While free cooling ‘has the potential to unlock year-round process cooling energy savings for industrial end-users’, ‘a combination of scepticism and a lack of awareness’ is limiting wider take-up.
This is the view set out in a new ‘E-Guide’ from ICS Cool Energy, ‘Free Cooling: Break Free From The Cost Of Process Cooling’, which is available to download free from the ICS Cool Energy website, and outlines ‘how free cooling can cut process cooling costs by up to 80% compared with a purely electro-mechanical system’, and can be applied to any industrial application with a water leaving temperature of 10°C or more.
Providing an in-depth overview of the mechanics of free cooling, and the range of equipment available to achieve it, the guide also expands on the legislative and economic factors which are set to drive the refrigeration industry towards greener alternatives. Detailed information on available funding options for industrial end-users is also included.
Richard Metcalfe, director, UK & Ireland Sales & Service, at ICS Cool Energy, said: “With the UK’s ambient air temperature exceeding an average of 13°C in just June, July and August, free cooling can be used to significantly reduce process cooling costs for industrial end-users for up to three quarters of the year. While the potential savings are clear to see, industrial end-user take-up has been limited to date, due to a lack of awareness, or scepticism surrounding its ability to deliver a return on investment. However, for any application with a water leaving temperature of 10°C or more, free cooling can be used to replace traditional electro-mechanical cooling, and the majority of its associated utility costs.”
To download a copy of Free Cooling: Break Free From The Cost Of Process Cooling, please visit: https://www.icscoolenergy.com/PRFreeCoolingEGuide
