Advansor is set to launch a new reversible plug-and-play CO2 heat pump, designed to provide an efficient and sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuel-based heating systems.
This groundbreaking technology represents a significant step forward in the quest for sustainability.
Advansor launched the first version of the new plug-and-play heat pump ValueBox in 2024.
The new version – the ValueBox Combi – is a reversible model that provides heating and cooling simultaneously.
The plug-and-play unit comes as one factory-built, tested unit on a single frame with pre-programmed controllers.
It is ready to replace oil or gas burners for heating in a wide range of applications such as commercial buildings, district heating and factories.
Advansor CEO Kristian Breitenbauch said the lack of skilled people onsite is a well-known problem throughout the industry.
“Advansor CO2 plug-and-play heat pumps are based on well-proven technology, require no safety risk management, and are fully assembled and factory tested,” he said.
Breitenbauch said users simply connect the water and electricity and its operational.
“The installation is done within a day or two, freeing up time to install more heat pumps, speeding up the green transition,” he said.
“With capacities from 200-700 on a single unit and up to 5 MW or more in parallel I think this might be the largest plug-and-play CO2 heat pump in the world.”
The heat pump features a high Coefficient of Performance (COP) even under conditions requiring significant temperature differentials, smaller piping and reduced energy consumption.
By effectively doubling the delta T, the system can minimise water circulation needs, resulting in substantial energy savings. The reversible heat pump is highly energy efficient as it reuses heat or cooling instead of producing it and a combined COP above 5 is not unusual.
Unlike many traditional refrigerants, CO2 is non-toxic and non-flammable, and compliant with the new stringent EU F-gas regulation.
Equipped with a temperature profile capable of achieving +40°C water inlet temperatures and +95°C water outlet temperatures and the ability to reuse existing pipes, ValueBox can effectively replace conventional fossil fuel boilers and chillers with a footprint that is remarkably smaller compared to a heat pump combined with a separate chiller unit.
This makes it ideal for both retrofit and new build. The CO2 heat pumps are delivered with standardised controllers pre-programmed for heat pump applications, so there is no need for additional controls.
The MODBUS ensures optimal controlling and monitoring with seamless integration to other systems, according to Advansor CTO, Kenneth Bank Madsen.