We need to be making our buildings more energy efficient so that smaller amounts of renewable electricity are needed and less capacity needs to be built, whitepaper authors argue.
The chiller provides 250-450 tons (900- 1,600 kW) of cooling and 3600-5300 MBH (1,000-1,550 kW) of heating. This dual capability eliminates the need for separate heating equipment.
Air-cooled chillers are projected to hold a leading position in the Global Chillers market, and centrifugal chillers outshine other compressor technologies, Adroit Market Research analysts project.
The proposed new approach to chilled water HVAC systems promises to provide significant capital cost savings, energy cost savings, and a path to eliminate CO2 emissions.
Chillers are being used as heat pumps, outfitted with heat-recovery systems, used in building electrification projects, and installed in arrays to cool data centers.
In addition to taking up less space, smaller chillers can be more easily installed, weigh less, and pose fewer shipping, rigging, and building-construction challenges. They can also be more energy efficient, with the same or even greater cooling capacity.
Chillers use the principles of thermodynamics to remove heat from a conditioned space. But “chiller” is a broad term that encompasses system configurations, refrigeration technologies, and methods of rejecting captured heat. Experts take a closer look.