All-in-One Compact and Bi-Bloc[1] heat pumps, as well as its Heat Recovery Ventilation Unit, have all been certified as a Passive House Component by the respected Passive House Institute (PHI). PHI is an independent research institute that has played a crucial role in the development of the Passive House concept, which is considered a building that is ‘truly energy efficient, comfortable, and affordable at the same time’. It is the only internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction. Passive House (German: Passivhaus) is a voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, which reduces the building's ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. www.aircon.panasonic.eu/GB_en/ Why heat pump experts specify Thermox DTX Heat transfer fluid characteristics have a direct and long-lasting heat pump system performance, production output, energy and down-time. Thermox DTX is a high efficiency, non-toxic geothermal heat transfer fluid with antifreeze function, for use in geothermal, GSHP & air source heat recovery systems. The innovative fluid from Hydratech is based on ethylene glycol, blended with a patented DeTox™ additive. Long-life inhibitors provide protection against internal corrosion, scaling and biological fouling. Low Carbon Farming’s mega-greenhouse project in Norfolk and Suffolk, a world-first for renewable heating utilises Thermox DTX - where heat is extracted from the local water treatment works and transferred in a closed loop system, to the heat pumps located at the greenhouses. The project, capable of producing 12% of the UK’s tomatoes with a 75% reduction in carbon footprint, demonstrates how renewable heating systems, and heat pumps in particular can be deployed on a commercial scale. www.hydratech.co.uk Reduce Heat Exchanger Maintenance Intervals with Watlow’s New HELIMAX™ Ultra-Efficient Electric Heat Exchanger Watlow®, introduces its new HELIMAX™ ultra-efficient electric heat exchanger with Continuous Helical Flow Technology™, which helps reduce the coking and fouling typically associated with standard heat exchangers. Diminishing the coking and fouling rates can minimize heat exchanger maintenance intervals ultimately reducing downtime. Some heat exchanger design methods, such as segmental baffles, have known dead zones where hot spots can occur. These fluctuations within the heat exchanger to either the sheath or tube skin temperature or the localized flow rate are common causes of coking and fouling, which can lead to system failures and expensive downtime. HELIMAX with Continuous Helical Flow Technology enables ultra-high heat transfer rates that lowers the skin and shell temperature rise above the process fluid and offers the ability to push the limit on high outlet temperature applications. It also minimizes fluid bypass assuring tighter sheath temperature control and provides smaller shell diameters. As a result, high pressures can often be handled with thinner shell walls or without resorting to expensive exotic materials. www.watlow.com