Industrial Heat Pumps — Decarbonization Solutions for Global Sustainability
With a legacy spanning over 155 years, Vilter by Copeland stands as a foremost technology and engineering innovator in industrial compression systems, spearheading the energy transition towards highly sustainable solutions for biogas, refrigeration, and heating. Our steadfast dedication to technical innovation and leadership has positioned us as the preferred partner for district and process heating applications, offering modular, scalable, and robust solutions.
Discover the Vilter VQ95 Industrial Heat Pump
Accelerate the energy transition and decarbonize heating with a simple, more reliable system.
The VQ95 from Vilter by Copeland is a new industrial-grade, single-stage heat pump, designed to decarbonize heating. Engineered in Denmark to meet global energy transition initiatives, the system leverages Vilter single screw technology to enable unprecedented simplicity, reliability, and flexibility. The VQ95 balances these characteristics with a compact footprint, while maximizing efficiency (COP) and minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO).
Global Net Zero Emissions Made Possible with Industrial Heat Pumps
Industrial heat pumps combine measurable sustainability benefits with a strong business case in many global regions. The efficiency advantages of heat pumps for heating and cooling offer a significant opportunity to improve sustainability in facilities and support the global green energy transition.
Industrial systems discard a significant quantity of heat to the atmosphere, where heat pumps capture this wasted heat efficiently and use it to cut the fossil fuels burned to heat water. Industrial heat pumps are environmentally friendly and economical, allowing operators to make the most of their energy resources.
- Decrease reliance on fossil fuels in operational processes and reduce GHG emissions
- Achieve 3-5 times higher efficiency compared to conventional fossil fuel-based heating systems
- Harness renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power
- Enable simultaneous heating and cooling capabilities
- Utilize surplus heat generated by existing industrial processes
- Ensure regulatory adherence and alignment with ESG standards
Industrial Heat Pumps | Vilter by Copeland
Industrial heat pumps offer significant potential for reducing carbon emissions in various operations worldwide. Leading food and beverage processors have embraced these heat pumps, halving energy usage and saving millions of gallons of water annually. Unlike many other promising sustainability solutions, heat pumps are a proven, mature technology commercially available today.
Industry Leading Single Screw Technology
Our transformational solutions are powered by the efficient Vilter single screw compressor, which enables industry leading up-time over decades of operation.
- Balance of axial and radial loading extends bearing lifespan for improved durability
- Precision mechanical modulation of capacity and pressure ratio through Parallex Slides enhances operational flexibility
- Tolerance to liquid droplets eliminates the need for superheat, boosting COP
- Simplified servicing ensures hassle-free maintenance
- Proven resilience in the most challenging environments, ensuring reliable performance
- Extensive 15-year track record of operating in heat pump duty at temperatures of up to 90°C, demonstrating robustness and longevity
To achieve the global decarbonization of industry by 2050, the development and implementation of scalable heat pump solutions is essential.
Standard x Flexible = Scalable
This equation represents a new approach to expedite the energy transition to a sustainable future. With a focus towards a scalable, modular package, Vilter is helping push the adoption of industrial heat pump technology - while making decarbonization a key priority for industrial applications.
- Remove the complexity of quoting, installing, and servicing
- Ensure the longevity of your operations, while minimizing service intervals
- Configure to your application needs and maximize COP
Purpose-built and expertly-crafted to decarbonize heating, the Vilter heat pump solutions are backed by the foundational elements of performance, reliability, and simplicity.
Industrial Heat Pumps Deliver Sustainability, Lifecycle Benefits in Food and Beverage Industry
The food and beverage industry faces increasing pressure to reduce scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. In addition to the need to comply with national and regional regulations, many organizations have set internal sustainability targets as part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
Leading food processors are using heat pumps to cut energy costs by as much as 50 percent. Explore how heat pumps are unlike many other promising sustainability solutions as a proven, mature technology that’s commercially available today.
When a UK-based Nestlé plant wanted to reduce the environmental footprint of its heating and cooling systems, its goals were to increase energy efficiency and transition to a low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant without sacrificing reliability or performance. An industrial ammonia heat pump solution from Vilter checked all the boxes.
A fully farmer-owned business, Conestoga Meats has long prioritized sustainability in its business culture, demonstrated by its dedication to waste free production and investments in sustainable processing initiatives. In 2013, as part of a major infrastructure upgrade project at its Breslau facility, Conestoga Meats decided that a heat pump would be an important element of the refrigeration plant expansion.
To meet the need for 194 °F water for a new district heating system, the city of Drammen, Norway, turned to industrial heat pumps from Emerson to convert the frigid North Sea into a renewable energy source — and in turn, providing an efficient, sustainable heat source for local residents and businesses.
For years, Chile’s leading poultry processor relied on boilers to heat well water for their sanitation needs — allowing waste heat to be discharged to the environment. By capturing the waste heat with an innovative ammonia heat pump plant to heat the well water, they reduced heat energy costs by 72%.
While the Kraft Foods plant in Davenport, Iowa, had made significant investments in energy conservation, it still lacked the ability to capture rejected heat from its industrial refrigeration system to provide hot water for hygienic cleaning purposes. By installing an ammonia heat pump system utilizing Vilter™ single screw compressors, the plant now supplies 145 °F hot water and saves 14,000,000 gallons of water annually.
Global Innovation: CO₂ Industrial Heat Pump Solution
An innovative heat pump pioneered by Copeland and Hydro Quebec passed 15,000 hours of testing, further validating the ability to use CO2 (R744) for the simultaneous heating and cooling of large buildings. This eco-friendly heat pump solution reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves energy efficiency while offering load flexibility to building operators
