Energy savings

Whether in construction or in industry, the products represented by PROFLUID constitute one of the main sources of energy consumption. At a time when sustainable development is as much a need as a reality - reinforced by environmental legislation which is increasingly stricter - manufacturers are doing their utmost to achieve energy savings. In this respect, PROFLUID created a working group whose actions are entirely focused on the energy theme.

Among these, it is worth pointing out the studies carried out in the context of the promotion of the hot water loop: quantify the real energy savings obtained through the components taken separately (heating circulators, thermostatic valves, etc.) or combined in a virtuous way and define the contribution of pumps and circulators in the general energy performance of buildings.

Please see Press Pack - September 2008
Press release - September 2008






Thanks to these studies it is possible to anticipate on the various regulations in effect (Eco-design Directive for Energy-using Products 2005/32/EC (EuP), Grenelle Environment Round Table process) or upcoming standards (EPBD, regulation RT 2012) by supplying strong arguments in support of financial incentives (Tax Credits, Energy Efficiency Certificates) or in defence of our industries.
PROFLUID is also monitoring closely the System Approach, through its active participation in the work carried out by EUROPUMP, and by following the standardisation efforts in this respect, in the case of CEN/TC 115 “Pumps” in particular.

Finally, PROFLUID is also involved in EEMODS, the international conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, which will be held in Nantes (France) from 14 to 17 September 2009.

In the area of energy efficiency, PROFLUID is a partner in the Energy+ and Ecopump projects.

Ecopump Project



Launched in 2005 an spurred by Europump - the European Association of pump manufacturers - the Ecopump project endeavours to produce pumping systems that are more respectful of the environment. To that effect, Europump has set up a number of implementation guides, for both tools and new standards, with the aim of significantly improving in each targeted market segment the energy efficiency and the environmental impact of the systems during installation and when in service.

Please see the letter or commitment
www.europump.org


Energy + Project





Within the 27-member state Europe, the electricity consumed to actuate the circulators used in the heating of dwellings exceeds 50 TWh per year. This is due to the hundreds of millions of circulators in service whose output is less than 250 W.

Even though most of the time households are not even aware of their existence, these circulators account for 5 to 10% of their electricity bill. The power used by these circulators represents approximately 2% of the overall electricity consumption and generates emissions of over 30 million tonnes of CO2 every year.

A new generation of pumps equipped with electronic speed variator motors is now available on the market. Were this new, very efficient technology to become the standard technology, this would result in a reduction in the electricity consumption of circulators by at least 60%, which amounts to annual savings of over 30 TWh.

All the efforts made to reduce this use of electricity will therefore pay off, both for economic reasons and in the fight against climate change. This is what brought about the Energy+ Pumps project, aimed at making highly energy efficient boilers and circulators the European standard.

www.energypluspumps.eu