News fromthe heat scene

A Swiss pharmaceutical plant wins a sustainability award for producing active pharmaceutical ingredients without fossil fuels. The key is low- and high-temperature heat pumps that reuse the plant’s own waste heat.

Ghosts and vampires are one thing. EHPA points to three numbers that are far scarier – and to the heat pump as the solution that already exists.

Ferroli’s Omnia Life M uses the natural refrigerant R290 and delivers flow temperatures up to 75 °C. That makes it a good fit for homes with radiators, where an oil or gas boiler is being replaced.

Ferroli’s new AquaOpti heats domestic hot water up to 62 °C using the heat pump alone. It uses the natural refrigerant R290, comes in wall and floor models from 100 to 260 litres, and can be controlled from your phone.

Say “turn up the heat” – and Giada does it. Ferroli’s new air-to-air heat pump comes with Wi-Fi and an app as standard, works with Google Home and Amazon Alexa, and cleans the air while it heats.