Water - by Guy Respaud
The Tango Factory....
With an eye to green solutions since the 80‘s and the beautiful scenery of the black forest to inspire awareness, HUBER‘s purpose built Tango factory is mostly heated by the innovative use of circulating water through the floors and ceilings. The water is self heated by the industrial processes within and the heat absorbed from the sun. Such minimal use of energy means all our units are designed and built in a green environment.
To green energy...
We have developed bespoke temperature control systems, in accordance with the global K6 directive from Roche, which requires that chillers are HCFC, HFC & PFC free. Most of the Huber range is offered with natural refrigerants as either as an option or as standard The systems are chosen because of their highly efficient energy conversion from electrical power to temperature control giving not only „green“ operation but also improving profitability through saved resources.
Ozone depletion: Zero...
1995 signaled the end of the use of CFC‘s as refrigerant. In 1991, four years ahead of the ban we stopped using CFC‘s in our units. Since 1995 we have not only built all units without CFC‘s but also without R22, which was banned in 2000. Huber customers were the first to buy machines that reached -120°C, fully Chlorine free and which did not damage the Ozone layer.
Declaration concerning NR machines (less than 150 gr)
Declaration concerning NR machines (more than 150 gr)
Save water, save money...
With a Huber chiller, consumption of one of natures most precious resources can be reduced to zero.
The compact Minichiller® offers low cost, environmentally friendly refrigeration for a variety of laboratory applications. The following calculation shows how much water & money can be saved:
Offenburg , Southern Germany
Cost of a Minichiller® - 1.980,00€
Water costs 4.02€/m³ (supply + sewerage)
1m³ = 1000-litres
It takes 50 minutes to pour 1000 litres @ 20 l/min
This means that every 50 minutes in operation the Minichiller saves 4,02€ & 1,000 litres of water
In a 8-hour working day this is a saving of 38,59€ & 9,600 litres of water
In a 5 day working week this is a saving of up to 192,95€ and 48,000 lites of water
ROI; 1.980€/193€ per week = 10.3 weeks
In the first year of operation the money saved (52 – 10.3) x 193€ = 8.067,40€
In the second year of operation the money saved; 52 x 193€ = 10.036,00€
Every year in operation the Minichiler® can save up to 2,496,000 litres of water!
Recyclable Componants...
The materials used in manufacturing are stainless steel, copper and high grade polymers, which are all recyclable. So, from design to build, in use and to the re-cycle yard, Huber is a performing green solution.
The quest continues...
We are intensively busy minimising energy requirements. The erradication of CFC‘s is good but not sufficient. We offer natural refrigerants as an option on all our units, with a view to phazing out all FC‘s, well before the deadline in 2015. We are looking at ways of reducing over all energy consumption in the build and operation of our systems. Our current units are a great start, leading the way in reduced energy consumption....
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