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Daikin Introduces “Altherma”“Altherma”: A New Home Heating, Hot Water and Cooling Solution.
Daikin Europe N.V. (DENV) is pleased to announce the release of “Altherma”, a new
residential heating, sanitary hot water and cooling solution offering excellent energy
efficiency. With fossil fuels and electricity costs soaring, homeowners are now
looking for more efficient technologies to heat and cool.  Altherma A Booming Market of Low-Temperature
Heating Systems A clear trend in the market to meet this need is low temperature heating systems — a segment that
is currently booming in Europe. Technological
advancements and improved home insulation
mean that lower water temperatures can be used
to heat homes, resulting in increased heating
comfort and improved energy efficiency. One particular low-temperature solution that has already proven its worth in the cold winters of Northern Europe is heat pump technology. Now, drawing on its 40-plus years of experience as a leader in heat pump technology, Daikin has developed Altherma, a heat pump-based heating, hot water and cooling system for the home. | Even on the Coldest Days of Winter Instead of burning fuel in the same way as
conventional fossil-fuel boilers, heat pumps extract
the latent heat energy present in the ground, air
and water. The Altherma air-to-water system is
capable of extracting sufficient heat from the
outside air to comfortably heat a home, even on the
coldest days of winter. While traditional boilers can only achieve
energy efficiencies of less than 1, Altherma delivers
energy efficiencies of 3 or more. The result is less
primary fuel consumption and reduced CO2
emissions. Altherma connects to all standard lowtemperature radiators and floor-heating elements and is suited to both new constructions and renovations. | Installation Is Easy and Flexible
Altherma’s installation is both easy and flexible. No
chimneys, fuel tanks or gas connections are
required. Its main components are an outdoor unit
and a hydro-box. The compact outdoor unit can be
placed outside houses and apartments, both
existing and new, even when space is limited.
The heat pump extracts heat from the air,
upgrades it and sends it to the hydro-box, where
the heat is transferred to warm water that is
pumped to radiators and floor-heating elements.
The compact hydro-box requires no separate
technical room and contains all the system controls
and the user interface.
Hot Water and Cooling Option
A sanitary hot water option is available that takes
full advantage of heat pump efficiency while
providing hot water of 65 ˚C or more. This is
accomplished via a purpose-built sanitary tank,
which is heated in the lower part by water
preheated to 55 ˚C from the heat pump. An electric
booster heater located in the upper part of the
stainless steel tank raises the temperature further to
the required levels.
A cooling option for the hydro-box is also
available. Moderate cooling is achieved by circulating
A Booming Market of Low-Temperature
Heating Systems
A clear trend in the market to meet this need is lowtemperature
heating systems — a segment that
is currently booming in Europe. Technological
advancements and improved home insulation
mean that lower water temperatures can be used
to heat homes, resulting in increased heating
comfort and improved energy efficiency.
One particular low-temperature solution that
has already proven its worth in the cold winters of | cooled water through radiators and an underfloor
heating system. The hydro-box can also be set to
provide maximum cooling via fan coil units.
Year-Round Comfort
In addition to the added efficiency and reduced
emissions due to the extraction of free heat from
the outside air, the system boasts proven reliability
and low maintenance. Altherma provides comfort
year round, even in the coldest climates.
The most popular specification configures the heat
pump to handle the full heating load for 90 to 95
percent of the year and makes use of a back-up
electric heater to handle 5 to 10 percent of the load
on the coldest days. This option typically results in
the best balance of installation costs and ongoing
energy consumption, as evidenced by its popularity
in Sweden and Norway.
The heat pump can be configured to provide
full heating capacity on its own and can also be
connected to (existing) fossil-fuel boilers to optimize
the energy efficiency of the total system. Connection
to other alternative energy sources such as solar
energy for warm water production is also possible |
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